The Cook County ATV Club invites the public to ride with club members for a Rhonda Silence memorial ATV fall pizza ride on Saturday, September 27, at 10 a.m. The fall pizza ride will be held in honor of the club’s longtime secretary and founding member, Rhonda Silence.
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, SJ Bautch Construction broke ground to upgrade the playground at the First Congregational UCC in Grand Marais. Plans call for digging out the soil around the play equipment to the depth of eight inches and replacing it with wood chips for a softer surface. The crew will also pour a concrete pad for a handicapped-accessible picnic table, and footers for two benches and a bike rack. Bruce Tyler, the project manager for the church, expects the table, benches and bike rack to arrive in 6-8 weeks and hopes to have them installed before snow flies.
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Despite the rain, the Unplugged concert at North House Folk School drew a resilient crowd. This year, the event took a unique turn, with the venue being essentially free and the delightful pie and cookies being complimentary, a departure from the past practice of renting a large white tent and charging for the music.
On September 19 The Heights, Bluffs formally opened for leasing in Grand Marais. The Heights, Bluffs is a 36-unit multi-family rental housing building on the west edge of the city. Apartments include studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units ranging from 427 to 840 sq. ft.
Chris Thompson is the new cook at the Hub senior center in Grand Marais.
Pet of the Week celebrates pets, past and present. Please share some of your favorite photos with all of us. If you bring a photo to the newspaper office, we can create a quality digital image with the scanner and give the photo right back to you.