10 YEARS AGO
OCT. 17, 2008
The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office located two Duluth women on Oct. 9, two days after they were reported as overdue hikers on the Kekekabic Trail. The two, who said they were experienced hikers, left Ely on Oct. 3 intending to hike to the Gunflint Trail. They said they were prepared to spend several days on the 40-mile trail, and had made arrangements to be picked up at a trailhead on the Gunflint Trail on Monday, Oct. 5.
The fifth- and sixth-grade volleyball players had a chance to showcase their skills at the Cromwell Volleyball Jamboree last Saturday. The long-awaited event brought in teams from Albrook, Cotton, Cromwell and McGregor for a total of 10 teams. The players’ hard work paid off as they won more than half of their games.
20 YEARS AGO
OCT. 19, 1998
The county planning commission voted 5-1 last Wednesday night to deny a Conditional Use Permit to Bill Sjoberg for a solid waste transfer station on a hillside above Highway 61 east of Grand Marais. It was good news to dozens of citizens who showed up to oppose the transfer station being located in their neighborhood.
State and tribal hunters are experiencing an average year of moose hunting in northeastern Minnesota, where the season opened Oct. 3. In Grand Marais, the DNR’s Dave Ingebrigtsen said 25 moose were registered, including 17 bulls and eight cows. One party saw 15 moose, while another saw 12.
50 YEARS AGO
OCT. 17, 1968
An organized effort to bring back wolf bounties in the state was instituted by Ed Trimble, former trapper and editor for the Minnesota Trappers’ Association. The Bounty Booster Club now claims well over 700, possibly closer to 1,000 members. Trimble was in Grand Marais last week signing up members. He said the bounty system really works, that it should be reinstated, and that there is no danger of depleting the wolf population.
The cabin owned by Mr. And Mrs. Norman Toftey on Devil’s Track Lake burned to the ground early Thursday morning. The Tofteys were not at the cabin, but the Lindquists, who were at their cabin nearby, heard an explosion and saw the place in flames. Origin of the fire has not been determined.
90 YEARS AGO
OCT. 18, 1928
A.J. Gonska, Firestone tire man from Duluth, is in town today.
The gravel crew, which has been hauling gravel on the road between here and Brule, left Monday to return to their respective homes.
Peter LePlante has been prospecting for minerals in northern Cook County for several weeks and has now returned home. He will act as guide for hunters during the big game season.
C.J. Johnson has the contract for hauling the fish that are brought here on the boat from Booth Fisheries Company. He is to haul the fish to Duluth, and bring kegs and salt on the return trip. Ed Anderson is driving.
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