On Tuesday, March 28, Cook County Auditor/Treasurer Braidy Powers told Cook County Commissioners he is sending a notification to Visit Cook County announcing that as of May 1, the county will collect five percent of the lodging taxes it receives as a way for the auditor’s office to recoup costs spent collecting and distributing those funds. Minnesota Statute 469.190 requires... READ MORE >
Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 23 if you want to play in the double elimination double’s cribbage tournament that will be held at the Birch Terrace Supper Club. Check-in will be at 12:30 p.m. with a 1 p.m. start. The entry fee is $40 per team. Back to defend their title will be Bev Pratt, the widow of Bob... READ MORE >
Josh Belanger will take over for current I.S.D. 166 principal Megan Myers on July 1, while Myers leaves to take the superintendent job in Parker Prairie, Minnesota, in July 2023. The school board announced his hire at the board’s March 16 meeting. Myers announced she was leaving in January to give the school board plenty of time to find her... READ MORE >
With more than one million acres of motorless wilderness, the Boundary Waters Canoe Park has become the second place in the U.S. to receive a Quiet Parks designation. Last year Glacier National Park became the first place in the U.S. picked for this designation. Quiet Parks International (QPI) made the announcement on March 23. In the press release, QPI states,... READ MORE >
With eight inches (or so) of recent wet snow dumped across the region on March 22, winter is hanging on for all of its worth. But all that snow will cause potential problems if it melts fast, says the National Weather Service in Duluth. With most river basins near record water levels in the snowpack, the National Weather Service in... READ MORE >
So, Japan beat the U.S. 3-2 to take the World Baseball Classic with the two best players in today’s game facing off against each other for the final out, with Shohei Ohtani striking out his California Angels teammate Mike Trout on a full-count slider. Baseball doesn’t get better than that. Well, except for when the local boys take the field.... READ MORE >
Three local mushers had good results at the CopperDog 150 sled dog race held in the Michigan Keweenaw Peninsula. The Calumet, Michigan race was held over two days and run in three 50-mile stages to let the dog’s and mushers rest. The race ended on Sunday, March 5. Rita Wehseler of Tofte took fourth with a time of 11:05:35. Joanna... READ MORE >
After winning the section championship, the I.S.D. 166 varsity Knowledge Bowl Team is off to the state meet. This is the first time in eight years that Cook County has won sections, but the team has qualified for state multiple times since then because Cook County consistently places in the top couple of squads at sections. Leading the I.S.D. 166... READ MORE >
A good deal of progress has been made to correct plumbing and heating issues that have been occurring at Birchwood Apartments over the past year or so, reports Lilean (Garner) Sedlacek, one of the owners of the property. Following a list of complaints from tenants living at Birchwood Apartments, USDA federal investigators paid a visit on January 24, 2023. Residents... READ MORE >
Grand Marais City Councilors held the second reading of Ordinance 2023-02 to rezone about 12 acres of land in Creechville from a Recreation Commercial designation to a Residential District designation. The second reading was held at the council’s March 8 regular meeting. All the counselors voted for the rezoning request brought by the Cook County/ Grand Marais Housing and Redevelopment... READ MORE >
