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Jake Patten (left) and Mark Patten drive Cap & Dan, the Belgian draft horses pulling the sleigh. The Pattens will have sleigh rides, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.

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Winter Tracks celebrates all things snow in Cook County Feb. 1-10. The 10-day event features everything from downhill to cross county skiing, snowshoeing to snowboarding, riding a snowmobile or horse-drawn sleigh over hill and dale in this unique North Shore winter festival.

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There’s lots of art to look at, too. Snow sculptures will be ready for viewing at several locations in the county, and the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Winter Plein Air exhibit opens on Feb. 1.

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“The whole event is about celebrating winter,” said Sally Nankivell, executive director of the Cook County Visitors Bureau.

“Winter Tracks started on the Gunflint Trail several years ago and has grown to become a countywide event.”

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reception at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Grand Marais Art Colony to view the plein air paintings and photographs created that week.

The snow sculptures can be viewed at Bluefin Resort. Eagle Ridge Resort, Caribou Highlands, Harbor Park, the Grand Marais Art Colony and Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail.

On the East End, Grand Portage Lodge & Casino hosts the 10th annual Easter Seals Snowarama on Feb. 2 where snowmobilers are invited to hit the Grand Portage trails for a good cause. There’s a poker run on Saturday, followed by a dinner and awards program and then dancing to the West End Band.

On the Gunflint Trail, the Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club holds its annual Fun Run that Saturday, too. Participants can register at Devil Track Resort or Hungry Jack Lodge and collect their cards at lodges up and down the trail. The day concludes at The Landing at Devil Track Resort with games, food, prizes and music.

Horse-drawn sleigh rides at the Patten Family Homestead on the Trail are ongoing through Winter Tracks as well.

There’s plenty of entertainment scheduled for the two weekends of Winter Tracks. See the entertainment calendar for details.

During the week, there’s lots to do. Both Bearskin Lodge and Golden Eagle Lodge offer day and night outdoor ice skating, and the Cook County Community Center’s rink is open to skaters. Several cross-country ski trails boast night lighting as well. Guided snowshoe hikes are also available as are cross country ski tours, ice fishing, dog sled rides and lots of downhill skiing at Lutsen Mountains.

On Friday, Feb. 8, Gunflint Lodge will host a Winter Wilderness Survival Presentation and Hike at 10 a.m. Gunflint Pines Resort will hold a family sledding party from noon to 2 p.m. and there will also be a skijoring demonstration at Gunflint Lodge at 2 p.m.

On Sunday evening, Lynn Rogers of the Wildlife Research Institute in Ely will give a presentation on black bears from 7-8 p.m. at Caribou Highlands.

Truth be told, this is only the tip of the iceberg on all the winter fun one can have during this Cook County festival. To find out more, visit www.visitcookcounty.com/wintertracks.

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View the amazing works of Carl Beam (19432005) at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery in Ontario throughout the month of February. His work challenged contemporary Aboriginal art, and his philosophical approach has contributed much in Western society. His art engages his Anishinabek traditions, exploring the importance of dreams, spirit helpers and the lessons of his Aboriginal ancestry. About 50 of his most remarkable works from the start of his career in the 1970s to the end of his career in the 2000s have been selected for display. For more info, visit www.theag.ca.

Photography Calendar Winners Exhibit at Waterfront Gallery Jan. 12-Feb. 28

Visit the Waterfront Gallery in Two Harbors for the 2013 Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior’s Annual Calendar Photo Contest winners. Check out the exhibit’s beautiful winning images - for each of the calendar months plus four images receiving honorable mention. Visit www.waterfrontgallery. com for more info.

Lutsen Mountains Family Festival Feb. 1-3

Enjoy a family-fun weekend retreat to Lutsen Mountains for a weekend with skiing and snowboarding. Also featured will be a comedy night, snowshoe tours, snow sculptures, family ski races, a family Olympic race, a torchlight ski parade, fireworks and a bonfire with marshmallows for toasting. Visit www.lutsen. com for more info.

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Participate in Keep It Moving! throughout February. Register for different Move It activities for a chance to win fabulous prizes, as well as bragging rights and a healthier lifestyle. Indoor activities include water fitness classes at the Grand Marais Municipal Pool, swimming opportunities in the West End and Grand Portage, Wii at the Senior Center in Grand Marais and indoor walking at CCHS. Outdoor activities include ice skating at the Grand Marais and Birch Grove Community Centers, sledding at the Grand Marais Rec Park, night skiing at Pincushion Mountain, the Volks Ski Challenge and more. Events include the Lutsen Mountains Family Festival, the Winter Wonderland Family Outdoor Day & Boot Hockey Tournament at the Birch Grove Community Center, a day with the dogs at Camp Menogyn, Sawtooth International Cross-Country Ski Races and more. For more info on activities and registering, visit www. sawtoothmountainclinic.org.

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Take a class in Pie 101 on Feb. 7 at the Coop. Learn the proper technique for making a perfect crust and seasonal fillings for your pie. Class is at 7 p.m. Then on Feb. 17 take a Vietnamese cooking class with Bob Shannon and Yafa Napadensky. Learn how to properly use rice paper in the kitchen and make Vietnamese spring rolls and sauces. Bring an appetite and your own cutting board. Class is at 4 p.m. Limit is 12 people and cost is $10 for Co-op owners or $15 non-owners for each individual class. Pre-registration is requested.

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Sugarloaf Cove’s Minnesota Bat Program Feb. 9

Learn more about Minnesota bats and why we should be concerned about their future. Steve Robertson, District Interpreter for the Superior National Forest will be talking about these often misunderstood creatures along with white noise syndrome. The program is at 10 a.m. at the Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center and is free. For more info, visit www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

Day with the Dogs at Camp Menogyn & Baskets with Jane Feb. 9 & 18

Cook County Community Education, Cook County Extension, and Kids Plus are sponsoring youth enrichment opportunities. Spend a day with the dogs at Camp Menogyn on Feb. 9 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Have the opportunity to learn about dog sledding, meet the dogs and take a dog sled ride. Dress to be outdoors and bring a snack and bag lunch. For ages 5-18, but parents are welcome to attend, too. Or make handmade baskets with Jane Shinners at the Great Expectations School on Feb. 18 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

There is a $20 fee and materials and help will be provided. Adults are encouraged to attend this class and are requested to attend if the child is younger than 4th grade. For more info on events, visit www.cookcountyschools.org/cookcounty/cmed or call 218387-2000.

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NSMA’s Local Musicians Showcase Feb. 16

Spend an evening listening to local musicians at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. This year’s lineup features an array of musical styles. Show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $10 for adults and $5 ages 18 and under. Tickets are available in advance at www. tix.com or at the door.

Sugarloaf Cove’s Minnesota Master Naturalist Program Begins Feb. 23

Sugarloaf Cove is presenting the Master Naturalist volunteer training program developed through the University of Minnesota Extension Service. This program intends to educate adults on Minnesota’s natural resources and provides opportunities to participate in conservation projects and field trips. The course will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every other Saturday for 6 sessions beginning Feb. 23. The cost of the course is $200 to cover the cost of materials. Scholarships are available. Visit www. sugarloafnorthshore.org for more info.

Race Your Outhouse In Two Harbors Feb. 9

Two Harbors’ Seventh Annual Outhouse Race will take place about 1 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 9, along First Ave. downtown. Teams of two will use a push bar to run a ski-equipped outhouse 25 yards, then turn and run it back to the starting point. In addition to a first place prize of $100, prizes will also be awarded for the most humorous outhouse and the best workmanship. To register for the event, call (218) 834-2305 or email dickb@silvercreeksignworks.com.

Northern Fibers Retreat Feb. 13-18

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by Joan Farnam February is a great month to be in Cook County. There’s always lots of great music, enough snow to play in, and fun festivals/ events throughout the month, including the Winter Arts Festival, Winter Tracks, Sivertson Gallery’s Fireside Chats and the Northern Fibers Retreat.

First up this month is the Winter Arts Festival put on by the Grand Marais Art Colony featuring the Winter Plein Air event and the Snow Sculpture Symposium.

This is the fourth year for the Winter Arts Festival, and artists will be out this week photographing and painting winter in all its Robert Two Bulls’ painting, “Tears of Bishop Whipple”, left, is one of the pieces that will be an exhibit at the Grand Marais Art Colony “Seen Through Native Eyes: A Celebration of Native Art.” Two Bulls and Red Lake potter Johnson Loud will exhibit their work and give a presentation at an opening reception March 1. Briand Morrison will play.

moods. Many will stay at Menogyn YMCA Camp on West Bearskin Lake.

Winter Plein Air is one of the only outdoor painting events of its kind in the country, and it concludes with a great exhibit at the Grand Marais Art Colony’s Founders Hall. This year, for the first time, they’ve opened up the event to photographers, so there will be wonderful photographs as well as paintings to enjoy at this year’s exhibit. The opening reception is at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is featuring a retrospective of the work of Carl Beam. Photo above is “The North American Iceberg,” 1985, acrylic, photo-serigraph, and graphite on Plexiglas, 213.6 by 374.1 cm.

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The next afternoon, the Art Colony will open the print studio for Community Ink Day: Print Your Own Valentines. Experienced printmakers will be in the studio from 1-4 p.m. to provide assistance and coaching to every age group as they print their own valentines. Preregistration is not required, but appreciated.

Call 287-2737 for more information.

Then, that evening, Feb. 2, Sivertson Gallery will host the first of this season’s Fireside Chats. Entitled “Hot Air for Cold Nights.”

The talk will feature plein air painters Neil Sherman and Dave Gilsvik and photographer Mark Tessier, who will discuss their experiences during Winter Plein Air. The Winter Arts Festival also features snow sculptures carved from snow blocks set throughout the county. Here’s where the snow blocks will be and who will be carving them: Bluefin Bay Resort – “The Eh Team,” with Vic Germaniuk and Bruce Ross (Kaministiquia, Ontario); Eagle Ridge Resort – “Clan O’Connor,” Michael O’Connor & Family, (Thunder Bay, Ontario); Caribou Highlands – “Twisted Sisters,” Joi Electa (Silver Bay), Mary Laberge (Little Marais), Shanna Strickland (South Dakota), and Denise Myaers (South Dakota); Harbor Park/Joyne’s Ben Franklin – Rick Skoog (Grand Marais,); Bearskin Lodge – Dave Seaton (Gunflint Trail) and the Grand Marais Art Colony, TBD. The snow sculptures will be completed by Feb. 1 and will remain as long as the weather permits.

That weekend is also the start of the 10-day Winter Tracks Festival with all kinds of outdoor events and activities planned. See story p.

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Duluth painter Aaron Kloss will be featured at Sivertson Gallery Fireside Chats on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. The painting above is entitled “Eye Candy.”

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There’s a new Songwriter Series at Papa Charlie’s this year with songwriters from the region performing at 8 p.m. on Monday nights.

Musicians scheduled for February include Meg

Liz Sivertson has new work at Sivertson Gallery, including this painting, “And Todd,” which depicts the local band, Earth, Wind & Todd playing for a dance.

Hutchinson (Feb. 4), Haley Bonar (Feb. 11), Communist Daughter (Feb. 18) and Molly Newsom of Zoo Animal (Feb. 25).

Also this month, the North Shore Music Association will hold the Local Musicians Showcase at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on Feb. 16. Kate Fitzgerald, program director for the NSMA, says the event is an opportunity to “celebrate the talents of our exceptionally gifted friends and neighbors.” Musicians this year include Sam Black, a Duluth pianist who plays at the Bluefin Grille regularly, Jane Howard, Paul Pederson, Carah Thomas and Al Oikari

and Swamp Donkey with Derek Smith. The showcase starts at 7:30 p.m.

The Grand Marais Art Colony, North House Folk School and the Northwoods Fiber Guild are collaborating on a 6-day Northern Fibers Retreat Feb. 13-18. As in past years, there will a wide variety of courses and workshops offered. There are also new events, including Kathy Horak’s “Yoga for Fiber Folk.” Members of the Northwoods Fiber Guild will hold a workshop for kids as well as a mini-workshop for elementary school teachers at at North House and host a “Show & Share” at the Art Colony on Friday, Feb. 15, from 7-9 p.m. There will be two Lunch & Learn events. The first one is on Friday, Feb. 15 at the Art Colony.

Kim Knutson will talk about “Painting with Thread.” The event will be catered by The Pie Place, but individuals may bring their own lunch. On Saturday, Feb. 16, Janine Kosel with give a presentation on Swedish Handknits at the Harbor Light Supper Club. Registration is required. Call 287-9762. For all the details of the fiber retreat, see www.northhouse.org.

Chastity Brown and Barbara Jean will be in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts on March 2.

Sivertson Gallery’s popular Fireside Chats series continues on Feb. 16, with a presentation on flame-painted copper by Dan & Frances Hedblom. Their spectacular work is currently on exhibit at the gallery.

Duluth painter Aaron Kloss will give a Fireside Chat at 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, entitled “Through the Birches.” Next month, watercolor painter and fused glass artist, Nancy Seaton, will talk about her work in a presentation entitled “My Colorful Neighborhood” on March 2. Rick Allen and Marian Lansky, who run Kenspeckle Press in Duluth and produce woodblocks, engravings and letter press work, will speak at 6 p.m. March 9.

The 13th annual Inuit Premiere is set for March 16, and throat singers Nina Segalowitz and Lydia Etok will be there.

Since we’re talking about March, the North Shore Music Association is bringing in our own Barbara Jean and blues singer Chastity Brown for a double-billed concert at the ACA on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. This should be a fantastic night of music.

Tickets are available at www.tix.com. Stay tuned for details.

In other art news, Grand Marais singer/songwriter Michael Monroe has received a $10,000 Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to produce and promote a new DVD, “Michael Monroe Live at the Log Cabin Concert.”

Fine furniture maker Peter Pestalozzi of Ely also received a $10,000 grant from the State Arts Board, as did bead painter Jo Wood. Pestilozzi will use Lake Superior imagery, sketches, photographs, and writing as inspiration for new furniture pieces and exhibit in Grand Marais and other Minnesota locations.

Wood will create a new collection of fiber and beadwork focused on the many layered meanings of home. She will exhibit at One Roof Community Housing in Duluth.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery is hosting the National Gallery of Canada’s retrospective exhibition of works by artist Carl Beam. Beam was the at vanguard of a new and assertive art that challenged the prevailing marginalization of contemporary Aboriginal art. Approximately 50 of Beam’s works are on exhibit at the gallery through Feb. 25. The gallery is open Tuesday through Thursday, noon to 8 p.m. (EST) and Friday through Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

The Grand Marais Art Colony and the Spirit of the Wilderness Church will present, “Seen Through Native Eyes: A Celebration of Native Art,” Feb. 28-March 3. The event features Robert Two Bulls (Oglala Lakota, Pine Ridge, S.D.) and Johnson Loud (Ojibwe, Red Lake) artists and Episcopal priests, as Artists in Residence. They will exhibit their work (painting and

pottery) in the small gallery with an opening reception on Friday, March 1. The artists will also work as artists in residence in Grand Marais and Grand Portage schools. On Saturday, March 2, they will hold pottery and painting workshops at the Art Colony.

For more information and to register, call 387-2737.

The Attic Gallery has received new Kyber Outerwear, which is made in Nepal and includes handmade wool jackets, hats and mittens.

Nace Hagemann’s book, “Another Year on the Gunflint Trail” is available at Drury Lane Books.

The Waterfront Gallery in Two Harbors is exhibiting the winners of Bluefin Bay’s 2013 Calendar Contest. Photographer Lori Larson took first place in the competition.

Two Harbors photographer Christian Dalbec is exhibiting his photos in the new terminal at the Duluth airport.

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Requests can be submitted before or during the show to requests@boreal.org or by calling 387-1070. Usually listeners submit a brief message to their loved one with their song request, said Quinn. For example, a request could be for the song “All of My Love” by Led Zeppelin going out to Peanut from Pooky.

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SandiMcQuattersTerraBella: A steady stream of customers visit Terra Bella Floral on Valentine’s Day, keeping Sandi McQuatters a busy lady.

Filled to the brim with sweets, flowers, love songs and pretty things, Valentine’s Day often gets a hard rap for being the most commercial of holidays. There’s no denying that to some members of the community, Valentine’s Day means business. For the florist, baker, artist and radio DJ, Valentine’s is not just another day. It’s a busy occasion that they all say is about a lot more than just material expressions of love and devotion.

“It’s a great way to tell someone that you care about them,” she said. “It’s too bad we don’t do it more often.”

Staci Drouillard, Lola’s Sweet Life Bakery For Valentine’s Day, Lola’s Sweet Life Bakery fills with the smell of baking cupcakes filled with chocolate mousse, lemon curd and raspberry mousse. Drouillard also bakes heart-shaped shortbread cookie sandwiches filled with chewy caramel for the holiday.

“Personally, I really enjoy any holiday that asks you to take some time to celebrate the people who you love,” said Drouillard. “And any day that honors chocolate is more than okay with me.”

Feb class examples/Heart jewelry: examples of the Valentine’s Day inspired glass art from artist Nancy Seaton’s “I Love Glass” class at the Grand Marais Art Colony. Photo provided by Nancy Seaton.

Nancy Seaton, artist and teacher of “I Love Glass” at the Grand Marais Art Colony on Feb. 9 Seaton said she’s always loved the idea of Valentine’s Day. As a young artist, she made handmade cards. Later, she crafted Valentines with her young children. Now, she teaches the “I Love Glass” class at the Art Colony, a oneday course devoted to making Valentine’s Day inspired jewelry and glass art.

“I do think Valentine’s Day is worth celebrating, but to me it’s not about couples or cheesy Hallmark cards. I don’t like that Valentine’s Day can put pressure on people or make them sad,” said Quinn. “That’s why on Sidetracks we just try to have fun with it and include everyone. There’s nothing wrong with taking the time to spread a little love to one another. Life is hard enough, and I think Valentine’s Day is a good excuse to stop and let others know that you appreciate them. The bigger question is, why don’t we do that every day?”

“Some people have used the class to make things for others. Sometimes, they’ve made things that will make them smile all year,” said Seaton. “I think that’s the real message of celebrating Valentine’s Day. It makes us look at ourselves and ask if we’re sharing our love every day. If you need to make changes, it’s your yearly wake-up call.”

Cathy Quinn, host of WTIP 90.7 FM, Sidetracks music program Quinn hosts a special requests version of Sidetracks for Valentine’s Day that allows people to dedicate a favorite song to a loved one, be it a spouse, partner, grandma or grandpa, friend, co-worker, non-profit or even a pet. Quinn, who’s been doing the Valentine’s Day request show for several years, said she originally got the idea after reading the Valentine’s Day mes-

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City, DNR Plan to Build a Better Boat Launch

By Shawn Perich The boat launch on the southwest corner of Grand Marais Harbor may be renovated to make the site more usable and environmentally friendly, say city and Minnesota DNR officials who are working on a new plan for the site. The DNR approached the city about renovating the access in 2011 when it had funding available. The state agency would pay the design, permitting and construction costs. The city would be responsible for maintaining the access.

The idea of improving the access site isn’t new, says Dave Tersteeg, city parks and recreation director. The present ramps are only suitable for launching smaller, shallow-draft boats. The project’s primary goal is to create a deeper access—six to eight feet deep—to accommodate hydraulic trailers and possibly sailboats. Tersteeg expects to use floating docks, similar to those in the Grand Marais Marina, to reach the deeper water.

The new launch and all facilities, such as restrooms, would be accessible to people with disabilities and thus compliant with federal regulations. Tersteeg says the site would be designed as a public promenade that retains the present pavilion and the bench near the dog pound area, allows pedestrian access, includes new tree plantings near the water and improves access to the rocky point. Another amenity may be a new, nonmotorized access for sea kayaks between the picnic pavilion and the existing ramp.

Indeed, improving the green space is an important aspect of the project.

“The city has emphasized the launch site design needs to blend into the shoreline and retain the park-like feel of the harbor,” says Joe Russell DNR area supervisor for parks and trails in Two Harbors.

One DNR stipulation is the site must provide adequate parking for boats and trailers. In current plans, creating a parking area for the southwest launch includes relocating two public utility garages, although the city’s Public Utilities Commission, which manages them, has not found a new location for the buildings or announced a time line for moving them. A nearby area would be paved and striped for parking regardless if the buildings are moved. Paving would allow for better storm water management on the site. Eventually the site may include an Aquatic Invasive Species Station where boats could steam-wash their boats after coming off the lake.

The plan for the new boat access includes a deeper launch, paved parking, and tree plantings.

While the launch location is fairly well-sheltered, it is susceptible to south and southeast winds. The DNR would assess the rock breakwater protecting the launch to determine if it needs improvements.

Both the city Park Board and the City Council have approved a concept plan for the launch. The next step is to enter into a partnership agreement with the DNR. The Park Board has reviewed a partnership agreement presented by the agency. At this writing, the City Council was scheduled to review it at its Jan. 30 meeting. Once the agreement is signed, the DNR can get the

project into its budget, possibly for 2014-15.

Tersteeg says so far the launch project has not been controversial, and it conforms to the Minnesota Land Trust’s conservation easement that protects the recreation area from commercial development. There are three launches on the Harbor: a DNR site on the east side near the Coast Guard Station constructed in 1986, a launch in the marina and the launch in the southwest corner.

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By Jim Boyd Professional computer repair in Cook County is a simple affair: Sundew Technical Services, Mark D. Consulting, Boreal Access and Times Two Design. All four can get the job done; which you choose ultimately depends on personal preferences. In a rural area like this, with limited options available, building a relationship with a computer repair person can be a long-term endeavor. Here’s a rundown of what the three providers offer.

218-387-9471 support @boreal.org) In addition to being an integral part of life in Cook County and the signature community Internet service provider, this nonprofit cooperative also repairs computers. On its website, Boreal says those repair services include

“everything from system troubleshooting to replacing and installing hardware and software to virus and spyware removal.”

In an interview, Boreal’s Jack McDonnell elaborated a little on services they provide.

“We do everything,” he said. “We work on networks, printers and other components, except we don’t like to work on laptop hardware. We spend quite a lot of time configuring phones, PDAs and smartphones, for people. If you have a new computer, we can move files and software from your old one and configure your new one.

We do a lot of virus and spyware removal. We can rebuild infected computers, bring them back to life, often without reloading the operating system.”

Boreal does not make house calls; you must bring your computer to their offices, in the lower level at Sawtooth Mountain Clinic. An appointment is not necessary. Repair services run $65 per hour for members and $85 per hour for nonmembers.

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Ridlbauer also sells most of this equipment. “I am a Dell Premier reseller, and I deal Apple, Cisco, Panasonic phone systems, and other higher quality gear and major brands,” he said.

“Billing is $80/hour in 15 minute increments, and one-way, full-time travel costs for onsite service. Travel costs are shared between clients I’m going to along the same way. I really try to keep travel costs to a minimum for every client if possible.”

218-370-0733 sundew@boreal.org) Jeremy Ridlbauer, the proprietor at Sundew, offers full-service computer repair, plus a great deal more. He provided this list of his residential services, which he performs both on site and in his office, at 425 West Highway 61, below the Grand Marais Pharmacy and across from Dockside Fish Market: • Desktop computers • Laptop computers • Tablets, iPods/Pads • Long range wireless networking • Long range cell phone • Internet satellite systems • TV satellite systems • Flat panel TV repair

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218-663-7149 info@markdconsulting.com Mark Delamater is the proprietor at Mark D. Consulting in Lutsen. He, too, provides the full panoply of computer repair services, plus a wide range of other work. He provided this list: • Install cable for data, video, audio, & telephone cables, I am a Licensed Technology Systems Contractor. (FYI only the home owner or a licensed contractor can pull wires in a residence. In commercial buildings a licensed contractor is always required by law.)

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The good news is that there are solutions for people who experience hearing loss.

“Step one is obviously coming in and being seen,” Osthus said. “There are an awful lot of places that offer free hearing testing.”

Once a hearing loss patient has been seen by a doctor, they can be fitted for a hearing aid or instrument. In recent years, advances in technology have made hearing aids lighter and more comfortable for the people wearing them.

“The modern-day hearing instrument—they are phenomenal in that they are so comfortable,” Osthus said. “In a short period of time, people forget they are wearing them.”

Just like glasses or braces, a first-time wearer of hearing aids needs to allow them a period of adjustment.

“You are basically retraining your brain to hear, so right off the bat, you are going to hear things in ways you have never heard before, and sometimes it can be overwhelming,” Ost-

hus said. “Some peoples’ voices will have tones you have not heard, so you might not recognize them, and everyday things like running the faucet will sound like Niagara Falls, but those things fade away with time.”

Hearing aids come in various styles, from types that you can see to varieties that are not visible to others.

“With all the people who have hearing loss, only about 30 percent ever actually do something about it,” Osthus said. “Really, do you want to let those moments pass you by?”

For Jeff, looking into hearing aids is just part of the process of dealing with his newly onset hearing loss.

“I am looking into it, since they tell you that your brain tends to adapt to whatever you’ve got to work with, so the sooner you get it the less time you have to adapt,” Nemitz said.

“It is just something I am going to have to get used to.”

Grand Marais resident and engineer Jeff Nemitz works at WTIP Radio. Sudden hearing loss has impacted his day-to-day life. Photo by Kelly Schoenfelder

By Kelly Schoenfelder The ability to hear is something many of us take for granted. For a long time, Grand Marais resident Jeff Nemitz was one of those people.

Then, a few months ago, while going about his everyday routine, everything changed.

“I had completely lost the hearing in my right ear,” Nemitz said. “When you poke your finger in your ear, you can hear something. But at that point, I could not hear anything.”

After a few trips to the doctor and a steroid prescription, Jeff began to regain some of the hearing he had lost. Some of the damage was permanent, however, and he has had to adapt to the change.

“I have become very sensitive to loud sounds,since that happened,” Nemitz said. “It is hard for me to listen to live music, indoors, like in bars and stuff. I just do not enjoy it at all.”

What happened to Jeff is not uncommon.

Some 36 million Americans report some degree of hearing loss, making it one of the most common physical conditions after arthritis and

heart disease, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. Unlike Jeff, however, hearing loss comes on slowly for most people.

“It is a really stealthy onset,” Tim Osthus, Duluth hearing instrument specialist, said. “It is not like one day they can hear and the next day they cannot. It is something that happens over 20 to 30 years, and each year it gets a tiny bit worse.”

Once a person has hearing loss, the worst impact is often on day-to-day conversations with friends and family.

“They just realize, holy cow, I cannot hear a dang thing they are saying,” Osthus said. “That social isolation is something that happens slowly, and they sometimes do not realize it is the hearing loss.”

For Jeff, the inability to hear all of the voices in a conversation with a group of friends caused him to avoid situations where lots of people are talking at once.

“I have become a hermit. I avoid events where there are a lot of voices and stuff,” Nemitz said.

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It was a great success, and the restaurants that won were really excited and honored.

We’re doing it again this year, and we hope you’ll participate.

There are some cool categories ... like, what restaurant has the best finger food, or who is the best server on the North Shore?

Where do you go to get the best breakfast, the tastiest soup or steak? And who has the best view?

These are just a few of the categories in the Reader’s Choice Awards.

The contest is the brain child of Sue O’Quinn, who works for Northern Wilds Media, publisher of North Shore Highway 61.

Shawn Perich, co-owner of Northern Wilds Media, said he and fellow co-owner Amber Pratt, immediately jumped on the idea when O’Quinn proposed it.

“We live in a community that has a tremendous variety of restaurants, considering its size,” Perich said. “We have a lot of choices of good places to eat, and they’re not all serving the same standard fare. We tried to come up with a contest that would reflect that and generate a little excitement out there ... and we did.”

launched last year, Perich said they had no idea what kind of responses they would get or from whom.

“They came from all over the place,” he said.

“It wasn’t just locals. And we were also surprised that restaurants that were closed in the winter still got votes.”

Angry Trout, for example, which is closed in the winter, got firsts for Best Fish, Best Salad and Best View. Open year-round, the Gunflint Tavern got firsts for Best Soup, Best Veggie Option, Best Beer and best Finger Food.

The Crooked Spoon received firsts for the Best Steak, Best Lunch and Food Prep.

Sven & Ole’s was chosen for being the Best Kid-Friendly and for having the Best Pizza.

Chez Jude won for the Best Wine List and tied with the Lemon Wolf in Beaver Bay for Best Sweets.

Cascade Lodge Restaurant won for the Best Breakfast, and My Sister’s Place was voted as having the Best Burger on the North Shore.

Last, but not least, Rob Larson, server at the Trestle Inn, was chosen as the Best Server on the North Shore.

Each of the winners received plaques, too, so look for them the next time you visit your favorite eatery.

And vote for this year’s winners!

You can find the 2013 Reader’s Choice Restaurant Awards mail in ballots in this issue and the March issue or log onto our Website at www.northshorehwy61.com and vote. One ballot each, please.

We’ll announce the winners in June and have the drawing for the lucky winner of the $50 gift certificate.

Perich said the restaurants were really pleased when they won.

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in 2007 as part of the DNR’s comprehensive, multi-year state forest classification and designation process.

Cook County will sponsor the proposal and will provide trail development and maintenance in cooperation with the Cook County ATV Club.

Adding the existing trail to the grant-in-aid system qualifies it for additional resources and funding that can be applied to trail signs, maintenance, monitoring and repair. The trail will be managed for ATV use, although other public uses are allowed. It may be closed at times for safety or to prevent erosion or trail damage.

Located in the Grand Portage State Forest, the trail follows existing forest access routes, minimum maintenance roads and forest system roads. The route was designated for ATV use

For information, or a printed map and copy of the proposal, contact Kevin Johnson, assistant area supervisor, DNR Parks and Trails Division, Two Harbors,

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In addition to these providers of professional repair services, many people have informal computer repair skills, varying from basic through quite sophisticated. If your problem seems a simple one, you might ask around; someone you know may have the skill needed to fix your problem – although you always run the risk that they may make the problem worse.

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Jan. 12-Feb. 25 Carl Beam Exhibit Thunder Bay Art Gallery, Thunder Bay, Ont., www.theag.ca

Jan. 12-Feb. 28 Bluefin Bay on Lake Superior’s Annual Calendar Photo Contest Exhibit 2013 Waterfront Gallery, Two Harbors www.waterfront-gallery.com

Feb. 1, Friday Gordon Thorne Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com Jim Miller Moguls Grille at Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Bump Blomberg Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Open House Reception Grand Marais Art Colony, 6 p.m. www.grandmaraisartcolony.org

Feb. 1-3 Lutsen Mountains Family Festival Lutsen, www.lutsen.com

Feb. 1-10 Winter Arts Festival Grand Marais Art Colony www.grandmaraisartcolony.org Winter Tracks Festival Throughout Cook County www.visitcookcounty.com

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Feb. 2, Saturday Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Fun Run Devil Track Resort, Grand Marais, 8:30 a.m. www.boreal.org/ridgeriders 10th Annual Snowarama Snowmobile Ride Grand Portage Lodge & Casino www.grandportage.com Fireside Chat: Hot Air for Cold Nights Sivertson Art Gallery, Grand Marais, 6 p.m. www.sivertson.com James Moors Moguls Grill at Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com The Sivertones – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s , Lutsen, 6:45 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Eric Frost – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s , Lutsen, 3:15 p.m. www.lutsen.com Community Ink: Print Your Valentines Grand Marais Art Colony, 1 p.m. www.grandmaraisartcolony.org Thea and Dave Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Sofacoustic – Music by the Fireplace Lutsen Resort, 7 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com Westside Band Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, 9 p.m. www.grandportage.com

Feb. 3, Sunday Super Bowl Party on the Big Screen Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 5:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com Super Bowl Party Hungry Jack Lodge, Gunflint Trail, www.hungryjacklodge.com

Feb. 4, Monday 1st Monday Night Acoustic Jam Chicago Bay Marketplace Hovland, 5 p.m., 218-475-2253

Feb. 4-5 Shrek the Musical The Community Auditorium Thunder Bay, 8 p.m. www.tbca.com

Feb. 5,Tuesday Eric Frost Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 6,Wednesday Timmy Haus Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Feb. 7,Thursday Pie 101 (Pre-registration Required) Co-op, Grand Marais, 7 p.m.

218-387-2503 Briand Morrison Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com Bump Blomberg Harbor Light, Grand Marais, 6 p.m., 218-387-1142

Feb. 8, Friday Timmy Haus Mogul’s at Caribou Highlands Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Comedy Night w/ Tommy Thompson Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com

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Feb. 9, Saturday Minnesota Bats Sugarloaf Cove, Schroeder, 10 a.m. www.sugarloafnorthshore.org Winter Wonderland Carnival Birch Grove Community Center Tofte, 10 a.m., 218-663-7977 James Moors – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 3:15 p.m. www.lutsen.com Jack Brass Band Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 9:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com Jim & Michele Miller Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com The Sivertones Moguls Grille at Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Bump Blomberg – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 6:45 p.m. www.lutsen.com Boot Hockey Tournament Birch Grove Center, Tofte, 4 p.m.

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Feb. 10, Sunday Betty Braunstein & Janell Lemire Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 6 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com The Black Bear Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com

Feb. 11, Monday Haley Bonar – Songwriter Series Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Feb. 12,Tuesday Jon Kallberg Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 13,Wednesday James Moors Bluefin Grille, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Feb. 13-18 Northern Fibers Retreat North House Folk School & Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais www.northhouse.org

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Valentine’s Day Music w/ Timmy Haus Devil Track Landing, Grand Marais, 7 p.m. www.deviltrackresort.com Bump Blomberg Harbor Light, Grand Marais 5:30 p.m., 218-387-1142 Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling Gunflint Tavern, Grand Marais, 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com Gordon Thorne Poplar River Pub , Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 15, Friday Aakideh: The Art & Legacy of Carl Beam Film Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ont., 7:30 p.m. www.theag.ca Pete Kavanaugh Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com James Moors Moguls Grille at Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Bump Blomberg Bluefin Bay Resort, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com Comedy Night w/ Mick Lazinski Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Feb. 15-16 The Thunderheads Gunflint Tavern, Grand Marais, 8:30 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com

Feb. 16, Saturday Local Musicians Showcase Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 7:30 p.m. northshoremusicassociation.com Circuit Breakers Hungry Jack Lodge, Gunflint Trail, 4 p.m.

218-388-2265 Jim Miller – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 6:45 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Rocket Club Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 9:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com The Sivertones Moguls Grille at Caribou Highlands , Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Eric Frost Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Bump Blomberg & Chris Silver – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 3:15 p.m. www.lutsen.com Fireside Chat: Flame Painted Copper Sivertson Art Gallery Grand Marais, 6 p.m. www.sivertson.com Hungry Jack Lake Snowmobile Drag Race Hungry Jack Lake & Lodge Gunflint Trail, 11 a.m. www.boreal.org/ridgeriders Sawtooth International Ski Races Pincushion Mountain Trail Grand Marais, 10 a.m. www.pincushiontrails.org

Feb. 16-17 Bump Blomberg – Music by the Fireplace Lutsen Resort, 7 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 17, Sunday Steve Blexrud Gunflint Tavern, Grand Marais, 7:30 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com Lake Superior’s Most Spectacular Shipwreck Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Eric Frost Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Sam Black and Laurie Bastian Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 6 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

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Baskets with Jane Great Expectations School Grand Marais, 10 a.m.

387-2000 Communist Daughter – Songwriter Series Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Feb. 19,Tuesday Shane Martin Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Gordon Thorne Moondance Coffee House Lutsen, 5 p.m. www.moondancecoffee.com

Feb. 20,Wednesday Shane Martin Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Feb. 21,Thursday Jon Kallberg Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com Bump Blomberg Harbor Light, Grand Marais, 5:30 p.m. 218-387-1142

Feb. 22, Friday Timmy Haus Mogul’s at Caribou Highlands Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Comedy Night w/ Mark Poolos Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com Bump Blomberg Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Gordon Thorne Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Feb. 22-24 Bonspiel Curling Tournament Community Center Grand Marais, 218-387-2382

Feb. 23, Saturday Fireside Chat: Through the Birches Sivertson Art Gallery Grand Marais, 6 p.m. www.sivertson.com Pete Kavanaugh – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 3:15 p.m. www.lutsen.com The Sivertones – Apres Ski Acoustic Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 6:45 p.m. www.lutsen.com Billy Johnson’s Roadshow Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 9:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com Jim McGowan Cascade Lodge Pub, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.cascadelodgemn.com Jim & Michele Miller Mogul’s Grille at Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 3:30 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Briand Morrison Lutsen Resort, 7 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

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Saturday February 16, 2013 10K Classic 10 am • 20K Freestyle 11 am

Pincushion Mountain Trails • Grand Marais, MN

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Jackson House Vacation Rental Cabin IN THE HEART OF GRAND MARAIS One Block From LAkE SupERIOR Open Year Round Book Now for Winter!

This clean & cozy 2-BR, 1 bath cabin is the perfect location for day trips into the woods, relaxing near the lake or exploring the town on foot.

Large Yard, Picnic Area, Wi-Fi, Full Kitchen

Near North House Folk School & Grand Marais Art Colony

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Cook County HigHer eduCation

Providing local access to college education and training on the North Shore The Writers’ Way: Advanced Elements of Effective Writing - February 6

This five-session course is an in-depth program geared for adults and students who would like to advance their writing skills. Whether for business blogging or writing for pleasure, instructor Melanie Steele will teach participants how to identify and focus on purpose, add content to achieve effectiveness, and how to revise and proofread for maximum impact. Dates: Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30pm beginning February 6 and ending on March 6, 2013 at the North Shore Campus. Fee: $40 College Planning and testing Services Financial aid night for Students and Parents - March 19 Interested in going back to school? Cook Need money for college education or training? Come hear financial aid County Higher Education is here to help! professional LaNita Robinson speak about federal financial aid and Contact us! application tips in this interactive presentation. 5:30 – 7:00pm. Free For more information and course updates, visit our website at http://www.northshorecampus.org. To register for any of these events, please call Cook County Higher Education at 218-387-3411 or email highered@northshorecampus.org.

Feb. 23 & March 9 Minnesota Master Naturalist Program Sugarloaf Cove, 9 a.m. www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

Feb. 24, Sunday

Timmy Haus Gunflint Tavern, Grand Marais, 7:30 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com The North Shore’s Fascinating Geology Caribou Highlands, Lutsen, 7 p.m. www.caribouhighlands.com Janell Lemire Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 6 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Feb. 25, Monday Holly Newsom of Zoo Animal – Songwriter Series Papa Charlie’s, Lutsen, 8 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Feb. 26,Tuesday Gordon Thorne Moondance Coffee House, Lutsen, 5 p.m. www.moondancecoffee.com Briand Morrison Poplar River Pub, Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

Feb. 27,Wednesday Eric Frost Bluefin Bay, Tofte, 8 p.m. www.bluefinbay.com

Where Teams and Individuals are Challenged to Just Keep Moving!

February 1-28, 2013 in Cook County!

Registration and details online at www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org by clicking the “Move It” Icon.

ALL registered participants are eligible for MOVING YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH, Bragging Rights & Fabulous Prizes!

Sponsored by the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic with support from Cook County Public Health & Human Services, the Cook County Visitors Bureau, the Birch Grove Foundation, Grand Marais Safe Routes to School, Superior North Outdoor Center, and the Cook County Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP)

Feb. 28,Thursday Bump Blomberg Harbor Light Grand Marais, 5:30 p.m.

218-387-1142 Pete Kavanaugh Poplar River Pub Lutsen, 6 p.m. www.lutsenresort.com

March 2, Saturday Fireside Chat with Nancy Seaton Sivertson Art Gallery Grand Marais www.sivertson.com Barbara Jean & Chastity Brown Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais, 7 p.m. northshoremusicassociation. com

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HILL HAVEN

A Homeowner’s Winter Headache

By Ada Igoe During the frozen days of late winter, you don’t like to find water dripping from your roof down your walls. But if your home is susceptible to ice dams, this scenario may be all too familiar.

More often than not, ice dams are a dripping and damaging consequence of having an inadequately insulated roof cavity, said Nace Hagemann of Nace Hagemann Construction. For ice dams to form, two things are needed: warm air rising out of the building and snow on the roof.

“Generally speaking, warm air is moving through the roof cavity,” said Nate Works of Caribou Cabin Services. “Hot air from the inside of your home warms the underside of the roof’s plywood, and the snow melts above.”

When the melted snow flows down the roof and hits the cold soffits at the roof’s edge, the water freezes. Over time, frozen melted snow backs up on the roof, creating an infamous ice dam. On warm or sunny days, the dam starts to melt, sometimes right into your home. Or, the dam may stop the snow melt before it gets to the cold soffits, causing the water to flow back under your shingles and seep through your roof.

“They can create a lot of damage,” said Works. “If water gets into the rafter cavity, the wet insulation can mold, and if the insulation’s wet and never dries out, it can rot the wood next to it.”

In addition, ice dams can damage ceilings and stain sheetrock walls. Ice dams deteriorate roofs and are hard on asphalt shingles, said Works.

Both Works and Hagemann agree that ice dams should be limited to older homes. The amount of insulation required by current Minnesota building code should prevent ice dams on new construction, said Works. If your new home suffers from ice dams, something’s wrong, said Hagemann.

Homes’ southern exposures can be slightly more susceptible to ice dams, said Works, although often the snow melted by the sun on homes’ south sides runs all the way off the roof, without stopping on the soffits to form a dam.

Homeowners can combat ice dams in a number of ways. A popular solution is stapling heated cables onto roofs. More sophisticated ice melt systems that use aluminum panels to cover heated cables can be installed near the bottom edge of the roof for permanent ice dam prevention.

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Not a fan of putting more holes in roofs by installing heated cables, Hagemann suggests homeowners also look into insulating or venting their roof cavity to keep the hot air causing ice dams from sitting there. Vents that bring cold air in through the soffits help keep the roof cavity cool.

“Hopefully the vents take care of [heat from the home’s

Ice dam (left) and Inside Icicles (right): When water begins dripping beneath your soffits or into your doorway, an ice dam on your roof is the most likely culprit. Photos by Ada Igoe.

interior] before the heat reaches the roof,” he said.

Hagemann said any type of blown-in insulation, such as spray foam, will help prevent heat leakage better than rolled insulation.

“Fiberglass insulation is tough to get really tight,” he said.

Both Works and Hagemann recommend a roof underlayment like ice and water membrane between the shingles and the roof’s plywood to further deter water seepage from the roof.

Homeowners should remember that ice dams can’t form if there isn’t snow on your roof, said Works. A roof shovel or rake with an extendible handle lets homeowners remove snow from their roofs while they stand on the ground. Removing snow should be homeowners’ first step when dealing with an existing ice dam, he said.

You should resist the ill-advised temptation to climb on the roof to hack away at the ice build-up.

“You stand a chance of hurting yourself and your roof,” said Works.

Personally, Hagemann feels homeowners are better off shoveling their roofs than installing a metal roof, which are often lauded for their easy care. Hagemann said he prefers the insulative qualities of asphalt shingles and he’s also not fond of the rapid speed that ice and snow can slide off metal roofs, which could injure people and critters who might be caught in falling snow’s path.

If snow removal doesn’t alleviate the ice dam problem, Works said he uses hot water spray from a pressure washer system with a heater to slowly melt away the ice. Most professional equipment designed for ice dam removal uses hot water, he said, which, although time consuming, is the safest and most effective method for dealing with ice dams.

When it comes to ice dams, prevention is always preferable to clamoring on an ice-slick roof.

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4 Bedroom 4 Bath plus Studio Apartment 2 Car Garage MLS# 30895 Price $643,000

Amazing log cabin on 475’ ft. on Tom Lake.

MLS# 31654 Price $330,000

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Large lot. $5000 Buyer Allowance MLS# 31658 Price $99,000

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2 Bedroom on 5 Acres. 800 sq ft.

MLS# 31696 Price $109,000

2 Bedroom 1 Bath. Lives large.

MLS# 31693 Price $84,900

Tri-Plex. Live in one and rent the others.

MLS# 31694 Price $169,000

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Located on Maple Hill Dr. & Cougar Trail.

MLS# 6000367 Price: $79,500

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LAkE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES WINDSONG DEVELOPMENT OF COVE POINT, Beaver Bay. Wonderfully

COBBLESTONE COVE CONDO. Very desirable end Unit #10.

Fabulous views of Grand Marais Harbor and Lake Superior from this 2 BR, 3 BA condo.

Lovely furnishings included with sale. Turn key and ready for your vacation. Excellent investment property in Grand Marais.

MLS #31750 $325,000.

maintained condo/townhouse. Provides an opportunity for a couple or family to enjoy ownership in a resort townhome, with a good rental history. 3BR, 3BA, combined living, dining and kitchen area.

Views are spectacular and the location perfect for year round activities and recreation. MLS #31744 $299,900.

EAST BAY ONE BDR/DEN.

This 1 BR plus den, 1 BA unit has fantastic views of Lake Superior and Artists Point.

Excellent rental history. Perfect downtown location. MLS #31437 $249,500.

SPECTACULAR EXECUTIVE COMPOUND

RED PINE

on Lake Superior. 4 BR, 3 BA home plus guest lodge. 390’ meandering Lake Superior shoreline with private cove.

45’ x 25’ lakeside deck. Professional design and décor. “Best property on Lake Superior.”

MLS #31682 $1,250,000.

SUPERIOR HOME AND COTTAGE. Lovely 5 BR, 2 BA rambler

on 400’ of spectacular pebble beachfront.

Desirable Cascade Beach Road. The entire lower level is new w/2 BR’s, huge living area, walkout to deck and beach. Charming 2 BR, 1 BA guest cottage in private setting near the lake. Managed vacation rental.

MLS #30924 $798,500.

shore showcase for local artists. One owner for 23 years. Cottages have amazing rental history and feature stone fireplaces and loaded with charm.

MLS #30877 $350,000.

BOAT IN/FLY IN FISHING LODGE. Three

rental cabins and main house at the east end of the BWCAW. Comfy accommodations, boats, motors and equipment. Fantastic views and great fishing on the Border Route lakes.

MLS #6000333 $349,000.

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LUTSEN COMMERCIAL HWY FRONTAGE. Two acres,

zoned GC. Location, visibility, nice forest, lake view. Includes a third (one-acre) parcel zoned residential.

MLS #6000316 $179,000.

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TWO PARCELS – PINCUSHION TRAILS.

Mature forest, ski/hike/bike trails and access to SHT. One parcel with Little Devil Track River frontage.

MLS #6000299 $79,900 - $172,900.

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REAL ESTATE AT TERRACE POINT!

Includes a footprint building foundation and hook ups to the water treatment facility, power and water. 664’ of remarkable Lake Superior shore.

MLS #6000191 $1,150,000.

PENDING SALES GO-FER CABINS MLS #6000051

ONE OF A kIND VIEW PROPERTY MLS #6000068

PRIVATE CAMP ON 40 ACRES. 660’ of upper Brule River frontage. Mature forest, great view. Property has a 10’ x 20’ screen cabin; 8’ x 12’ insulated shed with window; outhouse and fire pit area. Seasonal Road. MLS #6000057 $99,900.

10 AC ON CTY RD. #14. 330’ of bubbling creek runs

through this beautifully wooded and very private parcel. Build sites near the water. Year round access. Creek separates the property from the abutting Federal lands. MLS #31619 $99,500.

DRAMATIC CASCADE RIVER PROPERTY. Twenty acres with 660’ on Cascade River. Good

road, building site in cedar. Common property at spectacular waterfalls. Association, assessments. Seasonal access.

MLS #31332 $109,500.

40 AC - LOST LAkE RETREATS. Mons Creek flowage with great views and tons of wildlife. Private and secluded location. Includes deeded access to private lake.

MLS #27877 $79,500.

WOODS, WATER & SECLUSION. Nice ‘40’ with good timber and 1000’ frontage on Mons Creek. Great building site. Private deeded access to Lost Lake.

MLS #31808 $69,900.

40 AC W/ MONS CREEk FRONTAGE.

Easy road access. Good building sites. Mature trees. Deeded access to Lost Lake. MLS #31103 $79,900.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES kAH-NEE-TAH GALLERY AND COTTAGES. Lutsen’s north

RIVER/CREEk FRONTAGE

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES QUALITY DEVIL TRACk LAkE LOT. Heavily wooded south shore.

Easy shoreline, great views, excellent building site. Power/phone. More lakeshore land available.

MLS #31799 $149,900.

PIkE LAkE LOT. North shore with

great builidng sites, unspoiled views, power/phone.

Easy access from Caribou Trail. Rare lot on this large lake. MLS #31794 $194,900.

LOST LAkE PARCEL with 650’ of shore and 20 acres. Mature forest with some white pine, picturesque build site with SW views, and great shoreline. Good access, great trout fishing and protected, unspoiled views.

MLS #31687 $184,000.

GREAT CABIN ON TOM LAkE. End-of-the-road seclusion and really

nice lake family retreat. Two bedroom cabin, 2 bunkhouses, sheds, outhouse, dock, huge deck.

188’ of shore and over 6 acres. Unspoiled views.

MLS #31660 $239,900.

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INLAND WATER PROPERTIES PRIVACY ON LITTLE OLLIE BAY OF POPLAR LAkE. Northwoods

charm. 2 BR/1 BA, sauna, large deck. Adjoins BWCAW. Walk to Banadad Ski Trail. Nightly rental with good history. MLS #31657 $269,900.

CASCADE LAkE PRIVACY. This is the only private land on the lake. Enjoy the utmost privacy and unspoiled wilderness views with 87 acres and over 3,000’ of shoreline. Includes a well-maintained cabin, sauna, dock and outhouse. Easy year-round access. Unique opportunity to own a private wilderness compound! MLS #31513 $824,000.

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UCE the Cabin foundation and sauna pad in. Beautiful woods RED and views. MLS #31259 $188,500.

MAGNIFICENT WHOLE LOG HOME! 3 BR, 2 BA home on 259’ Poplar Lake

shoreline. Custom built with over 3,000 sq. ft. Elegant touches throughout. Views of the Boundary Waters.

Spectacular family retreat or year round home.

HOMES & CABINS

CLASSIC LOG HOME ON TUCkER LAkE. 3 BR, 2 BA home on 12

acres of the purest privacy. 980’ Tucker Lake, 300’ Benning Lake, and 200’ Little Iron frontage. Spectacular great room facing the lake. Designer, gourmet kitchen.

MLS #6000260 $785,000.

LARGE TRACT ON SISTER LAkE. Approx. 69 acres with over 3,000’ shoreline. Many points and bays, great building sites. Good road access. More land available on adjoining lakeshore.

CABIN ON TROUT LAkE. Charming

custom-built 1 BR cabin with 150’ shoreline on desirable Trout Lake. Knotty pine paneling, lots of artistic touches.

3.27 acres.

MLS #31258 $199,900.

TOM LAkE FAMILY CABIN. Classic lake cabin with room for the whole family. Big living room, 2 baths, huge kitchen area with lots of storage.

Solar electric system. Lake water system. Boathouse, shed, outhouse. Private spot with scenic views.

MLS #31037 $137,900.

McFARLAND LAkE LOG CABIN. Cedar log cabin with sauna bldg., guest

cabin, storage bldg. 150’ shoreline. Great view of palisade. Direct BWCAW access.

MLS #28409 $275,000.

GREAT STARTER HOME / RECREATIONAL CABIN. Nicely

wooded 1-acre lot. Open living area and 12’ x 14’ attached garage space. Large storage shed, outhouse. Two large patio doors looking out to private woods. Dug well.

MLS #31452 $59,900.

BORDER, BEAUTY AND BWCAW. A private wilderness escape, North Fowl

BEAUTIFUL 3-BR LINDAHL HOME. Quality home provides elegant

Lake. 2 bdrs, full kitchen, comfortable living room and large deck. Sauna, storage shed and dock. Great privacy, 200’ shoreline, abutting the BWCAW. Water access. MLS #30184 $199,000.

North Shore living. Lovely upgrades, beautiful lake views, access to trails and many recreational opportunities. Great Lutsen location at Jonvick Creek.

MLS #6000195 $397,500.

GREAT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! Last of the large lakeshore parcels. Over 320 acres and almost 12,000’ of shoreline on 3 lakes—Harriet Lake, Dam Five Lake and Sister Lake. Good road, Superior Nat’l Forest surrounding. Priced below appraised value. Other divisions available.

MLS #6000002 $2,800,000.

GREENWOOD LAkE. Driveway roughed in; boulder terrace built with building site. Second area to build on top of hill with spectacular lake view.

Federal land on two sides. Protected small bay for boat and swimmng. Owner/Agent.

MLS #26183 $179,900.

SNOWSHOE RUN AT HARE LAkE. Beautiful lots with maple, spruce and

MLS #31680 $219,900.

CABIN CREEk COVE ON NINEMILE LAkE. 2 lakelofts left on

Heavily wooded and private. Surveyed and septic sites located. Looks over full length of Loon Lake.

MLS #31576 $329,500.

1000’ shoreline with coves, palisades, old growth pines. Build sites with view of islands. No blowdown or fire damage. MLS #29896 $278,500.

cedars. Privacy, surrounded by U.S.F.S. lands. Trout lake; good fishing. Brochure available.

HOMESITE WITH DEEDED ACCESS TO LOON LAkE. 5.10 acres.

E HANDCRAFTED SENTY LOG PRIC ED!HOME. 5BR/2BA log home with gourmet kitchen, spacious lower level with walkout, fenced UC yard and lovely gardens. Great corner lot.

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SPECTACULAR PRIVATE PARCEL ON LITTLE IRON LAkE.

FAMILY CABIN – BIRCH LAkE.

Family retreat w/2 BR/1 BA, large deck, charming log bunkhouse, 1-car garage. Great privacy, large dock on 150’ shoreline.

conveniences. New roof and septic system, new deck. Views of Lake Superior.

MLS #31590 $189,500.

MLS #6000018 $750,000.

RED PINE

MLS #6000314 $584,500.

CHARMING 3 BR HOME IN LUTSEN. Walking distance to all

Lots start at $33,500.

the west bay of Ninemile Lake. Lots have excellent bldg sites nestled in a dense mixed forest. Year round access. Power at site. CC&R’s apply. Brochure available.

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OL addition Charming covered porch, decks and extra large

yard with landscaped gardens. A huge garage with finished office space. Must see!

MLS #6000227 $324,900.

GRAND MARAIS HOME W/ APT. 2 BR, 2 BA home in central Grand Marais.

Recent and extensive updating, plus newer 2 BR, 1 BA apt. above detached garage. Apt. rental generates good income. Heated workshop/ storage building. Large lot, great harbor view.

MLS #30648 $219,900.

COUNTRY HOME IN LUTSEN.

3 BR home on 3.67 acres. Light-filled living and dining rooms. Eat-in kitchen, 1.75 baths. Full basement. Near Lutsen ski hill. Double detached garage. Owner/Agent.

MLS #30353 $232,900.

Lots start at $89,300.

MLS #30926 $89,900.

NORTH WOODS ESCAPE / RENTAL. Custom 2 BDR/2 BA home on Poplar

Creek near mid-Trail w/charming features, 4-season porch, large deck. Shared use of Poplar Lake shore with dock. Excellent rental income too!

MLS #6000218 $244,900.

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Private 11.15A; 7+ A south of 61, 4+ north of 61. 318 ft of shoreline! Very heavily wooded lot with mature trees.

MLS 27872 $189,900 $239,000

MLS 31460 $149,900

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1658 Croftville Rd

MLS 31801 $429,000

MLS 31377 $489,900

3BR home on 2.5A with over 200’ of spectacular shoreline. Beautiful protected cove.

3BR, 2BA Lake Superior home with 225+ feet of easily accessible shoreline on a very private lot.

Homes & Cabins

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46 Spruce Point Rd 2BR, 1BA log cabin. Close to the lake; enjoy private cove, gravel beach and waves crashing on the shore.

MLS 6000348 $269,900

108 Gunflint Trail

3BR, 2BA, commercial, with 2.5 car garage. Great visibility at beginning of Gunflint Traill. Perfect spot for canoe outfitter or ???

MLS 27325 $249,900

1817 County Road 7 2BR, 2 BA on 10A, in the country, but near town. Newer upgrades, large garage with separate work area.

MLS 31179 $229,000

14 Romans Road

3BR, 1 BA home on Devil Track Lake. Heated slab home, attached 2 car garage.

175A and 200.71’ frontage.

MLS 6000295 $187,000

Wildwood Acres

Scrupulously maintained 3BR, 2BA on 1.78A. 3200 sq ft garage includes its own heated car wash bay.

MLS 30861 $329,900

Arrowhead Trail

Fully insulated log cabin overlooking McFarland Lake on very private 20A. Abuts the BWCAW; close to public water access.

MLS 6000180 $139,900

PE N d i N North Road

40 Taylor Lane

Sunny 2BR year round home on 16A. New wood and hot water baseboard heating system and lots of recent remodeling!

MLS 30755 $169,900

Casper Hill Road

2BR,1BA custom log home.

Includes new septic, well, all appliances, new generator and garage pad.

MLS 28297 $185,000

406 W 2nd Ave

Conveniently located clean and tidy 1BR, 1BA home priced right!

Ready to go with newer roof, spacious front yard.

MLS 31529 $98,000

22 North Shore HWy 61 FEBRUARY 2013

3BR, 2BA, 10A with open floor plan. Beamed cathedral ceilings, woodstove, detached garage on a park like setting.

MLS 31427 $250,000

206 N Broadway

2-3 BR, large living room, sunny sitting room and attached garage.

Large, fenced in lot and views of Lake Superior,

MLS 6000206 $119,900

4695 E Hwy 61

3BR,2BA on 5+A. with great Lake Superior views. Wooded, peaceful and private, 15 minutes from town.

MLS 31225 $259,900

5 County Road 44

3BR, 3BA with views of Lake Superior! 15 wooded acres, newer septic, garage and HUGE pole building.

MLS 31255 $299,900

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141 Buckman Lane

Spacious 3BR rambler 485’ frontage on the Cross River.

Sun porch, wood stove and many upgrades!

MLS 6000131 $217,900

45 Caspers Hill Rd

2BR,1BA; 5A with gardens and mature trees. 2 car garage, workshop and 2 BR guest cabin. Open floor plan, lots of windows.

MLS 31429 $229,900

120 8th Ave West

6BR, 4BA home. Lovely kitchen, living, dining room and cherry wood floors. Beautiful landscaping and heated greenhouse!

MLS 30880 $289,900

Inland

Walter Road

4 bedroom, 3 bathroom country home on 6+ acres.

Private access and dock on Devil Track Lake

MLS 6000132 $299,000

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Poplar Lake

1004 Devil Track Rd

MLS 31231 $329,900

MLS 31702 $299,900

Year ‘round 4 BR home/cabin.

BWCAW access, but close to mid-trail restaurants, lodges, ski and snowmobile trails.

2 bedroom cabin; easily accessible shoreline on Devil Track Lake.

Detached garage with guest area; new mound septic system.

Homes

Devil Track Lake

North Shore of Devil Track Lake with 153’ beautiful shoreline, two cabins, septic system and a drilled well.

Gunflint Lake

3BR 3 BA custom log home on 8A with 340’ sand beach. Two car garage and enclosed year round breezeway.

MLS 31754 $599,900

Gunflint Lake

Attractive, full cedar long cabin with lots of windows. 5.34 A, 300 ft of frontage, sauna building, detached shower house. BWCAW access

Kemo Lake

2.34A, 200’ of shoreline.

MLS 60000127 $169,000

Tom Lake Golf ‘n Stuff

9.9 acres to 34 acres, your choice.

MLS 31607 $237,000

MLS 31473 MLS 29490 MLS 31571 MLS 31610

$49,900 $65,900 $49,900 $69,900

McFarland Lake 2.9 – 40 acres.

MLS 6000223 $399,900

MLS 6000181 $83,900 MLS 6000182 $83,900 MLS 31140 $63,900 $155,000

4th Ave East

Pike Lake

Hwy 61 Opportunity Well maintained building with unlimited potential.

.23A, zoned commercial industiral.

Close to town.

MLS 30871 $89,900

MLS 31807 $249,900

Inland Lake Lots

Com m e r ic a l

Proven track record with loads of potential

MLS 6000141 $225,000

Condos

Irish Creek Road

Otter Lake Road

2.6A, 220’ shoreline.

MLS 30400 $185,500

Bigsby Lake

Lovely 25+ acre lot with approximately 600 ft of shoreline.

Healthy mix of trees.

80A surrounded by USFS land.

MLS 28517 $29,900 - $199,900

MLS 6000283 $99,900 PEND. MLS 6000284 $59,900 NEW

West 15th Ave

County Road 14

MLS 31612 $345,000

Affordable city lot in Grand Marais.

MLS 31424 $15,000

MLS 31561 $250,000 MLS 31563 $135,000

Birch Lake 5A, 209’ shore

MLS 31803 $164,900

MLS 6000187 $565,000

Bloomquist Mtn Rd

County Road 67

MLS 6000300 $335,000

MLS 31109 $49,700

MLS 31791 $44,900

2.7A, 10 miles east of town.

Whispering Pine Trail

2.7A, building site, septic site and electricity all set to install!

MLS 31319 $59,900

MLS 6000347 $39,900

1.1 – 7.5 Acres

Unit 72 Unit 31

Chester Lake

Saganaga Lake

Unit 7

MLS 31613 $49,900 SOLD MLS 6000240 $89,900 MLS 6000241 $49,900

County Rd 69

MLS 31502 $179,000

10A - 20A year round with electricity and phone available. Abuts Federal land.

MLS 6000207 $419,000

5- 7A, Lake Superior Views! $49,900 - $64,900

County Road 48

MLS 6000025 $117,500

The only private parcel on the lake. 40 A, 300’ shore.

Bluefin Bay

Unit 48

coldwell

MLS 31725 $149,900

MLS 31665 $495,000

MLS 31662 $169,900

23 – 200A, great parcels in the woods!

Fowl Lake

191 Sag Lake Trail

Charming and cozy cabin with magnificent views of Gull Lake.

Power and septic, wood burning fireplace. Direct BWCAW access.

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Quaint cabin with 200’ of lakeshore on premier walleye lake. Gas lights, stove and fridge; no road access. BWCA access.

McFarland Lake

2BR, 3/4 bath cabin on Arrowhead Trail. Cathedral ceilings, wood floors, lots of windows with 311’ shore on 2.78A.

40A, power available.

County Road 7

15 Acres with survey and septic sites done.

MLS 30951 $149,000

Caribou Trail

20 – 40A, year round access, utilities!

40A MLS 6000188 $199,900 20A MLS 6000189 $99,900 20A MLS 6000190 $99,900 20A MLS 29771 $144,900

Arrowhead Trail 120 acres priced right!

MLS 30668 $99,900

5 A nicely wooded with a gentle slope.

3.97A with state owned lakeshore across the highway.

MLS 31792 $69,900

MLS 6000183 $219,500

Unit 16

Temperance Landing

Log homes, 3000+ sq feet, shared cobblestone beach.

MLS 31743 $240,000

Camp 20 Road

41 A, building sites overlooking huge beaver pond.

MLS 6000106 $55,000

Brule Valley Trail 40 A with great recreational possibilities!

MLS 6000105 $44,000

Morgan Road

20-40A, direct access to ski trails and hiking trails. Great building sites.

MLS 31193 $119,900 - $199,900

Inn at Terrace Point MLS 31713 $239,000 MLS 31714 $239,000 MLS 31715 $219,000

Grand Marais Condos 2BR, 1 BA in the heart of Grand Marais

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MLS 6000278 Unit 9 $147,900

East Highway 61

25 acres with Lake Superior views. Surveyed into 3 lots, so could be easily divided. Creek runs through part of property.

MLS 31533 $184,900

County Road 7

.20A, close to Gunflint Trail and Co Rd. 7.

MLS 28867 $54,900

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Serving Cook County since 1971 (218) 387-2131 (800) 732-2131

Beaver House

Well recognized business in downtown Grand Marais..

MLS 31789 $299,900

Broadway

Commerical lot in the heart of town.

MLS 31790 $159,900

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Charming Lutsen Home

This 5 A parcel must be seen: stream, pond, waterfall, guest quarters, 3 car garage, fire pit, screen porch & much more. See it now. $279,000 MLS 31375

See the inside of this onelevel recently built 3 BD, 1 BA home.

Open concept, breakfast bar, wood floors, & more. Make an offer! Now $139,900 MLS 28687

Lake Superior Views

Devil Track Lake Rare 2 acre 200’ shoreline lot ready for dream cabin. Only 5 minutes out of Grand Marais finds you enjoying sunsets, loons, and recreation on one of Cook County’s favorite destinations.

Only $159,900 MLS 29981

Deb Niemisto 218-370-8434 Nan Bradley 218-370-8433

Lake Superior Sea Villa in Lutsen

Located w/in Cascade xc ski trail system, perfect for your cabin.

East Lot 20 acre $60,000 MLS 6000184 West Lot 20 acre $55,000 MLS 6000185

After skiing enjoy the fireplace, hot tub, dinner at the resort. Revenue to offset owner GRAND MARAIS AREA 5 acre parcel to enjoy life on the shore w/Lk Superior expenses. Call today. views. $39,000 MLS 29901 MLS 29796 $112,900

Enjoy this Lutsen Resort Townhome only a stones throw from the Big Lake. Build vacation memories or rental revenue when away. One BD with loft offered at a great price!

MLS 6000319 $136,500

REAL ESTATE SALES

Tastefully decorated cottage in the woods with access to Lake Superior just down the road.

Great opportunity to own a piece of the North Shore! $169,000 MLS 6000059

Great Lake views, bunkhouse, decks, one-level living, open concept $559,500 MLS 29979

Great Lake Superior Shoreline to Access Cascade Beach 3 BD 2 BA vacation property inc fireplace, panorama views, owners suite, garage, W/D. Must see Lake Superior home. $799,900 MLS 27786

Lutsen “Ski In Ski Out” 2 BD, 2 BA Enjoy the Northwoods at your Caribou Highlands Resort Townhome with friends and family.

Great investment opportunity, call for more info. $129,900 MLS 6000060

Lutsen Resort Poplar River Condo

Lutsen Acreage A mixed forest with views of Lake Superior. Two parcels close to Lutsen, private setting, location, recreation opportunities within your reach. Don’t wait, call today, owner will finance! $57,500 MLS 6000041 3+A $79,000 MLS 6000043 4+A

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Luxury 3BD unit part of Lutsen Resorts income producing property, endless list of amenities, overlooking Lk Superior. Be part of their history $435,000 MLS 31430

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• 2400 sq ft luxurious comfort • Soapstone counters, hardwood floors, stone fireplace • 3 Bedrooms/3 Baths, 2 person jetted tub • Huge family room to accomodate the family • Excellent rental clients who pay the bills

Long Term Rental:

This is the time to invest, Let us do the rest.

Family Property:

We can help make the family cabin workable and pleasurable

Call for an appointment for a confidential discussion.

$329,900 Owner/Broker

Judy Motschenbacher, Broker (218) 387-1447 cell: (218) 370-0136

Winter Fun at Caribou Highlands Enjoy Lutsen Mountains from your 1 BD 1 BA Condo or generate revenue at this four season resort.

MLS 6000343 $111,900

Baraga Cross Road

Best Lake Superior Views

Architurally designed home with all the amenties inc seperate guest quarters sits at the door of BWCA with endless miles of lakes and trails.

MLS 30503 $959,000

Sweet location overlooking Lake Superior 2 BDRM 2 BA looking for its next ownership. Priced to SELL! $219,000 MLS 39059

Condo Ownership and Vacation Rental

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Townhome sleeps six, ski out to Lutsen Mts, indoor pool, hot tub, restaurant & pub on site. $199,000 MLS 6000244

Lake Superior Views Near Lutsen

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Caribou Highlands Townhome

14 Broadway South, Grand Marais Mailing: PO Box 1276, Grand Marais, MN 55604

Deborah Nelson, Owner

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