10 Years Ago · July 5, 1999 • The Cook County Women’s Club has announced that it will disband as of this summer, with no fuss or fanfare after 35 years of existence.
On June 5, the officers of the Women’s Club sent a letter to all current members, now numbering 43, explaining that no activities had taken place for two years and the officers believed the time has come to dissolve it. • County Engineer Chuck Schmit was on hand at the Grand Marais PUC’s regular meeting to discuss the realignment of the Gunflint Trail.
While the need for the PUC to plan underground infrastructure early in the realignment process was uncontested, there was discussion of the cost of such planning.
According to Russell Good, the Public Works director for the city, engineering costs for the project combined with the actual construction of the sewer and water infrastructure would cost roughly $162,000. Because improvements such as that infrastructure project are usually assessed to the property owners, and because there are only two property owners in the immediate vicinity, Good was looking for ways to cut costs.
“The property owners probably aren’t going to be too happy with an assessment that high,” he said.
20 Years Ago · July 3, 1989 • July marks the beginning of a study along the North Shore that will determine the feasibility and locations for protected harbors and public accesses on Lake Superior outside of Duluth.
The study will consider the relationship of boating facilities including marinas and public accesses, and the economic development of the land base.
It will also consider public/private partnerships between the local governments and private development. • Grand Marais is featured in a short story appearing in “Christmas: TheAnnual of Christmas Literature and Art.”
The short story, “Angels in the Snow,” is by Kristine Staples Nymoen. She grew up in Grand Marais and uses the awesome power of a Lake Superior storm and a drive between Duluth and Grand Marais as the backdrop for her story about a young boy’s questions and his mother’s return to faith.
50 Years Ago · July 2, 1959 • The bear are again raising havoc with the campers at the West Bearskin campground.
Ed Cavanaugh went on a canoe trip for a couple of days with several guests, and during the night he was awakened by the prowling of a bear. Crawling out of the tent in his underwear, he was confronted by a large bear which he estimated to weigh close to 400 pounds.
He pelted the bear with rocks and hung the food packsack high in a tree. At daylight the bear returned to take another look at the strange and unfriendly apparition that had emerged from the tent, and then left quietly. • Peterson Rexall Drug was very happy to announce a winner from this area — Tom Hussey was a lucky winner of an RCA clock radio in the Rexall Super Plenamins Contest.
90 Years Ago · July 2, 1919 • D.L. Bole certainly made a “flying trip” to Grand Marais when he made the grounds from the Spaulding Hotel in Duluth, to the Paine Hotel in three hours and 20 minutes.
Mr. Bole was on his way to Fort William and had four other passengers in the car. • The Royal Neighbors pleasantly surprised Mrs. Hussey at a birthday party given at the home of Mrs. Matt Lanktree Monday evening.
Five hundred was played, Mrs. Vernie Johnson winning the head prize and Mrs. Victor Skoog the consolation prize.
A beautiful set of china cups and saucers was presented to Mrs. Hussey in honor of her birthday. • “The Land of the Free,” the William Fox Production directed by Richard Stanton, the life story of the great commander of the American army of liberty lovers that traveled across 3,000 miles of sea to show the barbarians of what Americans are made, will be presented at the Princess Theatre on July the Fourth, both afternoon and evening.
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