The Cook County Community Fund, an affiliate fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, has announced that six grants totaling $11,427 were awarded to nonprofit organizations serving the Cook County area. Established in 2003, this year marks the eighth consecutive year of grant making for the Fund, which has awarded over $50,500 to date. “Our board is very pleased... READ MORE >
The Cook County tennis courts were buzzing with excitement June 29 – July 1 as the North Shore Federal Credit Union Classic offered family friendly tennis action. The North Shore Federal Credit Union Classic is a unique event that features an adult and junior tournament conducted at the same time and location. Junior tennis players through seniors played through the... READ MORE >
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about your septic system and how a good system helps protect water quality. All are invited to attend Septic Systems 101, a workshop that is free to the public, on July 10 at Lutsen Resort. Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. with coffee and a selection of fruit and pastries from Lutsen’s chefs. The... READ MORE >
Superior National at Lutsen is hosting a Rally for the Cure® Women’s 18-hole Scramble July 14 – 15. Rally for the Cure is a grass-roots program that works to increase breast self-awareness and mammography screening rates to ensure the early detection of breast cancer through volunteer organized golf, tennis and social events. More than two million people have participated in... READ MORE >
Memorial Blood Centers has scheduled three July blood donation drives in Cook County. Tofte, Schroeder and Lutsen blood drive will be on Tuesday, July 17 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The bus will be parked at Zoar Lutheran Church. Contact Polly at (218) 663- 7398. The Grand Marais community blood drive will be on Wednesday, July 18 from 8 a.m.... READ MORE >
Minnesota Power has filed additional comments with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on its Baseload Diversification Study (BDS) that was conducted as part of its long-range planning process, a process that will culminate with the Company’s 2013 Integrated Resource Plan. The BDS, filed in February, was the first of its kind in the state and is one of many... READ MORE >
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were lower than last year across most of the bird’s range, according to a survey conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Compared with drumming counts conducted in 2011, 2012 survey results showed an average decline of 24 to 60 percent, to 1.1 drums per stop, in the northeast survey region, which... READ MORE >
The Gunflint Trail Canoe Races are set for July 18 at Gunflint Lodge. The annual event, the biggest of the summer on the Trail, benefits the Gunflint Trail Fire Department, and last year raised $14,500. The well-trained fire department averages a call a week. Those include medical, search and rescue, and fire-related. The three stations along the Trail are situated... READ MORE >
We’re “building boats” this year—not the wooden kind, but teams. The North Shore Dragon Boat Festival will be held July 27 – 29, 2012. If you’ve never powered a dragon boat before and want to know what the excitement is all about, here’s your opportunity! Register as an individual paddler and we’ll put you together with like-minded folks to create... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comments on an environmental assessment worksheet (EAW) prepared for a project to create a public rural water district and the construction of a water pipeline and water appropriation from Lake Superior to provide potable and raw water to residential, commercial, and government customers within the district. One of the primary... READ MORE >
