Residents of Two Harbors, Grand Portage, Grand Marais, and Silver Bay respond to Wilderness Health listening sessions. By David Beard, University of Minnesota Duluth Faculty Volunteer, Wilderness Health Wilderness Health has completed a series of listening sessions around internet access in rural northeastern Minnesota.
20 YEARS AGO JULY 25, 2003 v The county board voted Tuesday to deny a rezoning request that would have created smaller, additional building lots in the Echo Woods Plat near McFarland Lake in Hovland. It was the second time in three months that such a request had come before the county commissioners; the first request was voted down on May 27.
Consumers have new protections involving debt collection and payday lending that affect thousands of Minnesotans. The new laws were passed in the 2023 Legislative Session and signed into law by Governor Tim Walz in May. The Minnesota Department of Commerce is implementing the laws.
Members of the West End Garden Club rose to the theme Grammas Attic. Creativity abounded from pitchers, coffee grinders to a 1940s wedding dress. Bouquets were placed in doll houses and history scrapbooks were viewed by many. The setting at the Surfside Event center gave a special backdrop to Lake Superior.
Starting August 1, 2023, anyone 21 and older will be able to possess or transport two ounces of cannabis flower, and up to eight ounces of cannabis concentrates. Adults will also be able to keep up to two pounds of adultuse cannabis flower in their place of residence. A person can possess up to 800 milligrams of edible THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
Many displays of floral treasures graced the display tables of the Community Center last Saturday at the Garden Club’s annual flower show. The show was well attended and even welcomed 20 Thunder Bay Horticultural Society members.
Spruce budworm has a visible impact on Minnesota’s Northeast Arrowhead forests. Dead and dying balsam fir and spruce are key signs of spruce budworm infestation, which leaves many of us concerned about managing our woodlands’ health.
During the 2023 legislative session, a new law was passed that legalized adultuse cannabis in Minnesota beginning Aug. 1, 2023.