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20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 30, 2001
The Joint Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) met with the Recreation Management Corporation to discuss the EDA’s cancellation of RMC’s contract to manage Superior National Golf Course in Lutsen. There were a lot of questions to be asked at the meeting, but no one on the EDA board seemed to know what they were. Speaking of the board’s recent decision to cancel the contract, Andrea Peterson asked, “Who else are we going to get to do it? I don’t think we as a board can turn our back on something that is working.”
Mark Ditmanson was installed as the new Bethlehem Lutheran minister on April 21. Bishop Peter Stonmen of Duluth conducted the service. As pastor, Ditmanson will oversee the church in Grand Marais, and Hovland Trinity Lutheran Church.
30 YEARS AGO
APRIL 29, 1991
Architect Stan Fishman told local government officials that with volunteer efforts construction of a new curling club/community center is “absolutely feasible.” Fishman showed plans for a large center which could be built in phases. The center would be located on county and school property by the present tennis courts. It would be built through cooperative efforts of Cook County, Grand Marais and School District 166. Officials plan to apply for an IRRRB grant of $150,000 for the first phase and are optimistic they can get the funding.
The city may end up footing at least a portion of the bill for extending water and sewer lines to the proposed Forest Service district office, which will be located in an area to be annexed by the city. The Forest Service and officials from the county and the Trust For Public Lands are urging the city to sign a Memorandum of Understanding so the project and a four-way land swap can move forward. In 1989, the city agreed to annex land for the new Forest Service site and provide water and sewer if there was no cost to the city.
Someone entered the Grand Marais sewage treatment plant and opened a valve, spilling 10,000 gallons of sewage, Plant Superintendent Walt Annerer said. “The open valve let sludge spill out on the ground,” Annerer said. “Most of it went back into the plant and some was picked up with the sludge truck.” To prevent another incident, Annerer said he was changing all locks at the plant, making more security checks and locking up all valve wrenches.
60 YEARS AGO
APRIL 27, 1961
Rushing the season, so it would seem, a number of local fellows are already water skiing on the harbor! Dressed in rubber skin diving suits, they have done some diving as a diversion.
Well, the smelt fishing finally reached Carlson Creek in Hovland at Big Bay with a rush Monday night. The fish showed up a few days ago and you can get a pail full in no time. They are quite good size and it is lots of fun watching these silver fish as they swim up the creek.
100 YEARS AGO
APRIL 28, 1921
Fifty cars of fish fry (live baby fish) arrived in town on the steamer America Monday. They were planted in different streams by the local sports.
Backlund Brothers are in town doing some plowing in the gardens about the village.
The Hotel Paine has been rechristened. It is now to be known as the Tourist Hotel.
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