North House Folk School’s request to purchase the leased land the main campus resides on was turned down by the Grand Marais City Council. The city council met in a closed session on Wednesday, July 27 and the following day released this statement, “The City Council has decided not to move forward with a North House Folk School request to... READ MORE >
A couple from Canada are lucky; neither suffered any injury when their seaplane flipped while trying to take off from an area lake. A 1981 Yellow Cessna 172P Canadian Tail from Thunder Bay, Ontario, overturned when the pilot was taking off from the Devil’s Track Lake on Wednesday, July 27, at about 6:30 p.m. Cook County Search and Rescue, North... READ MORE >
It might be 100F in the Twin Cities, but you might still have to wear a warm sweatshirt or light jacket while walking along the shore of Lake Superior. According to the Army Corps of Engineers Lake Superior rose one-inch last month and currently sits two inches above its 2021 level. The water level for Superior at the end of... READ MORE >
As Alessandra (Allie) Duclos has gotten older, the log rolling competition has gotten more challenging, but so far, she has managed to keep her balance and roll through the young ladies she competes against. And this past weekend was no exception as Allie picked up her fifth amateur world title, this one coming in the U17 girls’ division at the... READ MORE >
The boys from Cook County/Silver Bay out hit Proctor 10 to 8 but lost 17-8 to end their play-off run in Legion baseball. The game was played on Wednesday, July 27 in Proctor and the kids ended with a two-two record in the play offs. While the Vikings out hit their opponents, the difference in the game was walks. The... READ MORE >
With a chronic shortage of affordable housing, Cook County has seen teachers, nurses, and law enforcement personal not accept jobs here because they couldn’t find housing. And for those of us who live here, younger people have been priced out of the housing market by people moving in who are comfortably retired or have jobs that pay higher than most... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative Two-day Stars of the North Music Festival held on Friday and Saturday, July 29 & 30, at Bear Tree Park in the Grand Marais Harbor Park featured a host of talented local and regional music talent that never disappointed. It was just one great act after another. Bands and musicians who performed on Friday night... READ MORE >
After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) announced it had reopened its Remote Area Border Crossing (RABC) program. The program resumed on Thursday, July 14. Canoeists in the Boundary Waters who have RABC permits will now be able to enter Quetico Provincial Park without reporting to Canadian border officials. This is great... READ MORE >
So much for a summer slowdown of COVID-19. Cook County has had 20 cases of COVID-19 in the last seven days. The county has now recorded 1,130 cases of covid since the start of the pandemic. Some 2,414 country residents are fully up to date on their vaccinations. The Minnesota Department of Health began using vaccination reporting beginning in March... READ MORE >
It took a while, but the Cook County/Silver Bay Legion baseball team got their offense fired up and ran away with a 7-2 victory over the International Fall Junior Legion baseball team. The away game was played on July 24 in Proctor. The Vikings scored first on a Hunter Gomez ground out which drove in a run, and the team... READ MORE >
