On Thursday, December 15 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Robbie Hass, our Cook County Highway Engineer, will host a meeting utilizing community members to help create a vision for improvements to the Gunflint Trail. This activity, done with the help of our team of consultants from LHB, AFLA, and Toole Design, will provide both business owners and residents living adjacent... READ MORE >
Cook County Minnesota will hold three open house meetings on Thursday, December 1, 2022, to gather community feedback that will inform the update of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for County buildings. The meetings will take place in the Commissioner’s Room inside the Cook County Courthouse at 411 W. 2nd Street in Grand Marais. There will be three presentations to... READ MORE >
The City of Grand Marais Parking Ordinance goes into effect on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. The County is charged with plowing the city/county roads within the city limits North of Hwy 61. Please note the information below: SCHEDULE II. SNOW EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (A) All persons parking vehicles on the streets or highways of the city must park vehicles according to... READ MORE >
The North Shore Health (NSH) Board of Directors would like to address the Cook County community on key issues: their roles as board members, the staffing crisis at North Shore Health and how that impacts the facility’s financial status. The staffing crisis at North Shore Health is a topic of frequent discussion and the board wants the community to know... READ MORE >
Cook County Public Health and Human Services and the Minnesota Department of Health have scheduled additional Bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics for those ages five and older at the: Cook County Community Center on Sunday, November 6 and November 13 from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Lutsen Town Hall on Tuesday, November 8 from 3:15 p.m.- 6:15 p.m. Birch Grove Community School... READ MORE >
The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) announced last week that they have awarded $1,000,000 to the University of Minnesota, in partnership with The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Cook County Public Health and Human Services to strengthen and expand substance use disorder services including opioid use disorder prevention, treatment and recovery services in... READ MORE >
Cook County will hold Armed Intruder/ Active Shooter Training for all county employees on September 21 and 22, 2022. The training will include classroom sessions and an actual drill/simulation in the Cook County Courthouse. The drill/ simulation will be held on September 22 at 3:00 p.m., therefore the courthouse will close at this time and all entrances will be signed... READ MORE >
Cook County Public Health and Human Services and Sawtooth Mountain Clinic have scheduled Bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics at the Cook County Community Center for September 29, October 4, and October 6. Registration will open on the Cook County COVID-19 hub at www.cookcountycovid19.org at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 9. Grand Portage Health Services will not be offering the bivalent vaccine... READ MORE >
The Cook County highway department announced the kick-off for a new construction project today. It will be a Multi-Use Trail, located on the West side of the Gunflint Trail from TH 61 to 5th St/CR 7. The Safe Routes To School (SRTS) Multi-Use Trail will be a 10-foot-wide bituminous trail for pedestrians and bicyclists. Construction will begin the week of... READ MORE >
Kristina Mattson, the new State Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Coordinator for Cook County would like to personally thank locals for their interest in helping sustain and grow Walk! Bike! Fun! Events and education in Cook County! “We can’t continue this important work and programing without them,” said Kristina. BikeMN will be joining us in Grand Marais for a FREE Bike... READ MORE >
