[caption id="attachment_502" align="alignleft" width="300"]Photo by Bob Pranis Bob Pranis and Veronica Weadock had a delightful visitor at their bird feeder on Wednesday, May 13, a red-bellied woodpecker. Pranis talked to local birder Molly Hoffman, who said red-bellied woodpeckers are extremely rare in northeastern Minnesota. Pranis said it was amusing to watch the woodpecker, which was...... READ MORE >
About 40 people gathered the evening of May 19, 2009 to discuss the two options that distill the Grand Marais Park Board’s efforts over the last several months to develop a long-range plan for the tourist park. City council, park board, and community members sipped coffee and ate cookies by the lighted hearth of the log 4-H building while consultant... READ MORE >
An organization in Cook County feeling the impact of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s budget veto is Cook County Higher Education (CCHE), which is facing a $40,000 cut in annual funding. CCHE Director Paula Sundet hopes that a letter clarifying Higher Education’s status as a non-profit organization will restore future allocations, but there is no way to reverse the decision which immediately... READ MORE >
Several people affiliated with the Cook County – Grand Marais Economic Development (EDA) attended the county board meeting Tuesday, May 19, 2009, where Director Matt Geretschlaeger requested an early disbursement of $35,000 in levy funds to support EDA operating costs. The funds would normally be disbursed in June. The EDA has spent thousands of dollars in legal fees to help... READ MORE >
Anyone who tuned in to Duluth television last week to hear the General Motors announcement of Minnesota auto dealerships that were to be closed in the company’s restructuring may have thought that the local GM dealer, Grand Marais Motors, had “dodged a bullet” since it was not named. It turns out that is not the case, owner Gene Lashinski told... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_510" align="alignleft" width="300"]The ice is finally out on Devil Track Lake! Don Davison took this still chilly-looking picture of Devil Track on Thursday, May 14.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_511" align="aligncenter" width="256"] [/caption]... READ MORE >
Still stinging from the threat of fines and the requirement to complete $40,468.32 in restoration work after conducting road maintenance in July 2008, the Schroeder Township is hesitant to complete culvert repair work on the Sugarloaf Road. At its May 12, 2009, meeting, the town board expressed frustration that it had not gotten a reply from the Minnesota Department of... READ MORE >
there secret A dozen members of the public attended the April 29 East Zone prescribed burn meeting hosted by the US Forest Service at the Poplar Lake Fire Hall on the Gunflint Trail. Mike Crook, Bre Schueller, Dennis Neitzke, Patty Johnson, Kurt Schierenbeck, and Steve Schug represented the Forest Service. Dennis Neitzke, District Ranger, discussed significant natural events on the... READ MORE >
At the Bone Marrow Drive on May 5, the Grand Marais cohort of the Student Nursing Association from Hibbing raised over $700 for donation to the swab processing, and added over 20 people to the registry, which according to Kevin Meyer, director of the Bone Marrow Registry in Lansing Michigan, was an awesome accomplishment for such a small community. TheStudent... READ MORE >
All of us experience losses in life. Theymay come in different forms: the loss of a loved one to death, loss of a job, broken friendships, divorce, and changes in physical or mental health. Thelosses also occur when we have what we consider positive experiences: marriage, birth of a child, new jobs and so on. In each of these, we... READ MORE >
