Delegates for the Republican basic political operating unit (BPOU) Convention gathered Tuesday, March 29 to elect delegates to go on to the 8th District Congressional and State Conventions as well as vote on two proposed resolutions. Harris Mills was voted delegate and Tom Long as alternate for the Congressional Convention in Park Rapids on April 16. Mills and Marion McKeever... READ MORE >
After enjoying a wonderful dinner catered by the Pie Place, an audience of around 100 people filed into the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on March 23 to watch and participate in a discussion of health sandwiched between two lively rounds of hilarious improv comedy. Members of The Theater of Public Policy started off the evening pulling out all the... READ MORE >
During Lutsen Township’s annual meeting in early March, Spencer Motschenbacher approached the board of supervisors about installing a light at the end of the Caribou Trail. Earlier that day, an accident involving a logging truck and another car occurred right where the new lighting would be installed. The topic was put on the agenda for the next regular meeting. The... READ MORE >
April is Earth Month! The Cook County Local Energy Project presents Local Energy Thursdays at North House Folk School. Each event is free and takes place 7-9 p.m. April 7 is Seal it up! A Home Energy Efficiency Pep Talk with builder and energy auditor Mike Senty. Watch an energy efficient house be built from the ground up. Win a... READ MORE >
North House Folk School was a busy place Tuesday and Thursday with third-grade students from School District 166 and students from Birch Grove Community School and Oshki Ogimaag stopping by at separate times to participate in the Paddle to the Sea class. The class is based on a book of the same name about an Indian boy who carves a... READ MORE >
The building located a few miles up the Gunflint Trail with hiking and skiing trails right outside the backdoor has been operating as a bed and breakfast for about 30 years. The newest owners, Bob Nesheim and Marlys Johnson are planning to keep up the tradition, and, after closing down for about a year to make some renovations, they are... READ MORE >
The township annual meeting began after a brief delay as the interim fire chief and township treasurer John Groth sped out of the room along with a few others to respond to a report of a fire alarm going off somewhere in Lutsen. The call was canceled, however, and the meeting commenced just a few minutes later than scheduled. Andrew... READ MORE >
Birch Grove Community School (BGCS) Director Caroline Wood was present at the Lutsen annual meeting on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 to represent the school and answer questions about their funding request. When the issue was taken up, there were plenty of questions for her to field. One concern regarded what the money would be put toward. When asked whether any... READ MORE >
Cook County will soon have its first, year-round hostel. Jeremy and Kate Keeble along with their two kids, Addie and Mavis, have owned and run the Hungry Hippie Farm for several years. Since purchasing the farm in Colvill, they’ve enjoyed being able to raise chickens as well as grow their own food. However, they have also kept their eyes open... READ MORE >
The township meeting in Lutsen on February 16, 2016 opened with the clerk’s report, during which time Clerk Sharon Hexum-Platzer presented a few letters with requests for funding from various organizations. The requests were tabled for discussion during the budget meeting. Following the clerk and treasurer’s report, Lutsen Fire Chief Paul Goettl announced that he was resigning his position as... READ MORE >
