As a history and American Studies major in college, I cared deeply about civil rights issues then and now. I did not know most of what I read in Defying Dixie: The Radical Roots of Civil Rights, 1919-1950 by Yale historian, Glenda Elizabeth Moore, now Emerita. And I am overwhelmed at how little detail I knew and how important that... READ MORE >
Living Greener by Gwen Two of our faithful readers have taken up our offer to join the conversation about living greener. This week it’s Gwen Mattice, spouse of a fellow Grinnell graduate. Next time it will be Chico Hathaway, noted and very tall pickleballer. Gwen wrote: “Sorry it has taken me so long to get you the brands of compostable... READ MORE >
It is a pleasure to learn that people are reading this column. Jim Ericson, local Library Clerk, wrote: “Something has always made me wonder and I thought I’d run it by you. The main streets in downtown Grand Marais are Broadway and Wisconsin. But, why Wisconsin? Why would one of the primary business streets be called Wisconsin? Was there a... READ MORE >
Everyone likes to read books using their home turfs as settings. Or turfs they have visited, especially lreland, Paris, and Venice or Rome. Already, faithful readers have been introduced to some of our neighbor authors—Dave Saari for golf mysteries and Staci Lola Drouillard for local Ojibwe history. We have even adopted Norwegian author Peter Geye for his tightly wound mystery... READ MORE >
Our best entertainment is a live cat video—Pixie skittering wherever she pleases, as fast as a speeding bullet–when she is not supine and as relaxed as we only hope to be. There is only one place in our home that she cannot get up to and routinely goes to all of them. One result is that there is no safe... READ MORE >
Upon moving to Grand Marais four years ago, I was delighted to discover the Gunflint Hills Golf Course was now city owned and improved from my play in the 1980’s. Then at a Drury Lane book talk, David Saari and I discovered each other and became golf partners, occasional writing partners, and regular testers of single malt scotches. All those... READ MORE >
Grand Maraisians had the pleasure of the First Annual Y Golf Scramble at Gunflint Hills on July 28th. A perfect Sunday afternoon was filled with a full slate of golfers raising money for Y youth programs. A good time was had by all reports. Staff and volunteers are encouraged about the course’s future. Only four miles up the Trail, Gunflint... READ MORE >
