Football team takes the field
Viking Head Football Coach Steven Anderson welcomed 25 kids to Viking football practice this fall. Assistant coaches alongside Anderson are Theo Rex, Mike Theisman.
Fishing has been awfully good in the harbor this summer.
Photo courtesy of David Johnson Fishing has been awfully good in the harbor this summer. .
Cook County Historical Alliance
In February 2022, four of the Historical Societies in Cook County (Schroeder Area Historical Society (SAHS), Tofte Historical Society (THS), Cook County Historical Society (CCHS), and the Gunflint Trail Historical Society (GTHS)) entered into a planning process to form an Alliance.
Minnesota DNR accepting letters of intent for Coastal Program grants
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is accepting letters of intent for projects seeking funding through its Lake Superior Coastal Program. Letters of intent are due by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15.
Ballet Magnificat! Presents
Experience one of Ballet Magnificat!’s most popular and longest touring ballets, Deliver Us! Set to the music of Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt, this riveting story will jump off the stage and into your life! Under the blazing Egyptian sun within the shadow of the pyramids, the enslaved Jewish people cry out for a deliverer. One man, Moses, challenges Pharaoh and leads the people to freedom - a vivid prophetic picture pointing to the Easter story of what Jesus Christ did on Calvary.
GSA awards $6.8 million for construction manager as advisor for Grand Portage, Minnesota, Land Port of entry modernization and expansion
Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the announcement is part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda As part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded a contract for construction management and commissioning services in support of the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) modernization project in Grand Portage, Minnesota.
Cook County Higher Education Director Karen Blackburn
Photos courtesy of Malorie Brazell Cook County Higher Education Director Karen Blackburn and Visit Cook County/Cook County Grand Marais Chamber Director Linda Jurek (holding the winning ticket) announce that 1973 Cook County High School graduate Clayton Rindahl had won the bright red 16’ Greyduck Clearwater Canoe. On August 23rd, the Cook County Chamber of Commerce hosted their first Chamber Membership Drive Kickoff BBQ.
Wondering ‘61
Not the opera you expect Along with 100 plus others, I really enjoyed Romeo & Juliet at Sweetheart’s Bluff on August 27th. The Pickup Truck Opera company of Mixed Precipitation put together operatic arias with Fleetwood Mac and other music genres with high energy and creativity.
Public meeting held for the Capitol Improvement Plan for county buildings
Following a civil public hearing held Tuesday, August 22, on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and Financial Management Plan, Cook County Commissioners voted 4-1 to approve the CIP and financial management plan.
Grand Marais Letter Writing Park hosts free post card and stamp fest September 1-4
Staff report Draw a “Love letter to Lake Superior” inspired by renowned Cook County Native American Artist George Morrison’s brilliant landscapes. Mail with free U.S.P.S.