Anyone born after July 1, 1987, who operates an ATV on public lands in Minnesota, must successfully complete the independent study ATV Safety Training CD course. Youth ages 11-15 must complete the ATV CD Course and riding component before riding on public lands. According to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers, it’s not only the law; it’s a... READ MORE >
Fire from a vehicle spread to a nearby cabin at 4700 North Road in Hovland on Friday, May 27, 2011. Fortunately the young family living there—Ben and Corrie Steckelberg and their 15-monthold son, Wilhelm, were not injured. However, the car, their home, and all their belongings were destroyed in the fire. The fire started in the couple’s 1990 Cadillac. Reached... READ MORE >
As the weather gets warmer, there are more and more things to do all up and down the North Shore. One of the biggest events—perhaps the biggest for Cook County High School seniors and their parents—is graduation. It’s become a tradition for me to write a special Unorganized Territory for the parents of the graduating class. Readers may wonder why... READ MORE >
Rain caused the Memorial Day ceremony to be moved from the courthouse lawn to the American Legion Post 413 lounge, but it did not dampen the spirits of those who gathered to remember and honor our nation’s veterans on Monday, May 30, 2011. Post 413 Commander Don Wilson gave a welcome and introduced the American Legion Honor Guard, which this... READ MORE >
In April, the Grand Marais Park Board recommended that the City of Grand Marais hire the firm of Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. of Duluth (SEH) to design and plan a “community connection” at the northeast corner of the Grand Marais Recreation Area. The city agreed, and accepted a bid of $24,700 from SEH. Since then SEH has been studying the... READ MORE >
As part of her monthly report to the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), Housing Coordinator Nancy Grabko asked for approval to approach the Duluth Housing Redevelopment Authority (HRA) to ask that it give Cook and Lake counties their fair share of Section 8 funding. At the May 10 meeting, Grabko explained that under Section 8, established... READ MORE >
It is spring and the epic debate has begun. For generations, the argument has gone unabated—is the dandelion a weed? A nuisance? Or is it a lovely wildflower, like the blue bell or forget-me-not? This is a rousing debate in our household. I like the yellow fringed flowers. They are bright and cheerful and they bring happy memories. They make... READ MORE >
Members of the Cook County Community Center steering committee and ORB Management, the county’s owner’s representative, faced what has become a familiar scene at the Cook County Senior Center on Thursday, May 19—a crowded room of citizens with concerns. Members of the design team for the proposed center, Tim Meyer of the Meyer Group and Dan Miller of JLG Architects,... READ MORE >
Once the center of the city’s social life, the Shore Theater building has been vacant for many years. Recently, a piece of the building’s cement façade fell and startled passersby, leading citizens and the Grand Marais City Council to debate what should be done with the building. Apparently the building’s owner, Bruce Leng, heard the concerns and this spring, hired... READ MORE >
Since December 2003, Cook County residents and visitors have been dropping spare change in containers with cute little cats or dogs, hoping to help care for lost and abandoned pets through an organization called Animal Advocates of the Arrowhead. In October, those containers disappeared, only to reappear this spring—again with kittens and puppies, but now the containers are put out... READ MORE >
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