Ready to get in shape? Firm up the flab? Turn mush into muscle? If that describes you, then Mark and Mary Black definitely have some helpful tips for you. As the new owners of the Pump House Fitness Center, the Blacks are longtime fitness buffs who enjoy getting into shape and staying in shape and who now want to pass... READ MORE >
It’s a cliché to say a picture is worth “1,000 words” when in reality a picture can stop you dead in your tracks and leave you speechless. Or wondering out loud—how did they do that? Or how did they see that when I was looking at the same thing and didn’t see that at all? There were more than a... READ MORE >
The basement of St. John’s Catholic Church in Grand Marais was a hive of activity on Thursday, October 27 as Girl Scouts young and old took part in an Investiture and Rededication ceremony in front of parents, siblings, friends and relatives. The ceremony followed supper and clean up hosted by the scouts and several parents. Third grade Troop 4077 started... READ MORE >
If you count by percentages, Minnesota moose hunters were more successful this year than last year, but there were also fewer antlered moose permits granted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 2011. In 2010, moose hunt permits were granted to 212 hunters and 109 bull moose were shot, for a success rate of 51 percent. This year the... READ MORE >
The Cook County Viking football team’s season came to an end last Saturday, October 29, when they traveled to Deer River to face the always-tough Warriors in a Section 7A semi-final play-off game. With each team sporting only one loss and a long history of hard-fought games between them, fans knew they were in for an entertaining game and the... READ MORE >
It isn’t much, but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is proposing to extend the lake trout fishing season for Lake Superior by one week. Currently the season ends September 30, but under a new proposal the season would run through the first week of October. Anglers and others wishing to comment on this change have until 4:30 p.m.... READ MORE >
Cook County made little work of the Chisholm Bluestreaks last Wednesday, beating their rival 54-6 and sealing the conference crown with a perfect 6-0 record in Polar League Red conference play. This is Cook County’s 12th conference championship in football. The score could have been worse for the Bluestreaks, but the Vikings throttled their attack back in the second half... READ MORE >
Running from the law is never a very good idea. But it’s an especially bad idea if you’re trying to run away from Cook County Sheriff Mark Falk, unless, that is, you plan to keep running for a very, very long time. Falk, you see, is one of about a dozen ultra marathon runners in the county. A couple of... READ MORE >
Lonnie Dupre believes in the motto, “If you fail the first time, try, try again.” And so he will try again to become the first person to climb Denali (aka Mount McKinley) solo in the month of January. Denali, located in Alaska, is North America’s highest mountain peak at 20,320 feet. With winds that can exceed 100 miles per hour... READ MORE >
Cook County North Shore Hospital Board Member Tom Spence told the Tofte Town Board that now might be the best time to join forces with Schroeder and Lutsen to look at applying for grants and loans that would be used to build a small senior assisted living complex in the West End. “For the last 18 months you have been... READ MORE >
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