Another busy summer and fall season are coming to a close at the Grand Marais Rec Park. Addressing the Grand Marais Rec Park board on Wednesday, October 5, manager Dave Tersteeg told the park board, “September revenue was robust and edged out 2021 totals by just $824 on roughly $240,000. Our plus 4.5 percent trend over 2021 revenue continues leading... READ MORE >
The city received three proposals from architectural firms for design services for a new City Hall and Liquor Store with attached public restrooms. Council discussed those proposals at the board’s September 28 meeting. The three firms were LHB Inc, TKDA, and ARI. City Administrator Mike Roth told council members “These are reputable firms either the city or county has worked... READ MORE >
The I.S.D. 166 school board is hoping voters in November will go to the polls and approve renewing the 2016 operating levy for another ten years. So what’s at stake if those residents don’t pass the referendum? I.S.D. School Superintendent Chris Lindholm explained it this way. “The current operating levy provides $350,000 – $400,000 of annual revenue for the district... READ MORE >
The Cook County High School varsity football team traveled to Northhome, Minnesota last Friday to play the Kelliher/Northome/Littlefork-Big Falls team and won 30-8, with three touchdowns coming through the air. Sophomore quarterback Hunter Rex completed 11 of his 17 throws for 326 yards. First quarter action saw the Vikings put six points on the board but miss their two-point conversion.... READ MORE >
The North Shore combined cross country team(s) of Cook County, Silver Bay, and Two Harbors had a fantastic meet at Hibbing on Thursday, September 29, with many personal records (PRs) set by both girls and boys from seventh through 12th grade. Girls Varsity Personal records (PRs) and seasonal bests (SB) times were the themes for the North Shore girls cross... READ MORE >
Two evenly matched volleyball teams met on September 29 in Moose Lake and the action was non-stop. The Vikings lost the first game 25-22 but then came back to take the second game 25-23 and game three 25-20. Just when it looked like the Vikings were going to take the match the MLWR Rebels came roaring back to take game... READ MORE >
According to the International Lake Superior Board of Control, Lake Superior’s August 2022 water level was 3.9 inches higher than the season long-term average (1918-2021) and 4.3 inches higher than the level in 2021. Lake Michigan-Huron is 8.3 inches above average and 9.5 inches below last August’s average. Great Lake water levels through September show that all of the Great... READ MORE >
Dr. Mari LaMoore and her husband Nick have been in Cook County for two weeks and have hit the ground running. Nick is a P.E. professional engineer who wants to design and build affordable, energy-efficient homes in the area, and the two have 40 acres of land they are hoping to build a greenhouse on and someday farm. And that’s... READ MORE >
In two to three years, your streetside garbage pick-up in the City of Grand Marais will most likely be made with an electric-powered garbage truck. That’s the hope for the owners of North Shore Waste, who unveiled a very ambitious business plan last Monday. Sometimes you look to the past to see the future. For example, when vehicles were first... READ MORE >
According to a poll conducted by Aqua Expeditions asking which U.S. local landmarks folks would most like to visit, Minnesota has five natural landmarks in the top 250. The poll asked 2,100 Americans for their choices. Rated 179 is Devil’s Kettle. Mystically, the falls on the Brule River split, with most of the water tumbling over a typical waterfall while... READ MORE >
