10 YEARS AGO
JUNE 6, 2009
City representatives and a district traffic engineer from the state Department of Transportation met May 21 to discuss some of the ongoing traffic and pedestrian problems along Highway 61 through Grand Marais. Topics of discussion included the speed limit through town, the lack of crosswalks at key intersections, the dangerous pedestrian crossing area near North House Folk School, signs in the school zone and near the hospital on County Road 7, and installation of special pedestrian-activated warning lights near crosswalks.
Larry “Fish” Deschampe, a bus driver and custodian for ISD 166 for more than 28 years, was honored on his retirement on May 29. Several school colleagues shared memories of working with Deschampe at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Deschampe plans to begin driving again at the Grand Portage charter school, Oshki Ogimaag, in the fall.
20 YEARS AGO
JUNE 7, 1999
Eager buyers and sellers have been flocking to the Cook County Farmer’s Market, especially since the weather has been so nice on Saturdays.
Baccalaureate for the Class of 1999 was an evening of songs, prayers, words of inspiration and congratulations, topped off with the usual Cook County bounty of sweet treats and beverages. A bonus to the goodies was the chance to admire a brand-new mural painted by a group of seniors. Hans Toftey invited everyone to look at the mural recently painted on the hallway wall leading to the Family Resource Center rooms in the west wing of the school.
50 YEARS AGO
JUNE 5, 1969
A sudden break in the weather starting the first of February apparently averted serious starvation losses in Minnesota’s deer herd, the Conservation Department reported today. Department game officials said widespread losses were feared as a result of the heavy snowfall which had broken all existing records by Jan. 31. An extensive deer feeding and browse cutting program was undertaken to reduce losses as much as possible, but state officials still expected the worst deer starvation in the state’s history. After observation, it has been concluded that losses of adult deer were minimal; however many fawns may die shortly after birth this spring due to weakened condition of the doe.
The Jack Nelsons of St. Peter are here for the summer at their resort, Jocko’s Clearwater Lodge. Their children are with them.
90 YEARS AGO
JUNE 6, 1929
One man is in critical condition, another is severely injured, while a third is suffering from a self-inflicted wound as a result of a slashing perpetrated by a crazed lumberjack at a branch camp of the Northern Lumber Company north of Grand Marais. Slight hope is held for George Williamson of Duluth, who was the victim of a stab with a knife at the hands of another Duluth man, Armas Nygard. Williamson was slashed about the abdomen. The men were brought in from from the woods by another lumberman. Upon arrival the crazed man was immediately taken into custody by Sheriff Taylor and lodged in the county jail. Nygard himself was suffering from self-inflicted wounds about the neck.
The new telephone line has been put up as far as Schroeder.
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