The Minnesota Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) seek to provide limited financial assistance for energy efficiency and/or renewable energy projects requiring technical assistance. Project funding can support technical assistance services (labor costs only, such as for a consultant, design professional, installer or student labor) for projects across the state in all seven Minnesota CERT regions: Central, Metro, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast,... READ MORE >
Several parcels of land owned by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be going on the auction block on October 21 at the DNR’s St. Paul office. Two parcels to be auctioned are located on Pine Mountain Road, about a quarter mile from the intersection with Devil Track Road in Grand Marais. The Pine Mountain Road runs between... READ MORE >
Susan May Warren, the award-winning author of over 20 Christian novels, has received the RITA Award for Best Inspirational Novel for Finding Stefanie. Considered the highest award in the genre of mainstream romance fiction, the RITA Award is named after the Romance Writers of America’s first president, Rita Clay Estrada. The RITA Awards were announced during the RWA’s annual conference,... READ MORE >
A meeting to elect a representative to serve on the governing board of directors of the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency will be held at the Senior Center in Grand Marais at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The election winner will represent low-income households in the Cook County area, and will assist in making decisions regarding programs administered by AEOA. Persons... READ MORE >
Empty Bowls has become a popular annual fundraising event that supports the local food shelf. Now in its fifth year, the 2009 event, hosted by the Grand Marais Art Colony, will be at the First Congregational Church from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. It will feature soups and breads from local restaurants and lots and lots of community made... READ MORE >
Fidgety Fairy Tales: The Mental Health Musical is a lively and thought-provoking musical production performed by youth, for youth, which puts new twists on the traditional stories of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel. Kim Matteen, Director of the Human Development Center, (HDC) which is sponsoring the production, said, “Everyone is invited to join the fun in celebrating... READ MORE >
Local author Kirsten Jacobson Stasney will present her newly released historical novel, Thy Father’s Will, in Drury Lane Books’ salon series at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 3. Based on a true story of consuming love and controlling family relationships, Thy Father’s Will is set in a Norwegian Lutheran immigrant community in the Midwest at the beginning of the 20th century.... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold workshops in Grand Rapids, Fergus Falls and Thief River Falls to help conservation organizations and local governments apply for Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners Grants. The grants program has $3.7 million available for projects throughout Minnesota. Workshops will begin at 7 p.m. with a short overview of the program, followed by an... READ MORE >
Vallen Cook of Grand Portage, a freshman at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, recently participated in a program called “Portage.” The Portage experience focused on experiential learning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Student participants canoed and camped in the BWCA Aug. 12-19 and also spent a day in Vallen’s hometown, Grand Portage, participating in service work through... READ MORE >
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a suspected smuggler on Wednesday, Sept. 9, after agents from the Grand Marais Station, Grand Forks Sector, were contacted by the Grand Portage Pigeon River Port of Entry concerning several suspicious persons exiting a vehicle near the Grand Portage State Park. The agents responded to the area and encountered the vehicle. The driver of the... READ MORE >
