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20 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 19, 2001
The Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) met on February 13 to discuss a number of important issues. Perhaps most important on the docket was the possible sale of the North Shore Business Incubator Building to the owners of Waters of Superior, the business currently housed in the building. The appraisal of the property, which included the addition of a new $23,000 roof which has not yet been put on the building, was $195,000. Waters of Superior has offered $170,000 for the building.
Recently, the DNR Division of Trails and Waterways drew a crowd that packed a large meeting room in Grand Marais and spilled out into the lobby. The North Shore folks were polite, but concerned. It is fair to say that not everyone in the community is enthralled with a proposed trail system for Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs). The meeting was intended to clear the air. “We believe managed is better than unmanaged,” a DNR official said.
30 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 18, 1991
LTV Steel’s operation at Taconite Harbor is gearing up to restart its electrical generating plant. The three coal-fired turbine generators have been idle since June 1982, but have been carefully maintained in anticipation of the eventual start-up. Two of the three 75-megawatt steam turbines will have to be in operation before enough electricity can be generated to run the Hoyt Lakes plant. The start-up of the Taconite Harbor plant will create 50 jobs.
The Grand Portage casino was profiled on the Thunder Bay television station program “Spectrum.” The media crew came to Grand Portage Lodge and interviewed Casino Manager Mary Ann Gagnon, Lodge Manager Rick Anderson and Reservation Business Committee member Norman Deschampe. While they were filming in the casino, a lady hit a royal flush on one of the machines. The clinking of the coins couldn’t have happened at a better time.
60 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 16, 1961
The annual meeting of the Grand Marais Fire Department was held February 8. Fire Chief John M. Blackwell suggested that guards be posted at the doors of a burning house to keep spectators from entering. He felt that curiosity seekers are not only often in the way for the firefighters, but they also do a lot of needless tracking in of dirt on rugs and floors. He was empowered to pick his men for these jobs. Also, Norman Toftey suggested identification stickers for firemen’s cars.
Government officials at the Canadian border crossing at Pigeon River Friday night apprehended and detained two Canadians suspected of raising Canadian postal money orders and cashing them in the United States. The men were held for U.S. postal inspectors. Officials here said their system was to buy money orders in small denominations, a dollar or two, treat them chemically in some way, then raise the amounts to higher sums.
100 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 17, 1921
A car came through from Port Arthur Sunday. The roads were not passable, however, it being necessary to have a horse team pull the car for 30 miles from the other side of Mineral Center.
Frank Bradley of Duluth, former U.S. Marshal, was in town this week.
Some of the freshman boys last week had a desperate fight with the senior boys. The high-power snowballs almost gave one of the boys a black eye.
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