Thursday, November 13, 2025

GRAND MARAIS

The Heights, Bluffs Ribbon Cutting and Tours in Grand Marais

The Heights, Bluffs invites the public to celebrate its upcoming completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, November 19, hosted by the Cook County...

Agates Accelerate – Swim Team State Bound After Record Setting Season

Recently, Head Coach Heather Mayfield was asked, “If anybody told you three years ago that you’d be fighting for section champion or that you...

Cook County Conquers and Charges Toward State

By Sarah K. Simon Making it to state for the first time in 18 years is an accomplishment in itself. Doing it undefeated? That’s...

Empty Bowls Soup Dinner November 29 at Up Yonder in Grand Marais

By Steve Fernlund Since 2006, the annual Empty Bowls soup dinner and lunch, along with the handmade bowl sale fundraiser, have played a crucial...

Grand Marais Public Library Receives Gift of 100 Children’s Books from Brownstone Book Fund

Grand Marais, MN, November 3, 2025—Grand Marais Public Library was selected as one of 100 Minnesota libraries to receive a gift of 100 new...

Woman Rescued After Swept Off Grand Marais Breakwall

By Steve Fernlund A woman, part of a group of four people walking on the breakwall leading to the lighthouse in Grand Marais, was...

The Challenges of Reporting Hard News in a Small Town

By Joe Friedrichs GRAND MARAIS – A front-page story that ran in this newspaper last week (Oct. 31) about Levi Axtell, the Cook County...

Give Life to the Max: Boreal Community Media Hosts Blood Drive and Stem Cell Donor Registry Event

In honor of Give to the Max Day this November, Boreal Community Media (BCM) is organizing “Give Life to the Max,” a community event...

North Shore Football: Vikings Advance, Agates and Mariners Finish Strong

Cook County continues its remarkable undefeated run in Class 9-P, Section 7, after a 54-6 semifinal victory over North Woods. The Grizzlies had reached...

World famous accordion-violin duo from Poland to perform in Grand Marais, Two Harbors, and Duluth in November

World renowned violin & accordion duo from Poland, Karolina Mikolajczyk & Iwo Jedynecki, will perform as Guest Artists of the second edition of the...

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NEWS

By Steve Fernlund The Cook County Board of Commissioners voted in September to approve a proposed 2026 levy increase of 7.57%. In accordance with...