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Cathi Williams was delighted to see this visitor at the pond at her farm on Fall River Road in Grand Marais on August 31. The great egret graciously cooperated for Cathi to get this beautiful photo. Full Story
Gravel storage may reduce Tofte paving bill
The Tofte town board decided to try to meet with KGM Contractors Inc. construction manager Keith Line regarding a bill of approximately $13,900 it sent to the township for paving it completed this summer. KGM had agreed to do $30,000 worth of paving in exchange for being allowed to store 30,000 yards of blasted rock on the township’s old airstrip. Full Story
Forest Service monitoring Lizard Lake wildfire
U.S. Forest Service firefighting planes are again being seen over the Northland as a wildfire burns in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), 1½ miles north of Long Island Lake and 1 mile south of Dawkins Lake on the Gunflint Trail, approximately one mile from the Gunflint Trail. Full Story
