Art Round Town (A’RT), a Cook County non-profit, began documenting and researching public art last fall. The organization’s mission is to “promote public art by chronicling its past and facilitating its creation and preservation.” Their plan was to collect images, information and stories about a variety of public art so that it could be shared with the community and visitors.... READ MORE >
Grand Marais Mayor Jay Arrowsmith DeCoux and the Grand Marais Public Utilities Commission (PUC) installed Grand Marais’s first solar electric system in November. Owners of Art House Bed and Breakfast, Arrowsmith DeCoux and his family— wife Rose and son Ennis— are very involved in the community and they view the installation as a community statement and basically the right thing... READ MORE >
On April 14, 2014, a group of 22 community leaders gathered at the Cook County Community Center to learn about the GreenStep Cities program. The meeting focused on identifying actions already accomplished and possible others to pursue. The group included government representatives from Grand Marais, Cook County, and U.S. Forest Service, Grand Marais businesses and nonprofits, and the Cook County... READ MORE >
This fall, Brian Bennett of Outback Solar Electric completed the solar array installation of the largest Cook County Local Energy Project (CCLEP) renewable energy project to date. The project includes 39 solar photovoltaic panels assembled by Silicon Energy in Mt. Iron, Minnesota, rated at 190 watts each. The power generated by the array is grid tied, which means the electricity... READ MORE >
When news spread that an 8.8 magnitude earthquake had struck central Chile on Feb. 27, 2010 at 3:34 AM (local time), the thoughts of the Danfelt-Martin family in Hovland immediately went to the friends Gwen Danfelt-Martin had made during her time there as a Rotary Exchange Student in 2004 – 2005. As soon as possible, the Danfelt-Martins contacted friends Christian... READ MORE >
Cook County High School seniors Cedric Holtz, Gavin Danfelt-Martin and Martha Wilkes will be heading south in August to spend their final year of high school abroad. The students have been chosen to participate in Rotary’s Youth Exchange Program and are being sponsored by the Two Harbors Rotary Club, District 5580. They applied last fall and were asked to rank... READ MORE >
