Minnesota’s primary elections will be held the second Tuesday of August (the 10th) to give more time for military and overseas absentee ballots to be returned, Auditor- Treasurer Braidy Powers told the county board on May 11. Filing dates for local elections were moved up to reflect the earlier primary date. The filing period will be May 18 through June... READ MORE >
One unusual measure of both the weather and the tourism industry could be the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC’s) monthly statistics on water and electric usage. On May 5, 2010, Billing Clerk Jan Smith reported to the PUC that electric usage was down 515,000 kilowatts in April, contributing to a total drop of 887,000 kilowatts in two months. She... READ MORE >
Cook County lodging tax income reported so far for the first quarter of 2010 seems to reflect the lack of snow over the winter and the early spring, with the tax bringing in a county average of 2.2% less than the first quarter of 2009. That’s not such a good thing, since January through March of last year brought 17.4%... READ MORE >
“All the sailors on deck have been blind for many years. … All the sailors on deck have been blind for many years.” Such were the words of poet Robert Bly May 5, 2010 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. He read and recited poems he has written over the course of his life, repeating many of his phrases,... READ MORE >
“We’re open,” Gunflint Hills Golf Course Manager Mike Kunshier reported to the Grand Marais Park Board Tuesday, May 4, 2010. “We opened up one day earlier than last year, to the day.” He said the course has never opened this early before. In addition to the sale of season passes, the course brought in about $2,000 in April. ” Kunshier... READ MORE >
Nace Hagemann’s book, You Gotta Get Out of the Woods, must be one of the best books ever written about life on the Gunflint Trail. Not because it’s idyllic, but because it’s real. Self-published this year, it’s a collection of photos and musings bound to become a classic. “These may not be the perfect moose or wolf photos,” he writes,... READ MORE >
“It’s been a tough first quarter,” North Shore Hospital Controller Yvonne Gennrich reported to the board Friday, April 30, 2010. The hospital took in $195,000 between January and March this year, significantly less than the $518,000 it took in during the same time period a year ago. The first quarter of 2010 brought one-third the number of patient days than... READ MORE >
Whether it was the Industrial Arts classes that will be offered next fall, the cleaning schedule for school facilities, or the possibility of a four-day week, much of the ISD 166 school board’s discussion Wednesday, April 21, 2010 went back to the issue of money. Stonemason Ian Johnson took advantage of the community comments portion of the school board meeting... READ MORE >
County Commissioner Bob Fenwick reported to the county board Tuesday, April 27, 2010 on his efforts to bring a new community center/pool facility to reality with funding from the Cook County 1% sales and use tax that has been collected since April 1. Fenwick met with Grand Marais Mayor Sue Hakes regarding replacing the pool and ball field in the... READ MORE >
The Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) meeting was short and sweet. Minutes from the last meeting were approved, as was payment of bills that needed to be paid. The only city employee with much of anything to report was Water/Wastewater Superintendent Tom Nelson. Nelson told PUC commissioners Bob Spry and Tim Kennedy that the Community... READ MORE >
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