A little over a year ago, the Lutsen Township board agreed to contribute $10,000 to the citizens working to form a Lutsen cemetery association to fund improvements to the town cemetery. Dick Nelson returned to the town board on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, to give an update—and to ask if the cemetery association could count on further support. Nelson said... READ MORE >
The rain garden on the Cook County courthouse lawn has been the center of controversy in recent weeks and we’ve had a few complaints about the Cook County News-Herald coverage of the complaints about the rain garden. There were objections that we sensationalized the public reaction at the Memorial Day ceremony. I believe that any of the hundred-plus people in... READ MORE >
Community Education, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and the Cook County ATV Club conducted allterrain vehicle (ATV) safety training in May, with classroom instruction and a field test on Saturday, May 22. Eleven youths, ages 12 – 15 years, completed the training. Students started the course with classroom instruction at Cook County Community Education. On Saturday, they met... READ MORE >
Members of the Flute Reed Partnership (FRP) were surprised—and extremely happy—to learn that the partnership’s request for a grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative had been granted. The partnership teamed up with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) on a $540,603 application called the Flute Reed River Restoration Initiative. The project on the nine-mile Flute Reed River is one... READ MORE >
The sight of the burgundy sails of North House Folk School’s Hjordis is a welcome sign of summer for North Shore residents. It is a treat to see the big ship sailing in the harbor from any vantage point—at the east or west breakwalls, on the cobblestone beach or while enjoying a cup of coffee at Java Moose or lunch... READ MORE >
TheLake Superior Chowder Experience, formerly known as the Chowder Chowdown or Chowder Challenge, is taking place Saturday, June 19 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. Wooden Boat Show attendees are invited to stop by and for $10 sample a variety of chowders brought to North House by a talented cadre of cooks and chefs. The Cook County News-Herald chatted with... READ MORE >
Although not on the agenda, discussion of a new concept for management of Superior National at Lutsen golf course in Lutsen took up a large part of the Tuesday, June 8, 2010 meeting of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA). At the start of the meeting, “golf course presentation” was added to the agenda under Superior... READ MORE >
The 2010 general election for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Tribal Council RTC) was held Tuesday, June 8. Incumbent Councilman John Morrin was re-elected with 86 votes or 53.09% of the vote. His challenger, Earl Johnson, received 76 votes or 46.91% of the vote. Not on the ballot was Robert “Rob” Hull who won the primary... READ MORE >
Before sitting down for an interview with the Cook County News- Herald on Tuesday, June 8, Judge Kenneth Sandvik dealt with a probation issue in the Cook County courtroom. Noting that a defendant was familiar to him, Sandvik said he had watched the person “grow up here.” Sandvik quipped, “Another reason I’m getting too old to be sitting here.” Sandvik... READ MORE >
Arrowhead Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) held an open house to show off its newly remodeled and expanded Lutsen headquarters building in June 2008. When the $2.5 million project was complete, the electric cooperative thought it was days or weeks away from obtaining certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. However, that was... READ MORE >
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