


Rain Garden nearing completion
On Monday, August 28, a group from the Cook County Chapter of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light (MNIPL), in collaboration with The Cook County Master Gardeners worked into the evening to restore the rain garden along Highway 61 at the old entrance to the Gunflint Trail.

Moving on
Superior paddling One friend (not to be named) said we were crazy. Another said, “You’re so BRAVE!” Neither is true.

Taste of Home
It’s time for a Turnover I recently have been practicing making turnovers. It started with a bowl of leftover apples.
Ham and Gruyere Turnovers
Ingredients - 1 cup (3 ounces) grated Gruyère. - 4 ounces cooked ham cut into ¼-inch dice.
Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers
Ingredients - 1 lb. puff pastry, (2 sheets) thawed according to package instructions.

Stauber named 2023 Legislator of the Year for his work on the Great Lakes
On August 18, Minnesota U.S. Eighth District Congressman Pete Stauber was recognized by the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force for his strong support of the Great Lakes Navigation System and Clure Public Marine Terminal in Duluth, Minnesota.

BEYOND REASON
The Price of an Education In the 1998 film “Good Will Hunting” the titular character is at a bar and says to a Harvard undergrad, “One day you’re gonna wake up and realize you dropped a hundred fifty grand on an ***ing education you coulda got for a dollar fifty in late charges at the library.” True words, perhaps. Today a higher education will set you back even more.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church.

Birth announcement for Bentley Palmer Brisson
Born to Eric and Adrianna Brisson of Grand Marais, Minnesota on April 17th, 2023, at St Luke’s Hospital Duluth, Minnesota. He is welcomed by his grandparents Bruce and Penny Brisson, Danny and Rachael Berglund, and Jerry and Donna Paine, all of Grand Marais, MN.
