“You have to be a pirate to use a microscope,” explained Janet Groenert to a group of curious young children at the YMCA last Friday, October 13. “Close one eye and look into the microscope with your open eye.
The decorative element For some reason, many holidays have a decorative element to them. Some put bunnies and pastel eggs out for Easter. The Fourth of July is the only time when good people should be permitted to talk about bunting. And, Christmas is, of course, the green and red elephant in the room that we shall presently ignore.
20 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 19, 2003 v Wish lists and harbor maps were unfolded at the Safe Harbor Advisory Committee meeting on Monday as members continued discussions about the possibility of developing a full-service marina in the Grand Marais harbor. Any development of a safe harbor and/or marina will require months, if not years, of work as well as the go-ahead by the city council, the U.S.
Grand Marais Public Library invites the community to celebrate National Novel Writing Month this November with two writing workshops intended for adults. The workshops are free and open to the public.
Cook County Schools wants community input about possibly improving the school district facilities and grounds. Cook County Schools is hosting two meetings in early November regarding school district facilities and grounds.
Toastmasters Open House Toastmasters International is hosting an open house and information session at the Hub in Grand Marais on October 25 at 1 p.m. Come and learn about Toastmasters.
The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for youth in grades 3-8 for “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Kathryn Schulz Carlson on TUESDAY October 24 at 3:30 p.m.. Over 30 roles available.
with One good thing after all these years – and I suppose I should call it a great thing – is that I'm finally, slowly startin' to lose my liking for skunk spray. I suppose it's all a part of the long process of me gettin' civilized, which has taken somewhat longer than for a normal knucklehead.
Many moons and several columns ago, we wrote about oddities of Cook County law enforcement. Law violations were few, and we smiled a little about fishing with illegal minnows.
As we bid adieu to our visitors viewing the fall leaf-changing season, I would like to take the time to extol the benefits of being a “leaf licker”. I am a self-professed “leaf licker,” defined as someone who deeply appreciates nature, especially trees and plants. This term suggests that the person is so enthusiastic about the outdoors that they might figuratively lick leaves or immerse themselves in nature to connect with it.