Three informational meetings have been set for those seeking details or wishing to volunteer for the new Gichigami Express Stage Style Sled Dog Race. The Gichigami Express Sled Dog Race will be run in Cook County. There will be three stages run over three days from January 6-8, 2013. There is a $25,000 purse and a 30-team limit. The purpose... READ MORE >
Representatives of two consulting groups will meet with the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Wednesday, September 26 to talk about the potential of a biomass-fueled district heating plant in Grand Marais. The public is invited to this meeting, to be held in the commissioners’ room at the Cook County Courthouse at 7 p.m., and will have some opportunity... READ MORE >
In light of continued dry and windy conditions, the Forest Service has implemented campfire restrictions in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on the Superior National Forest. Campfires, charcoal or wood-burning camp stoves will be allowed only between 7 p.m. and midnight within the entire BWCAW. Use of gas and propane cook stoves is allowed at any time of... READ MORE >
Cook County Higher Education will feature Wyman Spano, who will present The November Election: Who’s Going to Win, Who’s Going to Lose, and Why at the September Guest Lecture Series event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 7 – 8:30 p.m. at the North Shore Campus in Grand Marais. Spano is founder and co-director of the Masters in Advocacy and Political... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Playhouse will hold a special event at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts, welcoming Monroe Crossing, with Bump and Barbara Jean as opening act, to the stage. Advance tickets are available online at www.arrowheadcenterforthearts. tix.com. Advance tickets are $17 for adults, $7 for students. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults, $10... READ MORE >
WTIP Community Radio offers a lot of interesting programming. There’s the AM Calendar show with the pop quiz and the evening Roadhouse with Bob Carter and Buck Benson. There’s Small Change Trivia and the Monday Night Mix. But did you know that WTIP is also a great source of information about what’s happening at the Cook County Board of Commissioners?... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program recently awarded $316,147 in grants to 13 projects that protect, preserve and enhance the coastal resources of Lake Superior. Among the projects are five local grant recipients: . Arrowhead Regional Development Commission – $14,537 for development of a professional concept design aimed at improving parking and public access at the Temperance River wayside. . Tofte... READ MORE >
An economically strong and vibrant downtown business district is vital to the local economy of communities— especially downtowns such as Grand Marais that are tourist destinations. The Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority’s housing and redevelopment program obtained funding to help two local businesses in 2012—The Garage and the Cook County Senior Center. The EDA, through the Grand Marais Downtown... READ MORE >
Denny FitzPatrick became the first Cook County resident to attend a Democratic National Convention as an elected delegate from Minnesota. FitzPatrick was among the 99 Minnesota delegates present at the convention center in Charlotte, North Carolina September 4-6, 2012. Nearly 6,000 delegates from around the nation attended the convention to nominate President Barack Obama for a second term in office.... READ MORE >
REEP is a residential energy efficiency program, a pilot program aimed at reducing energy consumption in existing Cook County homes. The program is designed to give homeowners the tools required to learn about their home and make sound economic decisions about where and how to spend funds to improve their building. The pilot program will upgrade up to 10 homes... READ MORE >
