Skim ice forms on a pristine deep woods lake as the sun rises in the background. Snow has accumulated on the hill above town this week, and winter's arrival is all but here.
November 4th weekend was Readers’ and Writers’ Festival. It reflects much of what makes the North Shore a special place for Myrna, Joanne, and me and all who live here.
Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman has appointed Rep. Dave Lislegard (DFL – Aurora) and Senate MajorityLeaderKariDziedzic has appointed Sen. Grant Hauschild (DFL – Hermantown) to serve on the Legislature’s new Joint Task Force on Emergency Medical Services. The panel will be charged with examining new ways the Legislature can strengthen the lifesaving services EMS personnel provide, including in rural areas where providers are facing challenges.
with As if they didn't have enough to do, the revolutionaries of the French National Convention – Mirabeau, Marat, Robespierre, et. al.
More than one-third of funding went toward helping sustain and expand child care in northeast Minnesota. From July through September, the Northland Foundation awarded 35 quarterly grants totaling $603,500 to support northeast Minnesota people and communities working toward a future where everyone feels they belong and can thrive.
Dastardly rumors We’ve all heard them, and some of us have passed them on. I’ll bet there are plenty of us, too, who have been affected by rumors.
The Grand Marais Public Utility Commission Board met on Thursday, November 1, and reviewed the city's Electric budget in great detail before passing a two percent utility rate increase for 2024. City Administrator Mike Roth talked about some new—albeit small— revenue the city was receiving from the vehicle charging stations and the solar power generated from the roof of the public works building, with the power being sold to Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (SMMPA).
The beaver is a common and widely distributed mammal which has attracted the interest of many people, even if they have never seen one. They are mostly known for cutting down numerous trees and shrubs for building and maintaining their dams and lodges, as well as for their own food during the summer and storing an additional amount to eat during winter.
Veterans Day “America’s finest – our men and women in uniform – are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.” Sarah Palin On Saturday, November 11, we once again take time to honor the men and women of our armed forces. In 1921, an American soldier – his name “known but to God” – was buried on a Virginia hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C.
Hunters, media and anyone interested in deer harvest data can find current deer harvest figures and harvest reports for past years on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ deer reports and statistics webpage (mndnr. gov/mammals/deer/management/ statistics.html). The page also features an interactive map and graph that visualizes the data.