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Firefighters practiced approaching and spraying a propane truck engulfed in flames at the Grand Marais Recreation Area on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Full Story
Cook County Visitors Bureau opens doors May 1
Although visitors to local tourism information centers will likely not notice it, big changes are coming to the Cook County tourism industry on May 1, 2010. That is when the Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) will officially open its doors in the former Sue Hakes Realty building at the corner of 5th Avenue West and Highway 61 in Grand Marais. Full Story
Two fires on Friday, April 23
While the Cook County Emergency Services Conference was taking place in the city of Grand Marais on Friday, April 23, two real fires sent the Gunflint Trail and Lutsen Fire Departments, as well as US Forest Service and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fire crews in motion. Full Story
Wallpaper removal weekend
This week’s paper includes our spring Home Improvement special section. We always have fun putting it together. Whenever our home improvement issue comes around—in the spring and the fall—I stop and think about the projects that have been done by my family. Not by me. I will do just about anything to get out of any form of construction and I really hate painting. Full Story
Hey! How ya been?
Wow! It seems like forever since we’ve had a chance to just sit down and talk like this. How have you been? I’m sure so much has happened in your life since we met last. I know I’ve been busy. Full Story
Community Calendar
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. 3/13tfn
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. 4-17tfn Full Story
Vikings split pair of North Shore rival games
The Cook County baseball team lost a tough game to Silver Bay early in the week before getting a key win against the Two Harbors Agates. On Tuesday, April 20, the Vikings lost at home to Silver Bay, 10-6. Two days later in Two Harbors, Cook County won a closely contested game, 5-2. The Vikings are now 4-2 on the season. Full Story
Track opens at Polar Indoor Meet
TheViking track team opened its 2010 season at the Polar League Indoor meet at UWS on March 27. We hadn’t been able to run the indoor meet the last few years, since it has been scheduled during spring break. Ironically, the beautiful spring weather this year meant we hadn’t run indoors this year, something we did up to the end of April last year. Full Story
Earth Day event a success
Over 75 people turned out to participate in cleanup on the Grand Marais waterfront on Thursday, April 22, the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Church groups, Girl Scouts, the Grand Marais Chamber of Commerce, North House Folk School, the US Forest Service, members of Harbor Friends and the Grand Marais Business Council lent a hand. Full Story
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