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Waiting for Halloween? Perhaps that is what this rather large brown bat was doing in the woodpile at the home of Sandy Updyke in Hovland. Sandy “tickled” his nose a little which irritated him so he displayed his scary fangs!
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Talks continue on possible tourism merger
Representatives of the Lutsen- Tofte Tourism Association (LTTA) visited West End township meetings in October, introducing the idea of a possible merger of Cook County tourism associations—the Grand Marais Area Tourism Association (GMATA), the Gunflint Trail Association (GTA) and the Cook County Events and Visitor’s Bureau (CCEVB). Full Story
Fire demolishes duplex cabin at Gunflint Lodge
Around 1:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, 2009, Mike Carlson of Grand Marais experienced a surprise awakening. He had spent the day clearing the Lonely Lake Trail with fellow members of the North Star Ski Club and was asleep in a duplex cabin on the east end of Gunflint Lodge property.
“Fire! Evacuate!” is what woke Carlson up. Full Story
Spiritual reflections
The Journeys of our lives Boboes and the Harbor of Home
The Boboes still progress on their journey into the Kingdom of Unlikeness. The unending repetition through Orgueil’s roundabouts always promise much but deliver little; Boboes still leave seeking good and still arrive finding only themselves. Like those Boboes before us, “What should have been gold always ended up as synd.” Full Story
Historical Reflections
At one time Lutsen Resort offered one of the only year-round swimming pools in the county. It was a relaxing place to visit after a day of outdoor winter activities, with its pool dome. The attraction is featured on this postcard, circa 1955 from the Minnesota Historical Society collection. 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
WEST END CALENDAR
Tofte Town Meeting
Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 4/18tfn
Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings
Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Full Story
Awful weather—great running for Vikings
We thought the weather had been about as bad as it could get at Hibbing, but it was worse at Proctor. High 30s, windy, overcast and raining. The team just wanted to get in, race and get out. And that is what we did. On the way out, the bus was loaded down with a lot of soggy clothing and a lot of hardware. Full Story
Vikings enter playoffs seeded #1
The Viking volleyball team finished its regular season with a home win against North Shore rivals, the Silver Bay Mariners, on October 22. Full Story
An exciting season for young volleyball girls
It was an exciting 2009 season for Cook County girls’ volleyball action, with 31 girls from fourth, fifth and sixth grade participating in the Cook County Community Education volleyball program. While the players worked hard on the core fundamentals of passing the volleyball, setting, serving, serve receiving and spiking, their number one goal was to have fun. Full Story
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