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Canoe races a success
July 15 was a cool, cloudy and windy day but the Gunflint Trail Canoe Races went on with paddlers, workers and attendees flexible dealing with the weather. The gunnel pumpers bounced on the waves and long distance paddlers had to really dig. Once again it was a great celebration of the northland's canoeing tradition. Full Story
Oberstar vote doesn't benefit NE Minnesota
How many more Minnesotans need to lose jobs or business? How many more Minnesotans need to lose homes before Democrats in Washington, like Rep. Jim Oberstar understand that now is not the time for a massive tax increase? Oberstar must not know how much it costs to fill a gas tank these days. Full Story
Fond memories of Isle Royale, Grand Marais
Rhonda Silence's A cruise down memory lane column brought back so many good times. As a young boy, we lived 13 miles east of Grand Marais on the lake. My Dad was a fisherman. In the summers of the early '50s he fished for Sivertson's on the Island. Full Story
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