A serious single vehicle accident occurred at mile marker 133 on Highway 61 in Hovland at 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. Shyam Prasaad Samudravijayn, 33, India, was driving a 2000 Toyota Corolla southbound on Highway 61 and attempted to pass a pick-up truck. After pulling out to pass, he saw a motorcycle traveling northbound and swerved to get back... READ MORE >
At first glance, Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters – Hiking Through the Seasons by Betty Vos Hemstad, a Gunflint Trail summer resident, is a lovely coffee table book. However, a closer inspection, particularly with a flower question, proves the book to be an invaluable resource. The book includes colorful photographic shots of each of Vos Hemstad’s 120 featured flowers in... READ MORE >
Did the last election make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled due to holidays or conflicts with other governmental activities, so if you would like to double-check when meetings are held,... READ MORE >
Like her or not, Sonia Sotomayor was very judgelike this week as she faced days of questioning by United States legislators. During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings regarding her nomination to the US Supreme Court, she has listened attentively to senators as they rambled on and on, expressing their own opinions about why she should—or should not—express her opinion... READ MORE >
David Hansen, 14, of Lutsen has accomplished something many grown men only dream of. With the help of his uncle, Neil Hansen, he has built his own seaworthy vessel, a Barnegat Bay Sneakbox. Neil Hansen said David got the idea of building a boat after seeing an old hydroplane at the family’s Caribou Lake cabin. “He said, ‘Maybe we could... READ MORE >
At 10:06 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2009, about halfway through the town of Tofte’s fireworks presentation near Bluefin Bay Resort, a tube holding a round of fireworks ruptured, sending a five-inch round into the stockpile of pyrotechnics yet to be lighted. The resulting explosion sent the volunteers scattering and startled the crowds lining the lakeshore. Cook County Law Enforcement... READ MORE >
The damage at the Jeremy Somnis home on 934 Cut Off Road in Grand Marais would have been much worse if not for an overexcited Golden Retriever named Samson who alerted neighborhood teens to the fire. When the fire was noticed at around 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, July 2, the Maple Hill Community Fire Department responded and was able to... READ MORE >
Independence Day weekend was once again touched by tragedy with a drowning on Temperance River in Tofte. On July 4, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. the Cook County Sheriff ‘s Office received a 911 call reporting a possible drowning at Temperance River in Tofte, Minnesota. Ari Benjamin Sommerfeld, a 45-year-old male from Ramsey, MN had been witnessed swimming in the river,... READ MORE >
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Minnesota State Patrol, officerswere at the scene of a head-on crash near Cutface Creek on March 23 when they received a call from responding firefighters that they had been passed by a vehicle, driven by Frederick Rudolph Sobanja, 60, of Creechville Road, Grand Marais, chairman of the Cook County board... READ MORE >
The Tofte Fire Department was paged at 12:42 p.m. on Monday, July 6 to respond to a fire at 85 Tofte Homestead Road. Firefighters responded to fight the fire—not of a structure, but several massive piles of split firewood stored at the Bluefin Bay maintenance area. Lutsen and Schroeder Fire Departments and the US Forest Service were called to provide... READ MORE >
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