I know there are a lot of people in the northland who are tired of winter. The rational part of my brain understands that. I must admit that my enjoyment of snow blowing and shoveling the deck faded after the third…or fourth…or fifth time that we had to do it. I am getting a bit tired of icy sidewalks and... READ MORE >
The 28th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is over, but the lessons from the trail will be remembered as musher and handlers and volunteers and fans return home to start strategizing for next year. Continuing his successful training program will be Ryan Anderson, a young musher with young dogs from Ray, MN who crossed the marathon finish... READ MORE >
The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has a long history, beginning with the real John Beargrease who traveled the North Shore delivering mail by foot, by boat, and via dog sled from 1879 to 1899. John Beargrease is remembered each year at the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon, now in its 28th year, by the mushers who follow his historic... READ MORE >
Grand Portage residents will be heading to the polls on Tuesday, February 8 to vote in a special general election. On the ballot are Rob Hull and April (Clearwater-Day) McCormick, running for the Reservation Tribal Council (RTC) secretarytreasurer seat and Arvid Dahl and Christina “Tina” Deschampe, running for a committeeman II seat. Hull, who was elected to the RTC committeeman... READ MORE >
The Lottery is a riveting story, whether it is being read for the first—or fourth time. Seeing it acted out is even more disturbing, especially as performed by the Cook County High School One-Act Play participants. Director Michael McHugh acknowledged that The Lottery is a “dark” play—and one that has been done by many schools. However, McHugh said since the... READ MORE >
Cook County High School Knowledge Bowl Coach April Wahlstrom is proud to announce that another knowledge bowl season is underway. The CCHS knowledge bowl competitors traveled to Mountain Iron, MN on January 19 to compete, fielding two teams, which finished in the top five—out of 23 teams. Coach Wahlstrom explained the difference in Knowledge Bowl between varsity and junior varsity.... READ MORE >
An emergency page went out to Minnesota State Patrol at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, January 23 reporting an overturned tractor-trailer near Mike’s Holiday on Highway 61 in Tofte. The semi, which was hauling propane, was partially blocking the highway. Because of the potential hazard of an explosion, Highway 61 was closed for five hours as the scene was assessed and... READ MORE >
An emergency page went out to the Lutsen Fire Department at 2:22 p.m. on Sunday, January 23. Guests at Solbakken Resort had returned from cross-country skiing to cabin 4 to find a fire. They called 911 and the Lutsen Fire Department responded to find one wall of the Lake Superior cabin ablaze. The fire department doused the fire with water... READ MORE >
I am one of the many North Shore residents who has been stepping and sitting a bit gingerly in recent weeks. I am one of many folks who slipped and fell on the ugly ice earlier this month. It happened because I was in a hurry, of course. I was leaving my house and I got tired of chipping away... READ MORE >
Anyone traveling along Upper Road in Grand Portage on January 11 may have felt as though she had slipped through a time warp. There, on the upper side of Upper Road, was an Ojibwe family in snowshoes making its way across the ice of Little Lake. The authentic historic scene was part of an exciting project underway at the Grand... READ MORE >
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