A countywide effort to combat invasive species has been formed. Shae Kosmalski, the county’s agricultural inspector, told the county board July 14 that the “Cook County Invasives Team” (CCIT) includes representatives from the Cook County Highway Department and Cook County Extension; Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Band of Chippewa; National Park Service (Grand Portage National Monument); the Nature Conservancy,... READ MORE >
Vandals tampered with heavy equipment creating havoc at the Cross River gravel pit on the Gunflint Trail sometime during the night of Thursday, July 9. A front-end loader belonging to Edwin E. Thoreson, Inc. was used to tip over a 40,000-pound tag trailer belonging to Dave Tuttle. Tuttle discovered the overturned trailer, which is used to haul heavy equipment, when... READ MORE >
A serious single vehicle accident occurred at mile marker 133 on Highway 61 in Hovland at 12:14 p.m. on Sunday, July 12. Shyam Prasaad Samudravijayn, 33, India, was driving a 2000 Toyota Corolla southbound on Highway 61 and attempted to pass a pick-up truck. After pulling out to pass, he saw a motorcycle traveling northbound and swerved to get back... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_1318" align="alignleft" width="300"]This American Redstart has been dubbed "Crazy Bird" by Sara Silence and the children at KinderTots Daycare. For the second year he has spent several days fluttering around a patio window as if he wants inside. Local birder Molly Hoffman explains that the Redstart is a warbler and is very territorial. He...... READ MORE >
The development of the Hospice/ Palliative Care Program for Cook County has taken a positive step forward. As a result of a grant awarded by the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation, Kay Grindland has been hired as the part-time coordinator of the program. She will serve as the initial contact for those wanting more information about the program and end-of-life care... READ MORE >
There was a man who embraced our shores Over sixty years ago. He lived and fought to protect our land, And with us, called it home. Photos by alesha Manzo Top: dick Powell, Irv’s nephew and former owner of Chippewa Inn, was one of the many people who shared memories of Irv Benson’s life at a Friday, July 3, 2009... READ MORE >
With troubled investment portfolios nationwide, a local tourist economy not keeping pace with inflation, and concerns over the availability and price of foreign oil, many people may be anticipating changes in America’s long-held level of prosperity. What people do now to respond to potential changes could make all the difference to communities such as Cook County, according to one man.... READ MORE >
Chuck Hartley, director of Energy Management Services for LHB Corporation, talked with Grand Marais City Council during a onehour work session on Wednesday, July 8 about a proposed $20 million joint biomass district heating project. Plans for the project, known as “Boundary Waters Renewable District Heat and Combined Heat & Power,” would be submitted to the Department of Energy for... READ MORE >
It’s official. Grand Marais city councilors passed the second reading of a revised noise ordinance by a 4-1 vote July 8, making it legal for outdoor performers to play amplified music until midnight on weekends, and until 10 p.m. during the rest of the week. The decision culminated a series of proposed changes to the prior ordinance, that did little... READ MORE >
Tim Cochrane is a brave and ambitious man. For close to 35 years he has been collecting information from historical documents and people with stories to tell about the history of the North Shore Ojibwe on Isle Royale, and the book he produced, Minong—The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale, has now been published by Michigan State University Press. The... READ MORE >
