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20 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 25, 2002
v A proposal to rename a Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCAW) lake within Cook County borders after an Ojibwe chief of the Boise Forte Band is gathering momentum. If Brian Klawiter has his way, Bat Lake will one day be called Bashitanequab Lake. Klawiter is with the Heritage Resources Center in Duluth and noticed that the original name of the lake had been changed from Bashitanequab to Bat Lake. Bashitanequab helped Newton Horace Winchell survey Lake, Cook and St. Louis counties. From 1872 to 1900, Winchell was employed by the state of Minnesota to conduct the first comprehensive geological and geographical survey of the entire state. v Heidi Sobanja and Peggy Anderson have officially opened Ladyslipper Floral in the Fireweed Building in Grand Marais. The business, which was originally opened in the old Humphrey’s building, recently moved to the new location and narrowed its focus to flowers. v HARBOR PARK HISTORY BY BETTE MCDONNELL On a fall day in 1998, Suellen Kruse sat at the Johnson Heritage Post reading the News Herald. There was a real estate ad listing Gene’s Standard gas station for sale. She called me up and said, “Bette, we have to buy that property for a park.” A network of volunteers and fundraisers were organized, worked very hard, and successfully created a living legacy for all to enjoy!
30 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 24, 1992
v A building permit for the expansion of the Angry Trout Café on the harbor front, near the Eckel Fish houses, was approved by the Grand Marais City Council. The vote was 3-2. The plan calls for an 8 by 28-foot addition in front; a 12 by 21-foot addition on the west side, and a solarium of 21 by 6 and 28 by 6 feet on the water sides. The pier will also be extended 10 feet into the bay.
45 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 17, 1977
v SCHOOL CONTINUES FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEK
School Superintendent Vern Lueth announced that the shorter school week schedule will continue. A fourday school week lowers winter heating costs, lowers fuel costs plus wear and tear on school buses, and cuts electrical use by two thirds when school is not in session. The elementary school students have adjusted better than the junior high and high school students to the longer school days. There have been more behavior problems with the older students.
v PHILIS ANDERSON PERFORMS IN THUNDER BAY
Mrs. Wayne Anderson (Philis Anderson) played oboe in three concerts with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Thunder Bay Chorus, and the Fort William Male Choir. The 50-piece orchestra with the 150-voice choir plus four soloists performed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the choral symphony based on Schiller’s poem, “Ode to Joy.” Attending the concerts were Jim and Kathy Winterer, Alma Olson, Ade and Bertha Toftey, Mrs. Josephine Kretschmar, Frances Fenstad, Ed Rice, Wesley and Thelma Hedstrom, and Doug Anderson.
60 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 22, 1962
v There is an accumulation of snow on the roofs of cabins — 18 to 24 inches deep — and if the roof is not well supported this is the time to have the snow removed. v The annual bird watchers event is once again promising to attract 150 participants, judging by hotel reservations. As in former years, ornithological groups from Canada and Minnesota will convene here to make the bird count as they travel by car or chartered bus. v M.D. Quaife was re-elected president of the village firemen at their annual meeting last Wednesday. Also, Mayor Clark McElevey stressed the importance of leaving one fire truck in the village in the event of an out-of-town fire. He said the village is now getting the lowest possible insurance rates without a full-time paid fire department.
120 YEARS AGO
FEBRUARY 22, 1902
v WINTER TRANSPORT OF LOGS A loaded skiff was seen to pass by here on Sunday last, out in the distance on Lake Superior, outside the ice line headed east. v PASSENGER AND CARGO SHIPS END SEASON ON BIG LAKE The Bon Ami was here last Monday for the last trip of the season and the Hunter arrived on Wednesday. After going to the Scott Camp on Thursday, the Hunter left for Duluth for her last trip of the season.
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