On Monday, May 13 the North Shore Health Care Foundation celebrated a significant leadership change and announced strategic directions it will focus on. After 18 years with the organization, current executive director Karl Hansen and the Foundation’s board passed the reins to incoming executive director Valerie Marasco. Marasco is coming to the Foundation from Cook County where she serves as... READ MORE >
At an age when most men are looking to play some golf or just recline in an easy chair with a book and cup of java, Bill Hansen has decidedly gone the other way. Bill Hansen, 66, of Grand Marais, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will depart for Uganda on May 30, 2019, to begin training as... READ MORE >
Mr. Haas and the ISD 166 music department would like to thank the Lioness Club for the two grants given to the band and choir. The ISD 166 school district is expanding its instrument inventory to assist families with affordable instrument rentals. With the help of the LionessClub and donations from community members, Mr. Haas has been able to order... READ MORE >
Highway department engineering technician Adam Nelson and engineer Krysten Foster recently attended MnDOT-AGC’s spring meeting to accept an award for the bridge replacement partnership project between Cook County and Lutsen Mountains Corporation (LMC) on CSAH 5. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and Associated General Contractors of Minnesota (AGC) Bridge Construction awards committee named Cook County’s CSAH 5 bridge, which... READ MORE >
On Tuesday, May 21 Grand Marais Public Utilities customers will experience momentary interruption of power around 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The city will operate its power plant from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. providing power to Grand Marais Public Utilities while Great River Energy upgrades equipment on our shared transmission line. If you have any questions, please call Patrick... READ MORE >
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced seven separate NeighborWorks grants totaling $3,104,000 for community organizations throughout Minnesota. The grants will help more Minnesota families realize their dream of owning a home, increase access to affordable rental units, provide needed financial and counseling services to households throughout the state, and support the repair or rehabilitation of existing homes. Last... READ MORE >
Sky Blue with Horns is coming to Bethlehem Lutheran Church (417 1st Ave. West, Grand Marais) on May 25 at 7 p.m. Who are they? Tom Pfotenhauer, virtuoso on trumpet and flugelhorn, joins Sky Blue Jazz Ensemble. Pfotenhauer, a music professor at the UMD, performs classical, jazz, and popular music regionally and nationally. Sky Blue’s members are: Mike Roth, string... READ MORE >
The Great Expectations School plant sale will be held Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school located at 550 E. Fifth St. in Grand Marais. The greenhouse is filled with a wide variety of flowering annuals, perennials, herbs, veggies and of course several kinds of tomatoes. The pancake breakfast will start at 8 a.m. and... READ MORE >
The Cook County Recycling Center, a division of the Land Services Department, is hosting its Spring E-Waste Collection in conjunction with The Retrofit Company on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at the Grand Marais Recycling Center site at 630 5th Ave. W. Residents are encouraged to take advantage of this event... READ MORE >
Kick off the summer with your family and friends during the first weekend in June. Throughout the weekend, visitors can plan a wilderness trip to the Boundary Waters Expo, and on Saturday, June 8, everyone is invited to run the streets of Grand Marais during the Voyage North 5k/10k, and then enjoy the retail, dining and entertainment of the Grand... READ MORE >
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