What happens in Grand Marais… I never found time to write about my Las Vegas vacation at the end of April. Returning to Cook County—and to work—meant playing catch up. I quickly got right back in the work routine and forgot about the wonderful time I had in Las Vegas. As they say, "What happens in Vegas…stays in Vegas."... READ MORE >
“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb 4:16 NAS95) I had been a pastor in a small town for six years. A lot of good things happened there but, as is so often the case, not everyone was happy.... READ MORE >
10 Years Ago · June 14, 1999 • WDSE-TV has been awarded $112,812 from the national Telecommunications Information Agency to replace an aging tower in Grand Marais that carries the signal of three Duluth television stations. The existing tower is at the end of its lifespan and must be disassembled. The tower also has major cracks in a support leg... READ MORE >
We don’t borrow cups of sugar. We don’t have a “welcome wagon” and backyard gettogethers. But we do share the last stretch of the South Shore Drive, and that makes us a neighborhood. Neighborhoods are interesting phenomena. My childhood neighborhood “gang” consisted of three other girls my age. We played together, walked to school together and fought like sisters. Fifty-First... READ MORE >
My adopted daughter was born in the projects of the South Bronx, some of the meanest streets in America, and in her early years was tutored in its ruthless code. Though able to escape to Minnesota through adoption, she remains proud of her “New York skills”—her ability to fight back, to not get punked. I tell you this because Amy... READ MORE >
Allan and Jenna Berglund of Grand Marais announce the birth of a daughter, Lauren Christine Berglund, at 8:48 p.m. May 13, 2009 at the Cook County North Shore Hospital in Grand Marais. Lauren weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long. She is welcomed by sister Shauna Blake, and grandparents Clifford and Julie Berglund, Jane MacDonald and Walter... READ MORE >
Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon,... READ MORE >
Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.... READ MORE >
A large, round depression in the ground behind the 4-H building in Grand Marais is not the result of a meteor strike or an alien landing. It is the beginning of one of the improvements to be made on the grounds of the Community Center this summer. People attending the Small Footprint Living Fair June 12-13 will help install a... READ MORE >
