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Chasing the Treeline: Canada and Greenland From the Brooks Range in Alaska, the treeline goes straight across into Yukon. The leading edge of spruce follows the contours of northern Northwest Territories.

The Cook County Real Estate Market entering 2024 Another year of real estate transactions has been studied and another assessment is being finalized in Cook County. In short, the price of real estate on the North Shore is still increasing.

Reprinted from the January 2, 1930 edition of the Cook County News-Herald. The Great Depression had begun and this ad is a reflection of the period of time.

Running with The Gingerbread Man Deep in the woods, constantly scanning the terrain, ROB PEREZ runs a trail - over dirt, rocks, leaves, puddles, and roots. After a moment, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, brown, about six inches tall, with raisins for eyes, a cherry nose, and icing for a mouth, effortlessly runs alongside Rob, silent, unnoticed.

The beaver were quite active of course. They often walked through the house taking kindling from the fireplace and wedging it between table and chair legs. Other times they would drag her oriental rugs across the floor towards their indoor pool. When she stepped on the rugs, they would drop them, wriggle excitedly, and make 'chuckling' noises, which she interpreted as having a sense of humor. One night, she woke up with a beaver on her chest. It then ran under the bed and began pushing the mattress up and down so rapidly with its feet that she was unable to sleep the rest of the night.

My church, First Congregational UCC of Grand Marais, publishes the Shining Light Newsletter each month. The November issue had two columns that moved me to treat them as a joint guest column here.

The decorative element For some reason, many holidays have a decorative element to them. Some put bunnies and pastel eggs out for Easter. The Fourth of July is the only time when good people should be permitted to talk about bunting. And, Christmas is, of course, the green and red elephant in the room that we shall presently ignore.

Becoming Involved in Local Government Local government is not and should not be a spectator sport. The more engaged residents are in influencing local decision making, the more likely it is that decisions made by local governing bodies will reflect the will of the community.

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