Grand Portage State Park visitors are looking forward to completion of the new 5,800 square foot visitor center at the park, however there is some inconvenience during construction. Anyone wanting to hike the trail to High Falls, Minnesota’s highest waterfall, will only be able to do so on the weekend. The park will only be open on weekends, with limited... READ MORE >
Before a ribbon cutting and tobacco offering ceremony at Oshki Ogimaag (School of New Leaders) Charter School in Grand Portage on Monday, August 31, students and parents excitedly explored classrooms and introduced themselves to teachers and staff. Many children, parents, and grandparents have already been in the school building, which was formerly the Grand Portage Elementary campus of ISD 166.... READ MORE >
The community members working with the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC) to develop safe routes to school (SRTS) have agreed on some short term measures to help make walking and biking to school safer, but it was also agreed that more difficult solutions are needed. Following up on recent SRTS meetings, about 10 community members gathered at the School District... READ MORE >
A home at 239 Sag Lake Trail, belonging to Tony and Carol Feiock of Lake Quivira, KS, was burned in the 2007 Ham Lake wildfire. The cabin was being rebuilt this summer by Isak Hansen Construction. Tragedy struck again on Monday, August 24, 2009 and the nearly completed home was completely destroyed by fire. Cook County Law Enforcement received a... READ MORE >
A popular local restaurant, the Birch Terrace Supper Club, established in 1945, was damaged by fire on Monday, August 24, 2009 and an employee was taken to the Cook County North Shore Hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation. Birch Terrace cook Ryan Keegan made the call to Cook County Law Enforcement at 6:50 p.m., reporting a chimney fire in... READ MORE >
The US Forest Service is once again accepting comments on a proposed reroute of a 2 ½-mile snowmobile trail between McFarland and South Fowl Lakes in Hovland. The reroute has been the focus of public scrutiny since the Forest Service closed a trail that had been determined to be partially in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in 2002.... READ MORE >
The Lutsen Fire Department moved two of its fire trucks out of the fire hall on Tuesday, August 18 so the August Township meeting, a continuation of the March annual meeting, could be held there. Almost 50 citizens turned out for the meeting, which focused primarily on the future of the Lutsen Cemetery. Lutsen Clerk Amity Goettl called the meeting... READ MORE >
The North Shore Hospital Auxiliary has a long history of answering needs for the North Shore Hospital and Care Center. The auxiliary was in existence a year before the hospital itself and members helped bring quality health care to Cook County. The organization has once again made a contribution to the hospital in honor of two physicians who also played... READ MORE >
With entrants ranging in age from 18 months to 100-plus years, the Cook County Fair was deemed a success by all who attended. There were 71 exhibitors entering 505 items, up slightly from last year’s 496. The Fair Board awarded $1,100.50 in prizes and ribbons. School entries were amazingly the same as last year—in 2008 and 2009, the County Fair... READ MORE >
An unexpected misfire of a round at the 2009 Independence Day fireworks display in Tofte resulted in a frightening explosion, but no serious injuries. However, the ensuing news coverage, which included video taken on cell phones, garnered the attention of the State Fire Marshal, who recently informed the Tofte Fire Department that there were multiple problems with conducting the volunteer... READ MORE >
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