20 YEARS AGO AUGUST 1, 2003 v Coast Guard Admiral Ronald Silva, responsible for command of all of the Great Lakes, and other highranking officials visited the Grand Marais Coast Guard Station on Monday. Silva and Master Chief Petty Officer Bryan Clemons have been traveling together on a two-part mission.
Markers For some reason I’ve been thinking backward lately. Maybe it’s because I shared tales from my son Ross’s childhood during his visit last week, or maybe because our granddaughter Hazel has been asking for stories from our lives.
Lucky No. 13 We joke, those of us who remain, that the Second Greatest Working-Class Infield was the ‘92 Schlitz team.
Summer Reads One of my favorite summer activities has to be The Summer Read. Everywhere you look someone wants you to read something: billboards; menus; pamphlets.
BALLY BLACKSMITH SHOP SUPPLIES This photo was taken when the Bally Blacksmith Shop on Broadway Avenue in Grand Marais was still an operating welding and… Login to continue reading Login…
Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close
After a couple of stressful weeks, it’s time to look forward to August. Grand Marais has the Fisherman’s Picnic the first full weekend of the… Login to continue reading Login…
One of my favorite summer activities has to be The Summer Read. Everywhere you look someone wants you to read something: billboards; menus; pamphlets. Heck,… Login to continue reading Login…
I cannot stop gardening. We are in the dogs’ days of summer and the early spring cold crops – radishes and beets and lettuces –… Login to continue reading Login…
‘61 Bob Spry and all of us Bob Spry, a community servant/leader died recently, joining two other community pillars, Bob Carter and Dick Swanson, in our memories and among our saints this year. Spry’s service at St.