The Grand Marais Art Colony’s first Tour d’Art, held September 28, 2013, was a grand success. The event featured four homes from Schroeder to Grand Marais whose owners, according to Executive Director Amy Demmer, designed their dwellings around their art collections rather than placing art as an afterthought. Fifty-seven art enthusiasts traveled in Arrowhead Transit buses from home to home.... READ MORE >
Two weeks into the school year, ISD 166 students and their parents were still adjusting to new rules. One of those is the requirement that middle and high school students stay seated in the lunch room during the 30-minute lunch period instead of being able to walk the halls, play in the gym, or go outside (except for juniors and... READ MORE >
Housing was a focus of discussion at the September 12, 2013 meeting of the Tofte Township Board—for homeowners and for older people hoping to move out of their homes and into places that would require less maintenance and be more suited to their needs. The board authorized Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) Housing Coordinator Nancy Grabko to mail... READ MORE >
Cook County resident and property owner John Scheef just can’t seem to gain access to his property. He owns 80 acres on the hillside just north of County Road 7 that is locked in by U.S. Forest Service land, county land, city land, and private land. Over the last several years, he has made several requests of the county regarding... READ MORE >
“If I were a librarian, I would wake up each morning with a merry heart.” That is the opening sentence in an essay by Kate Muntean, one of nine young people who entered an essay contest at the Grand Marais Public Library late this summer. The contest was sponsored by Lutsen resident Lance Johnson, who wanted to challenge local children... READ MORE >
Kellys Hill Road—an old Colvill Township road that was never claimed by the county when the township dissolved in 1935—is causing problems for property owners. On September 24, 2013, Cook County Highway Engineer David Betts and Maintenance Supervisor Russell Klegstad brought the issue to the county board. The 1½-mile road starts at Highway 61 between the west and east outlets... READ MORE >
A long, long time ago, a rift in the North American continent created a valley, leaving a depression in the region of what is now Lake Superior. Into the rift erupted molten rock—a “mantle plume”—possibly from as deep as the boundary between Earth’s crust and its core. Over time, sediment settled in and became rock. “…Geophysical studies have indicated that... READ MORE >
If all the 2014 budget requests department heads submitted to the county board this summer were granted and the fund balance was not touched, the county tax levy could have been set to increase by over 11 percent next year. That’s not going to happen, however. The board decided to cap any potential levy increase at 2.9 percent. On September... READ MORE >
Cook County elementary, middle, and high school students will be taking a “Cultural Connections Journey” on October 8. Last spring, a youth leadership workshop facilitated by Cook County Youth Coordinator Melissa Wickwire, community organizer Pat Campanaro, and Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) teacher Tom Jack inspired thoughts of helping local youth increase cultural awareness and understanding, developing positive personal identities and leadership skills... READ MORE >
A family of beavers continued to build their house on the Flute Reed River just south of North Road in Hovland this summer as large machines worked upstream across the road to create a better habitat for fish, and ultimately, beavers. In 2010, Flutereed Partnership, a group of concerned property owners, was successful in procuring a $540,603 Minnesota Pollution Control... READ MORE >
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