Lucky 13
Did you get through Friday the 13th unscathed? I hope so. I hope you are not a paraskevidekatriaphobic. Instead, I hope that, like me, you didn’t even realize that it was the supposed day of bad luck until it was long past.
Friday wasn’t a bad day at all. I had my
bad luck day on Thursday the 12th when half of my computer crashed. Full Story
Wilderness wisdom
“For me, camping is the Holiday Inn.” If I had a dollar for every time someone has said that to me, I’d be rich. Usually they say it when I’ve said something about going into the wilderness. 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 meeting. 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
Photos
Football practice began in earnest last week as the Cook County Vikings greeted 28 players for workouts. Head Coach Mitch Dorr said he feels this year’s team will be young but very competitive, with an emphasis on speed and skills rather than size and brute strength. Full Story
Berries to Bears
The weather finally took a cool turn and the wind that followed the cold snap had a lot of gust to it. A few trees were downed on Sunday and Monday, especially in the Seagull area. This will be an ongoing event with every wind storm since more and more half-burnt Jack Pines are beginning to lose their strength. Full Story
Where are the fish biting?
There was no fish report from Buck’s Hardware this week, but that didn’t mean anglers were not having success.
Tyson at the Beaver House said smallmouth bass are still “pretty much biting everywhere.” Some local fishermen have also been having fun catching feisty little perch on area lakes. Full Story
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