The Grand Marais Recreation Park Board, working with Carduus Consulting, has been meeting for over six months, seeking to create a long-range plan for development of the 60-acre Grand Marais Recreation Park. Park board meetings and two public forums have led to the creation of two possible designs for the waterfront and campground area. The public is encouraged to attend... READ MORE >
What should be the maximum boat size allowed in the Grand Marais marina? Members of the city’s park board debated the answer to that question during their May 5 meeting. The topic was raised by board member Todd Miller, who said he did some research into the matter, and determined that the Grand Marais standards, which limit boat length to... READ MORE >
• City golf course manager Mike Kunshier reported that the course is scheduled to open May 15, but cart use may not be allowed until the ground firms up. He said there are some areas that will need to be treated for snow mold, and there was some tree damage caused by the spring ice storms, “but nothing too bad.”... READ MORE >
Richard McKenzie of Grand Marais, who served his first day as Cook County Veterans Service Officer on April 26, is looking forward to working with local veterans. McKenzie and his wife, Debora, moved to Grand Marais three years ago, after he retired from a 30-year career as Operations Director at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. McKenzie said they, like so many others,... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_410" align="alignleft" width="300"]David Weible of Champaign, IL shared this wonderful photo of a pair of harlequin ducks. The ducks were passing through on May 12. According to birder Molly Hoffman, these ducks usually show up for a short while in spring and fall. They are uncommon but not rare. Their normal home is Alaska....... READ MORE >
The web blog detailing Hovland resident Erik Simula’s 1,000-mile birch bark canoe journey had an appropriate entry on May 12: It’s really not an adventure if everything goes well. Simula made news in Duluth when his trek from the Pigeon River in Grand Portage, along the North Shore to Duluth and ultimately along the Old Northwest Trail to Grand Rapids,... READ MORE >
• The board received a letter from Grand Marais Mayor Sue Hakes stating the city’s support for leaving county state aid roads within the city limits open to AT V use. County Attorney Tim Scannell has said the roads in question fall under county jurisdiction, and the matter can be discussed at the May 26 public hearing for a countywide... READ MORE >
Karl Hansen, director of the North Shore Health Care Foundation is pleased to announce that the Foundation has been awarded a $10,000 start-up grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation. This grant will allow the development of the proposed hospice program to continue to move forward. In addition to pursuing other grants to support the program, the end-of-life volunteers are... READ MORE >
How prepared are you to leave your home in an emergency? How prepared are you to remain at home due to weather, disease or other? The Cook County Emergency Preparedness Committee has created an “Emergency Shopping List” for you to use as a guide in preparing yourself and your family before an incident or emergency occurs. The county website home... READ MORE >
Cook County Law Enforcement received a call at 1:47 p.m. on May 9, reporting a fire danger at the City of Grand Marais’s brush disposal site near the Grand Marais water tower. The caller said someone had dropped hot coals next to the large slash pile. Grand Marais Fire Chief Ben Silence surveyed the situation and spread the coals out... READ MORE >
