Private Andrew Jackson Scott, AKA Edwin G. Secor, the last Civil War veteran buried in Cook County, Minnesota will be honored in a ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, at Saint John’s Catholic Cemetery at Grand Marais, Minnesota. The ceremony is open to veterans, those with an interest in Civil War history, and the general public. Wearing... READ MORE >
“Four Old Broads” A hilarious comedy by Leslie Kimbel opens this weekend. The Grand Marais playhouse is very proud to present the second show in our summer theater festival opening Friday July 21 at 7 p.m. Four sassy senior ladies: Beatrice, Eaddy, Imogene, and Maude need a break from bingo and macramé. They want to take a SASSY SENIORS Caribbean... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Farmers Market is introducing a new free kids program called the Power of Produce Club (PoP Club). This program was created at the Oregon City, Oregon, farmers market in 2011. Due to its success, it has spread to farmers markets all over the nation. The PoP Club has been in Minnesota since 2013 and is added to... READ MORE >
Mixed Precipitation celebrates 15 years of outdoor summer fun, performing one of the most beloved and famous tragedies in the theatre tradition, Romeo and Juliet, adapted from Vincenzo Bellini’s 1830 opera, I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues). Juliet and Romeo are online strivers in a time of global strife. She’s lifting up others through her social... READ MORE >
Last year was a banner year at the Grand Marais Rec Park but so far revenues are 10 percent higher this year than last June, reported Grand Marais Parks Director Dave Tersteeg, who added, “Year-to-date revenue is trending up about 12 percent over 2022.” Tersteeg was addressing the Grand Marais Park Board on Tuesday, July 11. Rick Crawford Excavating completed... READ MORE >
Jean Boostrom Blackwell Roberts, age 97, passed away on December 17, 2022. Jean was born January 3, 1925, at home on the west side of the Grand Marais harbor. She was the second of two children of Alec and Josephine Zimmerman Boostrom. In 1943, after graduation from high school in Grand Marais, she went to Chicago for training as a... READ MORE >
Valerie Spieker found her path from this earthly home on July 9, 2023, and was promptly met at Heaven’s gate by her favorite animal companions Cooper, Abby, Sophie Jo, Gypsy and the spirits of more dogs and cats than you can imagine. She was born on July 27, 1955, in the small town of Winton, right outside of Ely, Minnesota... READ MORE >
Pearl Ruth Schlienz gained her angel wings on June 8, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Pearl was 98 years young. Pearl was born on September 19, 1924, to Mabel (Sylvester) and Sidney Drowley in St Charles, Michigan. Pearls early years were spent traveling around Michigan as her father owned and operated a sawmill which meant the family went where... READ MORE >
Anthony “Shooter” Scalise (Knill) left his physical form on Saturday, July 1st and began making his way to the Spirit World. He was born April 25, 1964. He grew up in Duluth, Minnesota and graduated from Duluth East High School. He moved to the twin cities shortly after graduation and began his drywalling career. He moved to Grand Portage in... READ MORE >
