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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
County tables Johnson rezoning decision
On the heels of a county board decision to adopt revision of Lutsen’s town plan, county commissioners talked with a Minnesota Counties Insurance Trust (MCIT) attorney about the zoning of Lance Johnson’s Lutsen property. Full Story
It’s been a number of years since I dressed up for Halloween. Not as long as one might think—a few years ago I donned a Care Bear costume. Along with fellow Care Bears (my mom, an aunt, and a cousin) I embarrassed my oldest son terribly by showing up at an American Legion Halloween Trivia Night. Full Story
