At press time on Wednesday, December 29, Grand Marais Recreation Park Manager Dave Tersteeg announced that the Grand Marais Municipal Pool would be re-opening on Monday, January 3, 2011. The building will be open its normal hours, however Tersteeg cautioned that the large swimming pool will be extremely cold. It takes several days for the water to reach comfortable temperatures.... READ MORE >
In December, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that Richard Fortunato had been selected to the position of Patrol Agent in Charge (PAIC) of the Grand Marais Border Patrol Station. Fortunato has been the acting PAIC for more than a year now. Fortunato and his family have been part of the community since 2003, when he was assigned to... READ MORE >
The Minnesota’s governor race is finally over and new legislators are preparing to take their seats this month, but election news is far from over. In fact, the three Cook County townships—Lutsen, Tofte, and Schroeder—have just opened their election filing periods. On December 28, candidates could submit application for a town board seat. The closing date for election filing is... READ MORE >
According to Jeremy Ridlbauer, 2010 Grand Marais Audubon Christmas Bird Count (CBC) compiler, this year’s count was very quiet with fewer than 1,000 birds spotted. He explains that there was a “triple play” of reasons why the count was down this year. First, the count circle was quiet because of the bitter cold leading up to count day. “Because of... READ MORE >
A little research into New Year’s resolutions finds that it is not really clear when the tradition of committing to reforming a habit or changing a lifestyle began. Some believe the tradition was started in early Rome in 153 B.C. when a portrayal of a mythical king, Janus, was placed at the head of the calendar. With two faces, Janus... READ MORE >
My husband Chuck and I were among some of the thousands of people who visited Duluth this holiday season to walk through the wonderful waterfront light display “Bentleyville.” It truly is a delightful addition to a beautiful city. I really like Duluth—if I had to live in a city, I wouldn’t mind living there. I like Duluth’s funky mix of... READ MORE >
A convoluted budget discussion at the county board meeting on Tuesday, December 21 ended favorably for taxpayers, with reductions in not only the proposed 2010 county levy, but also the Cook County North Shore Hospital levy. County Auditor-Treasurer Braidy Powers reminded the county commissioners that the maximum levy allowed under the levy limit statute is $6,174,951, which would be a... READ MORE >
Although the beautiful greens and tees of Superior National at Lutsen golf course are covered with snow, management and finances of the course continue to be hot topics. In response to a question asked at a county board meeting earlier this month, “Who is managing the golf course?” EDA Board Member Mark Sandbo said, “We need to make it very... READ MORE >
It probably won’t surprise readers of Unorganized Territory that I subscribe to a word-of-the-day e-mail list. There are a lot of such Internet services available. The one that I signed up for is MyWordaDay. I don’t remember when I signed up for the daily messages from VocabVitamins.com. But I’m glad I did. Each day I receive an entertaining message “to... READ MORE >
Everyone would like to help area schools be successful in these challenging economic times. And many of us save Campbell’s soup labels, Kemp’s milk caps, and box tops from Hamburger Helper, Toaster Strudel and so forth, to participate in programs that benefit our schools. Dollars from such programs have helped area schools purchase classroom supplies and playground equipment. BoxTops for... READ MORE >
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