10 Years Ago ·
Oc t. 9, 2000
• TheForest Service conducted its first prescribed burn of the July 4, 1999 blowdown wood on Sept. 29 along the Lima Mountain Grade Road about one mile northwest of Okontoe Youth Camp and several homes and cabins.
A Forest Service spokesman said the conditions were right for the 113-acre burn. More than 40 Forest Service personnel were on hand to help light and contain the fire.
An attempted burn last fall “kind of fizzled” because it was still too green in the woods.
• TheGrand Portage National Monument will receive $511,000 to begin planning a Heritage Center at Grand Portage.
Created by Congress in 1958, the Grand Portage National Monument is the oldest national monument that does not have a heritage center or visitor’s center.
20 Years Ago ·
Oc t. 8, 1990
• Two linemen for Arrowhead Electric were killed Oct. 1 while working on a power line near Poplar Lake. The men, both of Grand Marais, were accidentally electrocuted.
Apparently, a guy wire came in contact with a primary lead to the transformer. There were over 14,000 volts going through the line.
• Hedstrom’s Lumber Company received an anonymous letter last week warning that white pine purchased by the company in a timber sale near Ely had been spiked. It may be the first time this form of eco-terrorism has been practiced in the Midwest.
“We’re concerned about the safety of loggers and the people in our mill,” said Howard Hedstrom, company president.
The company plans to go ahead and harvest the sale, which is located on state school trust lands in Bear Island State Forest. The sale has been questioned and protested by Ely-area businesses and environmental groups. Test boring indicates some of the pines are 110 years old.
Hedstrom said it is mature timber and is diseased to some extent. “It needs to be harvested,” he said.
50 Years Ago ·
Oc t. 6, 1960
• A 45-year-old crane oiler was killed in Silver Bay. He had also been employed on road construction jobs in this county, notably with the Grover Construction Company on the Grand Portage Road.
He was crushed between a crane cab and rigid decking.
• Thethrob of heavy earth moving equipment from the east end of the high school grounds indicates the construction of a much-needed new football field. Theold field was 4 ½ feet higher at one end than the other, and kept pushing up sharp volcanic rock which actually made it dangerous to play on. It also was in too small an area for any later addition of lights and adequate bleachers.
• A ban on bear hunting in Cook County was issued by the Commissioner of Conservation, effective Oct. 14. The commissioner’s order prohibits the taking of bear except during the open deer season, when they may be taken in the same manner as permitted for taking deer. However, no bear hunting will be allowed at any time on or near the public dumping grounds.
90 Years Ago ·
Oc t. 6, 1920
• I have returned to Grand Marais to enter upon the duties of publishing this newspaper. Thisis the second time I have enjoyed this privilege. Those were happy days that I thus labored in this town and I am glad to be here again.
— John A. Blackwell
• TheCanadian car that was burned at Cascade a few weeks ago was salvaged and taken to Fort William. The wreckers were Fort William people and what was left of the car was taken back there in an auto truck.
• Arthur R. Burns, who was arrested in Duluth on the charge of speeding and for aiding in procuring intoxicating liquor, pleaded guilty to the latter charge before Judge Cutting in the Municipal Court of Duluth Monday and was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. The charge of speeding was dropped.
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