The city of Grand Marais has sought ways to move its public utilities maintenance/storage facility in the Grand Marais Recreation Park for many years, looking at sharing a location with the city, county and school district and more recently considering the purchase of sites at the Cedar Grove Business Park. Those plans fell through or were found to be too... READ MORE >
The Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) had to hold a special meeting to do so, but the EDA reached agreement with a potential buyer on the purchase of a lot in the Cedar Grove Business Park this week. Realtor Tim Kennedy came before the EDA at its October 13 meeting with a purchase offer for Lot 2, Block... READ MORE >
Planning and Zoning Director Tim Nelson came before the county board on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 with a request from one of the two septic inspectors who were contracted to perform Lakeshore Septic Compliance program inspections at Greenwood, McFarland and Tom lakes, as well as Lake Superior. Because of a recordkeeping error on his part, the contractor, Tom Rovinski, went... READ MORE >
I’ve been lucky to have a few free days over the past few weekends and I spent them riding and hiking the backroads of Cook County. The fall colors are nearly off the trees, but the leaves are splayed out across the ground, creating a magnificent carpet of red and gold to crunch through. I have especially been enjoying the... READ MORE >
A 30-year-old woman was hiking with her family at the backside of the summit of Moose Mountain in Lutsen on October 15 when she tripped and fell, injuring her knee. She was unable to walk so her family made a 911 call at 12:55 p.m., setting in motion a complicated rescue by Lutsen First Responders and firefighters. The Lutsen responders... READ MORE >
More than a decade ago—in November 1999—a handful of community members formed an informal Hovland Dock Committee, hoping to restore and preserve the historic structure in Chicago Bay. That effort did not gain much momentum, however over the last year the idea has been revived with oversight by the Arrowhead Regional Development Commission (ARDC). A town meeting will be held... READ MORE >
Although the Berglund family, which operates Lake View Natural Dairy in Grand Marais, has better things to do than sit in the Cook County courthouse, that is exactly what they were doing for more than two hours on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, as their right to operate their small dairy without government inspection was argued before Sixth District Judge Michael... READ MORE >
The Arrowhead Chapter of the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) tried something different this year for its 10th annual meeting and fundraiser. In addition to the usual gun raffles and drawings for grownups on Saturday, October 10, organizers created a carnival of sorts with an outdoors theme. The social room of the Cook County Community Center was transformed into an... READ MORE >
Although official action was taken by the Grand Portage Tribal Council to accept a donation to the Grand Portage Museum by the Wojtysiak and Lunke family on Friday, October 9, the gathering was anything but formal. Memories were brought to life by the many pieces of beadwork, birch bark baskets, carvings and more that have been collected by the family... READ MORE >
This week—possibly on the same day that this issue of the Cook County News- Herald hits mailboxes—ballots for the November 3 general election will appear. On Election Day, the first Tuesday of November, we have the chance to vote on a single issue, on whether School District 166 should increase its levy from $437.09 per pupil to $1,276 per pupil... READ MORE >
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