It is with great sadness that the family of Eric Steven Ford of Hovland, Minnesota announce his passing on Saturday, July 29th at his home in Hovland, Minnesota, at the age of 38. Eric was born on May 17th, 1985, to Steven and Cheryl (Zimmerman) Ford in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
Patricia R Backlund, 98, of Grand Marais, passed away on Monday, July 17, 2023, at the North Shore Care Center. Patricia (Pat) was born in Superior, Wisconsin on January 21, 1925, to Ruth and Walter Madsen. Pat grew up in Superior and graduated from Superior Central High School. After graduation, the family moved to Duluth where she attended St. Scholastica for a year and worked at Western Union.
Todd Ford, CC Public Information Coordinator Cook County MN proudly announces that Sawtooth Mountain Maple Syrup Company will be presented with the Cook County Farm Family of the Year for 2023 award during Fisherman’s Picnic. Family members Kirstin, Greg, Chris, Calvin, Jim, and Marianne will receive the special award honoring their agricultural contributions on the Harbor Park stage on August 5 at 2:45 p.m.
We have great news: Minnesota Children’s Press Booth at Fish Pic will, for the second year, have our fun and free advice booth staffed by a beloved elder of the community! We lovingly and respectfully call it Geezer Booth. When we began it last year with the late, amazing Gordon Lindquist, we first asked him if he minded the name—used purely in fun to playfully invite conversation.
Bearskin Lodge has organized a new event utilizing the challenging terrain of the Central Gunflint Ski Trail System. Kjersti Vick, Marketing and PR Director, Visit Cook County The Gunflint Scramble, a new mountain bike event, is coming to the Gunflint Trail.
The family that owns Lutsen Mountains recently submitted a letter to Superior National Forest Supervisor Thomas Hall asking for a deferral of a decision on the proposed expansion of the ski resort “onto 500 acres of Forest Service land that local Tribes retain rights to under the 1854 Treaty.”
The Cook County/ Silver Bay Jr Legion baseball team was up 5-2 after their at bats in the fourth but Ely came storming back to score five in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-5 lead. It was a deficit the Vikings could never overcome.
Soon, readers who get the Cook County News-Herald online will be notified that we are no longer using Our Hometown as our web provider. Instead, CherryRoad Media has built its own website, which we will transfer to.
Folks lined up in droves for the 2023 Lutsen Rummage Sale held on July 15. Eager shoppers descended on the grounds of Lutsen Evangelical Lutheran Church at 9 a.m.
The Grand Marais Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at 5:15 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of City Hall to consider: 1. Mark Knierim and Anne Sugnet’s request for a 5 ft. variance on the south side of their lot, facing the street and a 10 ft. variance on the west side, To situate a home in the southwestern-most corner of their property. The currently vacant property (PID: 80-312-0180) is legally described as Sec: 20 Twp: 61.0 Rg: 1 Lot: Blk: Acres: .16 Lots 18-19-20 BLK 12 Sec: 20 Twp: 61.0 Rg: 1 Lot: Blk: Acres: .16 Lots 18-19-20 BLK 12 2. Cassidy Gecas' request for a conditional use permit to relocate a 22’ by 18’ cabin to be used as employee housing. Gecas is requesting to place the cabin at 1615 W. Highway 61 legally described as PART S 1/2 OF NE/SW N OF HWY BK 137 PG.