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20 YEARS AGO
APRIL 15, 2002
v The county gave a green light to the Cook County North Shore Hospital directors’ request to use $2.3 million in the hospital depreciation fund for remodeling part of the upper level of the hospital and completing the lower level. The commissioners also told the directors that a future request for a formal lease of the facility would be looked upon with favor. v On March 29, a harlequin duck was reported in the Grand Marais harbor near the breakwall. The sighting, recorded in the April 4 Minnesota Birding Report, did not indicate if the bird was male or female. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service rates male harlequin ducks as “among the more beautiful sea ducks.” Characteristic of sea ducks, harlequins breed along turbulent rivers and streams.
30 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1992
v A good-sized turnout helped the library celebrate its Fifth Anniversary April 4. There were cookies and other goodies to mark the occasion. v A Lions Club proposal for a monopoly to control out-of-doors vendors of food sales during the annual Fisherman’s Picnic was received by the city council last week. City Attorney Dick Johnson said Grand Marais officials might be able to use their peddler’s ordinance to police outdoor food vendors at the picnic. Lions Club representatives said they are making the request because last year the Lions Club spent $20,000 on the Fisherman’s Picnic before it took in a dime. The club depended on raffle ticket sales (where an automobile was the top prize) and the sale of fishburgers at its food stand to pay for expenses.
60 YEARS AGO
APRIL 12, 1962
v A moose is a guest on the Herman Mickelson field, apparently enjoying the snow-free grassy area. Mrs. Gale Reynolds of Taconite Harbor also had an unusual guest, a beaver, in her yard for two hours yesterday. This was much to the delight of Mrs. Reynolds’ children and various other neighborhood kids. Last seen he was headed up Cherry Creek. v The Ingrams and Buckmans of Sugar Loaf Landing are having fun making maple syrup during the spring slack time. The Tord Johnsons enjoyed an evening at the “boiling down” with them. It was a beautiful star-studded night, with an arc of dancing Northern Lights thrown in for good measure. Coffee and cake were enjoyed around the fire.
65 YEARS AGO
APRIL 11, 1957
v FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH CELEBRATES 50 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
First Congregational Church will be 50 years old next Monday. The congregation was established on April
1907, when four local people met with the first minister, Reverend H.M. Pinkerton. Mr. John A. Blackwell is the only surviving charter member and he will share reminiscences of the first years of the church. Also on the program this Sunday, a class of new members will be accepted and there will be baptism of infants. v WHAT’S NEW IN BUILDINGS Motel Wedgewood is the new motel two miles east of Grand Marais. It is owned by Norman and Evelyn Larsen, who will also be managers. v NEWS FROM LUTSEN OurLutsenanglersareatitagain.Mr.R.Axtellcaughta51/2poundSteelHeadTroutwiththehelpofMr.Bob Albers on Opening Day of Trout Season. The weighing-in station was Ray Hansen’s Store. Who can tie or beat this? The Square Dancers met again at Town Hall for a most enjoyable evening. v CHILDREN ENJOYED VISIT TO HEDSTROM SAWMILL Carl Hedstrom told us about the logs and where they got them. The logs were white pine and birch. The trees for cutting were marked by the Forest Rangers on the Superior National Forest. We saw lots of big logs. There was a tractor that picked up the logs and brought them to the sawmill. We visited the kiln and the planing mill. We all got souvenir boards, so the bus home looked like a lumber truck instead of a school bus. Norman Moe, Grade 5, Lutsen, Minnesota
100 YEARS AGO
APRIL 13, 1922
v Gunner Olson and Hartvik Sather returned Monday from a trip to Duluth. They stayed about a week at Beaver Crossing. On the way home, the clutch of their truck refused to hold. It required a new lining. v The Misses Babineau of Cascade furnished some very acceptable music at the Princess Theater Saturday night. Their numbers were heartily encored. v Carl Carlson and Axel Carlson of Tofte drove into Grand Marais Monday with the H.O. Engelsen’s truck. They returned the same day with a load of gasoline. v Buy your Easter eggs from Ed Toftey & Co. Four dozen eggs for a dollar – Saturday only!
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