A group of women on a late night hike called Cook County Law Enforcement at 1:25 a.m. on July 11 reporting that a member of their group had fallen over the cliff at White Sky Rock in Lutsen. A companion of the woman who fell told Cook County Sheriff Deputies that the group was leaving the top of White Sky... READ MORE >
Just after we put last week’s issue “to bed” we received the disheartening news that Minnesota Power was going to idle the Taconite Harbor Energy Center in the fall of 2016. I felt sick, thinking of all the friends who work at the plant, who rely on their job there to be able to live here on the North Shore.... READ MORE >
The Cook County Historical Society Museum in Grand Marais will be hosting a dedication of a bronze memorial plaque on July 20 at 1 p.m. in honor of United States Coast Guard Petty Officer Third Class Keith Brubaker who lost his life in the Grand Marais Harbor on July 11, 1967. Before coming to Station North Superior in Grand Marais... READ MORE >
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 5:33 p.m. on July 8 reporting a car in the ditch just below the water tower in Grand Marais. Janet Gambell, 80, of Chanhassen lost control on the corner below the water tower and went into the creek bed next to the road. Her 2008 Honda Civic traveled the ditch for about... READ MORE >
SplinterTones, a popular high-octane seven-piece dance band based in Grand Marais, got visitors to their feet in recent performances in Harbor Park during the Grand Marais Classic Car Show and the Grand Marais Arts Festival. They are returning for two more free concerts in the park on Saturday, July 18 and Saturday, July 25, from 4 – 7 p.m. Noted... READ MORE >
It is nice to see community members celebrating the designation bestowed on the city of Grand Marais last March by Budget Travel magazine, America’s Coolest Small Town. There’s a banner hanging over Wisconsin Street, coasters in cafes and bars and stickers in nearly every business window announcing that Grand Marais is “the coolest.” It is something to celebrate that Grand... READ MORE >
Housing was once again the top agenda item for the Cook County/ Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) in June. At the June 9, 2015 meeting, EDA Board Member Anton Moody gave an update on the work of the Workforce Housing Committee. Moody said the housing committee—Moody, Scott Harrison, Heidi Doo-Kirk, Abby Tofte and consultant Randy Lasky of Northspan has... READ MORE >
A mother and daughter hiking duo got confused while hiking Pincushion Mountain trails in Grand Marais on July 2. After being lost for some time and unsure which direction to go when they reached a trail that offered three options, Agatha Smolecky, and Aggie Smolecky called Cook County Law Enforcement for help at 11:51 a.m. Sheriff Deputies Julie Collman and... READ MORE >
A recently adopted dog was treated to a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness at the end of June. Unfortunately, Bode, a 2-year-old, reddish- and cream-colored husky mix, disappeared while on that trek. He has been spotted a number of times since then, but no one has been able to catch the skittish 40-pound pup. His owners of... READ MORE >
Gunflint Ambulance and the Gunflint Trail Fire Department were paged to a motorcycle accident at the Trails End Campground at 5:29 p.m. on July 4. The reporting party said the female passenger, Deborah Odegard, 52, of St. James, Minnesota possibly had a broken leg. The driver Mark Deegan, 48, was bleeding. The Gunflint Fire Department was on scene at 5:37... READ MORE >
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