Wayne Hensche

Wayne Hensche, age 76, of Grand Marais, MN. passed away on November 24, 2024. He was born September 16, 1948, to Ernest and Gertrude Hensche, of a farm family in southern Minnesota. Early years were in a one room schoolhouse, pitching hay bales with cousins and siblings on neighboring dairy farms, savoring homemade bread, glazed dinner rolls, and apple smoked sausage.

Les Donek

Leslie Jerome Donek of Grand Marais, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with family by his side at North Shore Health on May 25, 2025 at 10:40 or 10-4 in trucker talk. What joy in heaven when he was reunited with Sheila.

Nice turnout for the 2025 Memorial Day Service

Following the opening prayer delivered by Dale McIntyre, minister of the Cornerstone Community Church, about 100 people who were gathered on the courthouse lawn listened as American Legion Post Commander Robert (Bob) Mattson once again gave a concise but meaningful Memorial Day speech.