At the Tuesday, July 21 Lutsen Town Meeting, surveyor Jeff Brett gave a report on the work he had done regarding a potential expansion of the Lutsen Cemetery. His crew has surveyed and Cook County Soil & Water has visited the proposed expansion site and it has been determined that approximately 180 grave sites could be added. He noted that... READ MORE >
At the July meeting of the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA), the EDA board instructed Director Matt Geretschlaeger to develop a proposal for lot prices in the Cedar Grove Business Park. Since completion of the business park infrastructure installation in 2007, the EDA has struggled with how to price the lots, since some have better building... READ MORE >
I was thinking about writing about the lovely petunias that are growing in a pot on the deck outside my living room window. They are very pretty and very fragrant. I love when the wind blows the sweet scent into the house. It’s a relaxing and reassuring sensation— the perfect antidote to the aggravation of politics— local and national. On... READ MORE >
Since the 1920s the Cook County Fair has been a gathering place for county residents— a place to display prize-winning vegetables, beautiful baked goods or hand-crafted treasures—but also a place to sit down over a cup of coffee and catch up with neighbors as the busy summer winds down. Cook County Fair 2009 organizers hope to rekindle the rich tradition... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_1893" align="alignleft" width="200"]Above Left: Kjell Plath of Chaska, MN was this year's winner of the Rugged Voyageur Contest, beating last year's winner, Bob Anderson, of Elk River, MN by just 30 seconds. Close behind was another pasl top three finisher Corey Morse of Lindstrom, MN. Above Right: Viveka Hall-Holt enjoyed a lesson on making...... READ MORE >
Participants in Friday night Fisherman’s Picnic festivities in downtown Grand Marais were startled by the sound of a loud explosion at 9:01 p.m. After the mysterious detonation, a large cloud of white smoke appeared over The Point. Cook County Sheriff Deputies found shrapnel from a 4-inch by 24-inch pipe on the east bay side of Artist’s Point, just east of... READ MORE >
A time-honored tradition of Cook County’s Fisherman’s Picnic is the Grand Marais Lions Club selection of exemplary citizens and graduates. The community members receiving these special awards were announced on the windy Harbor Park stage on Saturday, August 2009. Lion Rosemary Lamson was delighted to announce that the Senior Citizens of the Year for 2009 are Gladys and George Whitey”... READ MORE >
Two teenagers from White Bear Lake, MN, were injured in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Friday, July 31, 2009 on Bent’s Road in Grand Marais. The injured teens—a 14-year-old female driver and 17-year-old male passenger were taken to Cook County North Shore Hospital by private vehicle. According to the sheriff deputy investigating the accident, the driver was wearing a helmet;... READ MORE >
Fisherman’s Picnic 2009 may well go down as one of the most disastrous celebrations in history. Fortunately none of the catastrophes caused injury, only inconvenience. The cause was high winds and intermittent rainstorms. The first calamity was on Thursday, July 30, the first day of Fisherman’s Picnic. Torrents of rain fell, driving vendors and Crazy Days Sales shoppers into tents... READ MORE >
Brad Thompson, owner of Thompson Performance in Grand Marais, will appear before the Cook County Planning Commission on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, requesting a zoning change for his 1.4 acre property in Grand Marais—in hopes of avoiding criminal prosecution for continuing the small engine repair business he has operated at the site for 21 years. Thompson has been charged with... READ MORE >
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