The Grand Marais City Council had a short agenda to cover in their meeting on Wednesday, April 27. One topic for discussion was the current board openings and application process. City Councilor Dave Mills said he was interested in getting more information about the applicants’ vision. “I would like to see more questions. Specifically, I would like to see more... READ MORE >
“Rome wasn’t built in a day,” commented Andy DeLisi after sharing his plans for the Big Bear Lodge and its most recent addition, the Dancing Bear Café. Along with co-owner and wife, Ida DeLisi and Chef John Barton, Andy has a lot of plans for the café. The lodge and café have a long and exciting history, starting in the... READ MORE >
Cleaning up the Poplar River has been the work of about 10 years at Lutsen Mountains and good results continue to appear. Karen Evens from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) was happy to report during the most recent Poplar River Management Board meeting on Thursday, April 14 that things are moving forward in the delisting process for Poplar River.... READ MORE >
The Lutsen Township board of supervisors had a lot of ground to cover during their monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 19. Supervisor Andrew Beavers updated the board on his research into the issue brought up at the previous meeting regarding lighting at the bottom of the Caribou Trail. Beavers stated that he received an email from John Twiest, operations manager... READ MORE >
“Seth stood still, unable to take his eyes off the scene. From what he could make of it, all the bears’ paws had been hacked off. The animals were slaughtered for their paws and perhaps a part of their innards”. Twelve-year-old Seth is out riding his horse in the woods near his house when he first encounters the disastrous impact... READ MORE >
City administrator Mike Roth came before the Grand Marais city council during its meeting on Wednesday, April 13 to update them on the plan for the new garage that is being built for the public works department. The city’s architecture firm, LHB, has submitted two site plan drawings. Both the public works department heads and LHB have expressed preference for... READ MORE >
Cook County School’s 4th grade class filled the two front rows of the Arrowhead Center for the Arts auditorium on Wednesday, March 2 to hear Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux talk a little about writing and to hear her read from her recently published book, The Marvelous Imagination of Katie Addams. DeCoux began the talk with a short story about a school... READ MORE >
Dairy Queen and the Cook County Home Center worked together to liven up the muddy spring season this year by offering kids the opportunity to take part in a coloring contest. Kids in two age groups, 0-6 years and 7-14 years, could win one of four prizes. First-place winners each received a brand new bike, just in time for the... READ MORE >
Hedstrom Lumber Company’s annual Free Tree Seedling Give- Away is now in full swing, with about 25,000 white and Norway pine and white spruce seedlings available to Cook County property owners. Since the program began in 1997, Hedstrom Lumber has given away over 450,000 seedlings. Providing a prime opportunity to maintain this renewable resource and keep up the beautiful, wooded... READ MORE >
With around 40 dogs to train and many hundreds of miles to run to get them all ready for the sled racing season, the life of former Minnesota representative and current county commissioner Frank Moe is more than hectic. In Sled Dogs to Saint Paul, Moe relays his experience as a musher starting with his first leader, a German shepherd... READ MORE >
