Zydeco!
Staff photos/Rhonda Silence The 18th annual Bayou Boogie was held at the Grand Portage Lodge & Casino Friday - Sunday, September 4-6. Clockwise from upper left: Thomas Rankin of Grand Portage and Jacquelyne Rankin of Duluth enjoyed games in the Cajun Heritage Tent. All are welcome to participate in the Mardi Gras Parades—and to go a little wild! Shari Kingston of Red Rock, ONT spun the "Wheel of Fate" in the Heritage Tent. Zachary Pylychuk of Thunder Bay enjoyed the games too. The Bayou Boogie King, Louie Ting, led the Mardi Gras Parades. Full Story
Dire budget news for EDA
Although the Cook County - Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) board heard good news from its housing coordinator and golf course representatives at the Tuesday, September 8 meeting, it faced dire budget news. Full Story
Fire damages Crosby home in Grand Marais
A passing motorist made an emergency 911 call at 8:16 p.m. on Saturday, September 5 reporting smoke coming out of a residence at 406 First Avenue West in Grand Marais. Full Story
United we stand
Every year at the end of August and the beginning of September, e-mail reminders start arriving in my computer's in-box. There are pleas to remember those killed in New York, Washington DC and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. There are photos and video clips of that dreadful day. Full Story
Dislodging Cook County rocks
Labor Day seemed as good a day as any to begin the landscaping around the new church building. We've been talking about it, planning for it, envisioning what it would all look like. Finally we had a day when we could concentrate on working the plan and digging the holes. 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
Vikings host Cross Country Invitational
The Viking cross country team opened its season at home, hosting Duluth East, Hibbing, Proctor, Carlton and Albrook at the Pincushion Trail system on Thursday, September 3. Although East and Hibbing compete in the big school, AA class, we ran a combined class at this meet, giving the "Davids" a chance to slay the "Goliaths. Full Story
Vikings beat Hilltoppers in thriller
Kelly Roberts
The Cook County Viking volleyball team won its season opener with a thriller of a match at home against the Hilltoppers from Duluth Marshall on September 3. The Vikings started out a bit slow and the Hilltoppers jumped out to a 7-0 lead. After a timeout called by coach Pam Taylor, the girls came back on the court and started to turn things around. Full Story
Defending champs defeat Vikings
The Cook County Vikings football team received a tough draw for its season opener at Lyle Anderson Field on Friday, September 4, when the defending Section 7A champion Chisholm Bluestreaks rolled into town and defeated the Vikings 33-6. Full Story
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