The Great Place Project grant program, a project of the Cook County Business and Civic Partnership, is officially open for your applications. We are in our 11th year of funding great projects throughout Cook County and Grand Portage.

University of MN Extension and Cook County Soil and Water Conservation District are partnering to present two workshops in May for landowners interested in tree planting and increasing resiliency in their forests.

Life in Christ Lutheran Church is excited to announce the groundbreaking of its new church building on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., at 2017 W. Highway 61 in Grand Marais. The public is warmly invited to attend the ceremony and a time of fellowship to follow.

County board April 8 meeting

Brook Lessard, Maintenance Director, requested that the Cook County YMCA replace its weight-lifting and cardio equipment. Lessard requested a 60-month lease for cardio equipment at $44,27.50, which is $938 per month and includes a preventive maintenance agreement. He also requested purchasing $36,605.44 in new weight-lifting equipment, which he said was in the budgeted funds.

10 YEARS AGO APRIL 11, 2015