Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Each year, the residents of Cook County properly dispose of between 11 and 16 tons of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) each year. In converting that into pounds, it equates to between 22,000 and 32,000 pounds of HHW each year that is fortunately being kept out of not only the landfills, but also our lakes, rivers and streams.
Gordon Engstrom was named the 2024 Tofte Township Citizen of the Year at the July 4th celebration held in Tofte. Township Board Chair Craig Horak thanked Engstrom for stepping up to fill the township's treasurer position, a job that isn’t easy to fill.
BRIAN LARSEN A little mud—okay a lot of muddidn’t deter a large number of runners from participating the July 4th Tofte Trek races that started and ended at the Birch Grove Community Center. All told 117 runners finished the race, 74 men and 43 women with seven who couldn’t complete the race.
The DeArruda Wharton family of Grand Marais has been named Cook County’s “2024 Farm Family of the Year” by the University of Minnesota. Good Nature Farm is an offgrid family farm located outside of Grand Marais.
After making changes to the record fish program, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has seen steady interest by anglers in documenting their largest catches, as evidenced by the nine new state record fish the Minnesota DNR has certified since March.
BRIAN LARSEN In response to the recent Cook County Chamber of Commerce International Workforce Survey, thirty- six business owners, representing a diverse range of industries, have provided valuable insights. This response, though not extensive, is significant as it provides a snapshot of the impact J-1 students have on fulfilling jobs that would otherwise go unfulfilled.
BRIAN LARSEN The 72-year-old ore boat that suffered a cracked hull while sailing on Lake Superior on June 8, 2024, might be scrapped. Initially, the crew's report of a loud bang led to the belief that the Michipicoten had collided with something.
SUE HENNESSY The Grand Marais Playhouse will present two plays in repertory weekends from July 18 through August 11. The annual Summer Theater Festival will include a hilarious farce and a comic thriller.
Do you ever wish something was different in your life? Do you ever try to change your circumstances if at all possible to make something different happen? Here at North Shore Living circumstances are what they are, but there’s always hope. Residents are living here because something has happened in their lives that has brought them here such as a stroke, dementia or physical limitations.