Can the very act of working with fibres serve as an avenue toward peace within an individual? Fibre artist and licensed counseling psychologist Karen Lohn asks this question at the start of her beautiful book Peace Fibres—Stitching a Soulful World. The Grand Marais author then proceeds to answer that question through a series of thoughtful essays. The tales range from... READ MORE >
The Sea Hunter III, operated by the Grand Portage-Isle Royale Transportation Company, now offers evening cruises on Lake Superior, in addition to day trips to Isle Royale. The ship departs from Voyageurs Marina under sunny skies at 7:00 p.m. and cruises past Hat Point in Grand Portage Bay, past the ancient Witch Tree, to the rocky palisades of the Susie... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Royalty pageant committee had an incredibly difficult job at the Grand Portage Traditional PowWow this year. They had more young people come out to dance in the competition than ever before. But as pageant organizer Vivian Carlson said, it is wonderful to see so many young people participating. “You all did a wonderful job,” said Carlson. “We... READ MORE >
At first glance, the two people nominated and awarded the 2011 Grand Marais Lions Club “Citizen of the Year” and “Senior Citizen of the Year” awards— Iola Wojtysiak and Dan Baumann—may seem quite different. However, as Lion Rosemary Lamson read their biographies at the Citizen of the Year award ceremony in Harbor Park on Saturday, August 6, it became apparent... READ MORE >
According to a 2010 U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services (WS) report on wolves in Minnesota, the “magnitude of damage” from wolves to livestock in Minnesota is relatively small, affecting 1 – 2 percent of farms in wolf range. However, the wildlife service acknowledges that the losses to individual producers “can be significant” and that the Minnesota gray wolf (Canis... READ MORE >
Cook County Law Enforcement received two emergency 911 calls at 6:47 p.m. on Monday, August 8 reporting that lightning had struck a cabin and started it on fire at 3948 Cascade Beach Road in Lutsen. Lutsen Fire Department, Lutsen First Responders, and Cook County Ambulance were paged and were enroute by 6:52 p.m. and on scene by 7:02 p.m. Members... READ MORE >
As I scurried from one event to another during the North Shore Dragon Boat Festival and Fisherman’s Picnic in recent weeks, I couldn’t help but picture an anthill. I’ll bet that is what our little harbor town looked like from the sky. I’ll bet it looked a bit like a sand hill pawed open by a bear’s claw —worker ants... READ MORE >
Seagulls are a fact of life in Cook County—perching on roofs, messing up cars, and sometimes acting threatening toward people who get too near their nesting sites. Most of the time the birds are left alone, however, on Friday, August 5, an immature seagull was causing enough of a problem at the Grand Marais Post Office that Minnesota Department of... READ MORE >
Members of the Lutsen Fire Department and several citizens continue to meet to try to determine whether the township needs to expand its fire hall and town hall—and what the expansion would look like. At the July 19 town meeting, Fire Chief Paul Goettl presented some preliminary drawings from local architect Larry Boen, but reported that questions about the septic... READ MORE >
The 30th anniversary of Sven & Ole’s Pizza passed with little fanfare at the end of July. Sven & Ole’s Pizza founders Sid and Terry Backlund offered some anniversary specials and carried on with the busy tourist season as usual. However, the occasion was marked by a serendipitous visit from two fellows who rode Harley-Davidsons all the way from Iowa... READ MORE >
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