This is the March 2025 Lodging Tax Report from the Auditor's Office for January 2025 collections. The Visit Cook County Income Study shows that January collections were up 19% over 2024 and Fiscal-Year-to-Date collections are up 1.88%. As compared to fiscal year 19-20, January collections are up 17.7%.
President Trump’s January 20th proclamation declaring a national emergency at the southern border raises serious alarms.
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In Search of Good Gravel
Local birder Joe Lutz will present at the library to honor Earth Week
Nine dedicated area volunteer firefighters, including five from Grand Portage, two from Grand Marais, one from Lutsen, and one from Hovland, spent a full day at Horseshoe Bay in Hovland on Saturday, April 12, receiving training from instructors from Minnesota North College Customized Training Solutions in Hibbing.
In this book, One Spring Up North, John Owens says a lot without using any words about his spring travels in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW).
This past week
Senator Grant Hauschild (DFLHermantown) has been named Legislator of the Year by the Minnesota Ambulance Association, in recognition of his work fighting on behalf of the needs of Minnesota’s Emergency Medical Services.
The Cook County/ Grand Marais Joint Economic Development Authority approved a $24,000 grant application from Unimoose Enterprises, LLC, at the board's April 15 meeting.