I agree with the “coffee klatch crew” that wants to erect a flagpole in downtown Grand Marais in memory of Dick Joynes. I think that would be a wonderful way to remember a man who was a friend to so many. The recent discussion of where a memorial flag could be placed in downtown Grand Marais has me thinking of... READ MORE >
At press time, Mike Link and Kate Crowley—the “Lake Superior walkers”— had nearly reached their destination. On the day this newspaper hits the stands—September 18—they will complete their 1,525-mile shoreline circumnavigation of Lake Superior. The Cook County News-Herald, after being notified by several county residents of the walkers’ whereabouts, caught up with them at Java Moose in Grand Marais. The... READ MORE >
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) learned on September 13, 2010 that it would be the recipient of $16,137,484 in grants and low interest loans from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help provide fiber optic connections to residential and commercial members of AECI and in the City of Grand Marais. According to AECI Assistant Manager Jeanne Muntean, the money... READ MORE >
The residents of Northeastern Minnesota have strong ties to Isle Royale—one that began with the Ojibwe people and continued as Scandinavian emigrants settled the rugged North Shore. The 136,000-acre island has been home to generations of fishermen and their families and was a tourism destination long before the National Park Service began acquiring land in the 1930s and 1940s. That... READ MORE >
On September 13, 2010, the Arrowhead Electric Cooperative Inc. (AECI) issued two pieces of surprising information. First, the cooperative announced that it would be the recipient of $16,137,484 of Recovery Act funding to provide fiber optic service to residential and commercial members of Arrowhead Electric Cooperative. The second news is that Don Stead, general manager/CEO of AECI, was announcing his... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be holding public auctions in October to sell a total of 38 parcels of land. Six parcels are in Cook County, with three parcels that have been up for bid before and three new parcels. The Cook County parcels will be auctioned on Thursday, October 21, 2010. Two parcels to be auctioned... READ MORE >
Cook County was very fortunate this summer with only one fairly small wildfire—the Lizard Lake Fire, which burned approximately 52 acres far from homes and private property. However, the threat of wildfire is always a risk for Northland home owners. That risk can be mitigated though, with Firewise techniques, including the installation of wildfire sprinklers. Some homeowners may hesitant to... READ MORE >
Every few years, the publication date of the newspaper falls on September 11, as it does this year. Seeing September 11 printed on the dateline always brings back memories of the desperate day nine years ago when the nation watched in horror as planes crashed into solid walls of glass and steel and killed thousands of our fellow Americans. I... READ MORE >
Tom Rider, president of the Poplar River Management Board (PRMB) sent out a note to the members of his board and a list of interested parties on Tuesday, September 7, announcing that a grant for erosion-control projects within the Poplar River watershed had been received from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). According to Gary Overmier of the GLRI, Cook... READ MORE >
In an anti-climactic end to a nearly four-year-long debate, Director Matt Geretschlaeger announced to the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority EDA) board on August 17, 2010, that the dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), KGM Contractors Inc. and Short, Elliot, Hendrickson (SEH) Engineers over alleged construction violations at the Cedar Grove Business Park had been... READ MORE >
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