Three decades after the idea of forming a statewide anti-poaching program was proposed, the Minnesota TIP program is going strong as it prepares for a new hunting season. Before TIP was formed, not very much was happening to combat “game thieves.” The Turn In Poachers (TIP) program was officially formed on Sept. 1, 1981 as the result of action at... READ MORE >
The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation has a new Small Business Education Scholarship. Eligible candidates are small business owners and non-profits, family members and key employees who have been in business for six months and who may potentially employ at least three full-time equivalent employees. Financial need is not a factor. Financial assistance will cover 80 percent tuition reimbursement for... READ MORE >
On Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15-16, members of the US and Canadian Coast Guard, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the Cook County Sheriff ’s Response Unit responded to an emergency in Grand Portage Bay. Fortunately, the oil spill that raised the concern was an interagency drill, practice for a real event. During the exercise, an approximately 1,000-foot boom was... READ MORE >
On September 15, 2009, Cook County Attorney Tim Scannell and Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson were notified that the Minnesota Court of Appeals had “reversed and remanded” the conviction of James Lee Curtis of Grand Marais. In January 2008, Curtis was sentenced to 153 months at the Minnesota State correctional facility in St. Cloud for attempted murder in the second... READ MORE >
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa representatives—Senior Princess Autumn Clearwater- Day and Senior Brave Jaden Aubid—participated in the Ninth Annual American Indian Heritage Day with the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome on Saturday, September 19, 2009. Joining them were their families and the family of a tribal leader, the late Gilbert Caribou. Caribou’s grandson, Conrad Roy, threw the first... READ MORE >
Oshki Ogimaag, The School of New Leaders, Grand Portage’s new charter school, invites community and family members to join students on weekly field trips. The trips will be held every Friday and feature educational activities. Oshki Ogimaag is a charter school serving kindergarten (all day) through sixth grade students. Oshki Ogimaag is a public school (free, no tuition), that offers... READ MORE >
Learn about watercolor still life and landscape painting during two upcoming classes at the Grand Marais Art Colony. On Oct. 10-11 it’s Paint: Exploration of Your Creative Self with Tim Young. In this class, Young will demonstrate and expound upon his exuberant style of painting. He will facilitate the exploration of students’ creative process as they dive into their preferred... READ MORE >
The North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais, in collaboration with Lake Superior College, will be offering the Nursing Assistant & Home Health Aide training course beginning Thursday, Oct. 8. The classes, taught by instructor Mark Abrahamson, will meet from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and every other Saturday beginning Oct. 10 from 8:00 a.m. to... READ MORE >
Come to the movies on the first Saturday morning and first Monday evening of each month in the Arrowhead Center for the Arts (ACA) auditorium. There is a suggested $2 donation to help cover expenses. The Saturday movies on the “big screen” are sponsored by Cook County Community Education and are rated G or PG. The Saturday showings begin at... READ MORE >
Monday, September 28 came in like a lion and went out like a lion. Whitecaps whipped across the Grand Marais harbor, with waves crashing over the breakwall from the harbor side. Lake Superior was slate gray, and giant clouds rolled over the Sawtooth Mountains from the northwest. At the Cook County airport, manager Rodney Roy reported wind speeds of 27... READ MORE >
