If you are up for a night of family fun and enjoy music, come to the Hovland Town Hall on Thursday, December 21 at 7 p.m. Providing a wide array of talented instrumental and singing styles will be the following: Jim McGowan, Pat Flack, Jim and Michele Miller with children Luke and James, Brenda Benson, Jack and Hannah Nickolay, and... READ MORE >
The public is invited to attend a Grand Marais stormwater management plan meeting on December 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Cook County Commissioner’s Room. The city would like to hear from residents, business owners, community members, and stakeholders. Through this process the city will keep the public informed and values public input. This meeting will be... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Music Collaborative (GMMC) is looking for students and instructors to participate in a youth music lesson program beginning in January. After school lessons will be taught in the CCHS band room by talented area instructors and will benefit area youth ages 12 and up. All instructors will be screened and available for interviews to find the best... READ MORE >
The week of December 18-23 Johnson Heritage Post (JHP) in downtown Grand Marais will turn into a working fiber studio with demonstrations and sales by local fiber artisans. The public is cordially invited to participate in the “fun days” in which artisans will be doing everything from spinning, dyeing, weaving, felting, and knitting. If anyone does any of these crafts,... READ MORE >
This past week candidate for Congress Leah Phifer announced she had hired Sue Hakes, a powerhouse leader from northern Minnesota, to take the reins of managing her campaign to win the DFL endorsement to represent the 8th Congressional District. Hakes is a former Cook County commissioner and mayor of Grand Marais. She was first elected to office in 2008, serving... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Public Library once again achieved a five star ranking in the annual Library Journal Star Libraries standings. Joining Grand Marais this year are Ely with four stars and Baudette with three stars, giving the Arrowhead Library System three of only five libraries in the state to achieve this benchmark. Grand Marais has been ranked a five star library... READ MORE >
On November 28 the U.S. House of Representatives passed U.S. Rep Rick Nolan’s bill, H.R. 3115, the Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act, which finalizes a long-awaited land exchange in northern Minnesota between the U.S. Forest Service and PolyMet Mining. The exchange – approved earlier this year by the Obama Administration’s U.S. Forest Service after undergoing seven years of scrupulous... READ MORE >
The Northerners YMCA swim team took part in a “Relay Race for the Cane” swim meet this past weekend in Superior. This meet consisted of relay races comprised of four swimmers per team for each race making for a great team building day. “The kids did an awesome job gathering their teammates and figuring out where they needed to be... READ MORE >
If you or your children have been to the library or attended school in Cook County, chances are you know “Grandpa Lyle” Gerard. Lyle has been reading to children all over Cook County for many years, sharing a wealth of knowledge and passion for literature with countless young readers. Recently, vision problems have curtailed his ability to read, and now... READ MORE >
Anglers and spearers pursuing northern pike this winter can prepare for new pike regulations that will be in effect for the spring fishing opener on Minnesota’s inland waters. “Pike regulations remain the same this winter, with major changes coming this spring,” said Chris Kavanaugh, northeast region fisheries manager. “As anglers continue fishing for pike, we encourage them to get used... READ MORE >
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