Seagull silliness
Watching the seagulls hover over the final event of Fisherman’s Picnic— the fish toss on Sunday afternoon, just before the drawing for the grand prize of $10,000—I was reminded of how omnipresent seagulls are in our North Shore life. Full Story
Dancing light
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest I fell in love with the mountains: backpacking with friends and children. Nothing, I thought, could be as beautiful as a sweep of alpine meadow leading to a snow-capped peak. Full Story
Historical Reflections
Do you have an old picture
or a story from years gone by
that you would like to share
with Cook County News-Herald
readers? Give us a call, or stop
by our Grand Marais office.
We’d love to hear your Historical
Reflections. Full Story
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago
· Aug. 14, 2000
• A gondola at Lutsen Mountain slid backward into another gondola last Wednesday, injuring six people, one seriously. Full Story
Lines in the Sand
You’ve undoubtedly heard the figure of speech “Don’t cross the line in the sand” or in my case on the North Shore of Lake Superior “Don’t cross the line in the beach rocks.” Never was this truer than the hallways of Cook County High. Full Story
You Never Know ends on a high note
The cast, crew, and orchestra of You Never Know,
the Cole Porter musical that just finished its two-week run at the Grand Marais Playhouse, is very proud of its director, Sue Hennessy. On Saturday, August 7, 2010, Hennessy became Cook County’s 2010 Citizen of the Year. (See the article on her on the front page.) Full Story
Dogspell – the Incredible Journey
For eons, religious leaders have been using metaphors to try to describe God. In Dogspell – The Gospel
According to Dog,
priest and author Mary Ellen Ashcroft adds a unique twist to this theme. God as “king,” quips Ashcroft, means little to her as she meets so little royalty. Full Story
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