West End townships question Lutsen Tofte Tourism Association
After signing off on the Lutsen Tofte Tourism Association's (LTTA's) request to pay off golf course bonds so it would no longer have to keep significant amounts of lodging tax income on hold in county coffers, the Tofte town board voted Thursday, July 9, 2009 to collect the tax itself and then disperse it to the LTTA. Full Story
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This Hovland bird feeder has a squirrel deterrent, but that doesn't keep bears away! Sandy Updyke caught this young cub on camera last week. Full Story
Grand Portage State Park Construction
Grand Portage State Park will only be open on weekends until mid-August, while work continues on site preparation for a new 5,800 square foot visitor center. Construction activities in hightraffic areas prompted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials to close the park Monday through Thursday, beginning July 20, out of concern for visitor safety. Full Story
Crazy and clever at Fisherman's
Unorganized Territory
There are two different approaches for people when it comes to Fisherman's Picnic. There are the folks who hate the historic festival. I have friends and relatives who head as far out of Grand Marais as possible when events kick off. They will do anything to escape the crowds, the traffic problems, the visiting food vendors, the silly contests and sales and the parade. Full Story
Mists of remembrance
The Good News
The mist outside my window this afternoon reminds me of the morning we arrived at the Andersonville Civil War Memorial in Andersonville, Georgia. It had rained that Saturday morning as we drove the miles from south Columbus to Andersonville. Full Story
COMMUNITY CALEN DAR
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. Full Story
Little League Champs!
Photo by Kelly Rauzi The Twins came from last place to beat first the Dodgers, then the Mets, in the 2009 Little League Championships last week. (L-R, front) Lily Gruber-Schulz, Maranda Deschampe, Will Lamb, Jordan Deschampe, Noah Roth, Erik Lawler (L-R, back) Coach Andy Borud, Devyn Deschampe, Colton Thompson, Andrew Lashinski, Joe Rauzi, Roman Schnobrich, Mariah Deschampe, Charlie Lawler. Left: The Twins listen to strategy from Coach Andy Borud. Full Story
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