Empty Bowls will be held Thursday, November 15 at St. John’s Catholic Church in the lower level, Grand Marais. Empty Bowls features a simple soup dinner with soup and bread provided by local restaurants and a sale of beautiful handcrafted bowls made at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Lunch is served from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., with dinner from... READ MORE >
On Thursday, November 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced that it issued permits for Poly Met Mining, Inc.’s (PolyMet’s) proposed NorthMet mining project in northeast Minnesota. The DNR issued the permit to mine, six water appropriation permits, two dam safety permits, a public waters work permit, and an endangered species takings permit for the NorthMet project. The permit... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Art Colony recently announced it was moving into a co-directorship model. Ruth Pszwaro, previous program director, has already taken on the new role of artistic director and has served as interim executive director since July. Lyla Brown will join Pszwaro as co-director and executive director on November 16. Brown comes to Cook County from Kent County, Maryland.... READ MORE >
UCare, a nonprofit health plan and the longest-serving Medicare Advantage plan in Minnesota, recently unveiled its 2019 Medicare plan options, including a new point-of-service benefit, partner plans and comparable alternatives to Cost Plans, which will close at the end of the year and impact more than 300,000 Minnesotans. A full list of UCare’s Medicare plan options for 2019 can be... READ MORE >
On Friday, October 26, State Auditor Rebecca Otto released the 2017 Analysis of Municipal Liquor Store Operations. The report provides comparative data on liquor operations owned and operated by Minnesota cities. Minnesota municipalities were originally authorized to own and operate liquor establishments as a means of controlling the sale of alcohol. For many communities in Greater Minnesota, municipal liquor operations... READ MORE >
The Downtown Lutsen Business Group will be hosting Light Up Lutsen on Saturday, November 24 from 2-6 p.m. This annual holiday event includes food, drink, caroling, fires, and lights hosted by Lutsen businesses to kick-off the season of love and lights. Each of the participating businesses will offer fun activities during the late afternoon with grand finale holiday lighting at... READ MORE >
A representative from the Office of Admission at North Dakota State University is scheduled to visit Cook County High School in Grand Marais. The representative is set to meet with students at Cook County Senior High School on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 8:30 a.m. The representative will help high school students learn about earning a degree from NDSU, which is... READ MORE >
Sturgeons, the leviathans of freshwater fish, have become scarcer since the early 1900s due to stressors, including overfishing, other industrial uses for the fish, and polluted waters. Today, thanks to the Clean Water Act and rigorous reintroduction projects involving habitat restoration and stocking, lake sturgeon are faring much better. Curated by Ryuta Nakajima and Darren Houser, of the UMN-Duluth’s Department... READ MORE >
Care Partners will be holding a volunteer training for those interested in our Senior Rides Program on Thursday, November 15 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic lower level classroom. Volunteer Senior Rides drivers provide rides to those 60 and over for medical and wellness activities to Duluth or in Cook County. Volunteers are reimbursed for mileage.... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Commerce Department announced that the state’s Energy Assistance Program is receiving more than $116 million ($116,287,653) in federal funding to help low-income Minnesotans pay their heating bills this winter. The funds from the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) reduce home heating costs by making payments directly to utility companies and heating fuel vendors on behalf of... READ MORE >
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