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TABLE OF CONTENTS Features An Amazing Teenager...........................8-9 Teleworking Works.....................................10 A Taste of Spring..........................................12 Txting 4 Dummies......................................14 High Mercury in Newborns?...............15 Cook County Recycling..........................18

Highway 61 Happenings .................3-5 North Shore ArtScene .....................6-7 Points North.....................................11

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Volunteer with the staff from Gunflint Lodge to help reestablish the Gneiss Lake trail up to Blueberry Hill on the Gunflint Trail. The trail is adjacent to the ChikWauk Museum and has been closed since the 1999 blow down. Volunteers will be planting trees and cutting around them to allow additional sunlight, MAY'S ADVERTISING DEADLINE: April 19

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Hwy 61 Happenings Grand Marais Art Colony Presents ‘Entry Points’ with Dan and Lee Ross March 22-April 7

Local and nationally recognized stone and clay sculptors Dan and Lee Ross spent two weeks in January at the Grand Marais Art Colony exploring media printmaking. The result is a collection of original prints entitled “Entry Points” which will be on display at the Art Colony March 22 until April 7 in the Founder’s Hall. Visit www. grandmaraisartcolony.org for more info.

47th Arrowhead Home and Builder Show

Sweetwater Shakedown Music Festival

LSCT Presents ‘Death of a Salesman’

Hundreds of displays and exhibits will be featured at the 47th Arrowhead Home and Builder Show at the DECC in Duluth. View the newest and most exciting items on the market for better living, building materials, landscaping, decorating ideas, remodeling and interior designs. Many discounts will be available at the show and prizes will be given away. For more info, visit www.shamrockprod.com.

Enjoy the remaining days of winter with a threeday ski, snowboard and music festival at Papa Charlie’s at Lutsen Mountains. Bands include Keller Williams, Travelin’ McCourys, The Roe Family Singers, Sans Souci Quartet, The Boys n’ the Barrels and more. Must be 21 and over for shows after 9:30 p.m., and tickets can be bought in advance or at the door. For more info, visit www.lutsen.com.

Lake Superior Community Theater in Silver Bay will be performing “Death of a Salesman”

by Arthur Miller with music composed by Alex North. Show is at 7 p.m. April 12, 13, 19, 20 and 2 p.m. on April 14 at the Silver Bay High School Auditorium . Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

For more info call 353-7509 or call 220-0682 for tickets.

Lutsen Resort’s Spring Food and Wine Weekend

Lutsen Mountains Meltdown

Guest Chef Mike DeCamp from La Belle Vie in Minneapolis will be joining Lutsen’s Chef Rob Wells for a weekend of delicious food and wine. Start the weekend off Friday night with a variety of red and white wines to taste and delicious hors d’oeuvres to sample. Enjoy a sixcourse wine dinner on Saturday, along with a discussion on wine pairing. For more info, visit www.lutsenresort.com or call 800-258-8736 for reservations.

Celebrate the last weekend of ski season with a two-day music festival at Lutsen Mountains.

Saturday and Sunday will feature five bands each day on an outdoor stage. There will be an outdoor beer garden and BBQ. Papa Charlie’s will also have late night music. Festival starts at 11:30 a.m. and is free for all ages. Visit www.lutsen.com for more info.

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CLE Presents the 15th Annual Spring Home and Garden Show April 5-7

Local dancers will perform at What’s Upstairs April 19-21.

Heading Lutsen Mountains for the Sweetwater Shakedown are the Travelin’ McCourys.

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The Canadian Lake Exhibition will host the annual Spring Home and Garden Show in Thunder Bay, Ontario, featuring a wide variety of businesses.

Over 200 exhibitors will be presented with booths about painting, landscaping, furnishing, lighting, pool installations, patios, banking and much more. Visit www.cle.on.ca for more info.

Sugarloaf Cove’s Peregrine Falcons on the North Shore April 6

Join Jackie Fallon, Minnesota state coordinator for peregrine falcons and vice-chair of field operations for the Midwest Peregrine Society, as she talks about peregrine falcons on the North Shore. Fallon will discuss their recovery from the effects of DDT, the release of more than 7,000 young peregrines and current monitoring efforts. Presentation will begin at 7 p.m. at Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center in Schroeder. Visit www.sugarloafnorthshore.org for more info.

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Lenna’s Dance Program Presents: A Spring Recital April 19-21

Lenna’s Dance Program will perform a spring recital featuring all dance styles and performances by all ages. The show will be held at What’s Upstairs, the stage of the old Playhouse, upstairs in Betsy Bowen’s Studio.

Performances are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 ages 18 and under. Tickets can be bought at the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op. Space is limited! For more info, visit Lenna’s Cook County Dance page on Facebook.

Midwest Mountaineering Outdoor Adventure Expo April 26-28

Gear up at the 56th Bi-Annual Outdoor Adventure Expo in Minneapolis. There are more than 100 exhibitors and 140 presentations. A few things to see and do include a canoe and kayak auction, outdoor clubs and environmental organizations, a beer and gear social night with a raffle, the Radical Reels Tour and many different featured speakers providing tips, ideas, and sharing adventure stories. Admission to the expo is free. Visit www.outdooradventureexpo.com for more info.

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NSMA Presents Red Horse April 27

The North Shore Music Association presents folk music’s newest supergroup Red Horse, featuring Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky.

The three songwriters team up to cover each other’s songs for a performance that can’t be missed. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Tickets can be bought online at www.tix.com or at the door. For more info, visit www. The Ham Run Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run is May 5th. northshoremusicassociation. com.

NHFS Features the Northern Sustainability and Simple Living Symposium May 3-5

Focus on learning everyday do-it-yourself skills with the 2013 Northern Sustainability and Simple Living Symposium at the North House Folk School. A variety of courses will be offered such as Introduction to Canning, Making Sustainable Soaps, Hand-Sewing Skills, Basic Knifework, Sailing Away from Fossil Fuels and many more. There will also be a presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday by guest speaker Dmitry Orlov, author of Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects and The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivors’ Toolkit. For more info on workshops and signups, visit www. northhouse.org.

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Enjoy the tranquility of the Superior National Forest on the edge of the BWCAW with the Ham Run Half-Marathon, the Ham Run 5K and the Little Runts Run.

Citizen volunteers interested in supporting and participating in the conference are encouraged to contact Jim Wiinanen, Cook County Emergency Management Director, 218-387-3059 or jim.wiinanen@co.cook.mn.us

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The Ham Run is a green race, taking place just after the Gunflint Green Up and Earth Day. Efforts to conserve resources include race T-shirts made from recycled material, eco-friendly race bags, re-usable race banners and mile markers, on-site recycling and composting. Tree seedlings also will be given to participants and awards to the top finishers.

Participants also will be treated to a complimentary ham dinner, free beverages, live music and free massages. To sign up or receive more info, visit www.hamrunhalfmarathon.com.

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by Joan Farnam Music continues to be the dominant theme in Cook County this month, with two music festivals at Papa Charlie’s, a finger-picking event at Bluefin Resort, a folk music concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts and lots of musicians playing in other venues around the county. (See the Entertainment Calendar for details.)

First up at Lutsen Mountains is the Sweetwater Shakedown Music Festival April 4-6 featuring three days of top-notch bluegrass music as well as a variety of other styles.

Bands performing include Boys ‘n’ the Barrels, the Absynth Quartet, the Sans Souci Quartet, the Travelin’ McCourys and the Roe Family Singers. Acoustic guitar virtuosos Keller Williams as well as Gordon Thorne and Paul Mayasich will also perform at the festival.

Two weeks later, Lutsen Mountains celebrates the end of the ski season with Mountain MeltRed Horse (Eliza Giulkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky) down, a two-day music festival will be in concert at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts April 27. April 13-14 featuring 10 bands,

an outdoor stage and a beer garden.

There’s great finger-picking going on that weekend, too, when Jim Ohlschmidt joins Gordon Thorne to host the 3rd annual Fingerstyle Masters Weekend at Bluefin Resort.

The event kicks off on Friday, April 12, with local favorite Gordon Thorne playing blues and hillbilly music from 8-10 p.m.

On Saturday, Thorne and Ohlschmidt will present workshops throughout the day, including “Fundamentals of Form,” “John Hurt’s County Blues Guitar” and “The Nashville Thumbstyle.” The duo will then perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.

Thorne is well-known in the county for his finger-picking prowess and performs regularly at the Bluefin Grille as well as other local venues.

“Lost Jim” Ohlschmidt, who was inspired by Mississippi John Hurt, has played across the country and recorded a number of CDs, including two CD’s of Hurt’s songs. He is also a freelance writer and has written for several magazines, including Acoustic Guitar, Frets, Fingerstyle Guitar and Mr. Guitar. He has also been a fingerstyle guitar instructor at the Alabama Folk School, Lakeland College in Wisconsin, and the Homestead Picking Parlor in Minneapolis.

To register for the workshops, call 218-3537308 or visit www.bluefinbay.com. Tickets for the concert are $10 and can be purchased at the door or reserved by calling 663-6200. (Note: last year’s concert sold out.) All proceeds will be donated to WTIP Community Radio.

Another big music event scheduled for April is a concert by Red Horse at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts April 27. Red Horse is folk music’s newest supergroup and features awardwinning singer/songwriters Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Lucy Kaplansky. All of these musicians have been recognized by national music organizations for their significant contributions to the genre. Gilkyson was nominated for a Grammy and both she and Kaplansky have appeared on Mountain Stage. All three songwriters have won awards and accolades wherever they’ve played, and the concert, which is sponsored by the North Shore Music Association, should be energetic and a lot of fun. For more information about tickets, visit www.northshoremusicassociation.com.

Theater and dance take front and center stage this month, too.

Bronze sculptor Tom Christansen has been making these bronze horses this month in his studio at Last Chance Gallery in Lutsen. He writes: “I dump out the bronze scrap bucket, select pieces that look like a horse and then weld.” He’s made several of them in different colors and postures. Some will stay at Last Chance Gallery, the others will go to Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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Lake Superior Community Theatre in Silver Bay will stage “Death of a Salesman,” the Pulitzer prize-winning tragedy by Arthur Miller, for two weekends this month, April 1214 and April 19-20 at the Kelley High School Auditorium.

“Death of a Salesman” has never been performed on the North Shore and will be the first tragedy presented by the 11-year-old community theatre, which has traditionally presented musicals.

Rehearsals started back in January, and the play’s director, Paul Deaner, is very excited about this production. He has assembled a cast of 16 adults and three Kelley High School students to deliver the powerful play written in 1948 and first presented on Broadway in 1949 staring Lee J. Cobb as Willy Loman.

In this production, the character of Willy Loman will be played by actor and former Kelley High principal George Starkovich. Antagonist Biff Loman will be played by Silver Bay actor and businessman Scott Thun. Kelley High elementary teacher Terri Frericks-Blood will portray Linda Loman, and the character of Happy Loman will be performed by Minnesota Veterans Home social worker Christopher Bonander. Minnesota Ballet’s set designer, Ann Gumpper, modified the original set design by Jo Mielziner for the play.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. April 12 &13 and April 19 & 20, 2 p.m. April 14. A dinner theatre fundraiser for NorthShore Area Partners will be held in the High School Cafeteria from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. For tickets, call 218-220-0683 or for online reserved seating visit www.lsct.us.

The Grand Marais Playhouse begins its 43rd season this month with “First Baptist of Ivy Gap,” a comedy by Ron Osborne. The cast includes Adrianna Berglund, Brenna Hay, Cailin Carpenter, Sarah Larsen, Mara MacDonell, and Micheala Peterson. The play is directed by Sue Hennessy with Cy Fortunato as stage manager. Emma Bradley is costumer.

The play will open April 25 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts with performances at 7 p.m. April 25-28 and May 2-5. The curtain opens at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sunday. Volunteers who would like to help build the set, paint or work on costumes are invited to call 387-1284, ext. 2.

The Playhouse will also be holding auditions for the musical “Church Basement Ladies” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, March 31. Karina Roth will be music director, Hennessy will director.

Scripts for the upcoming plays are at the Grand Marais Public Library and a CD of the musical is also available there.

In other art news, Dan and Lee Ross’ exhibit, Entry Point, continues at the Grand Marais Art Colony through April 7. The Art Colony is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. For more information about its classes and workshops, visit www.grandmaraisartcolony.org.

Grand Marais singer/songwriter Michael Monroe has been collaborating with the Lake

“Lost Jim” Ohlschmidt will be the featured guest at the 3rd annual Fingerstyle Masters Weekend at Bluefin Resort April 12-13.

Superior Youth Chorus of Duluth for the last six months. The group then presented a well-attended concert at St. Scholastica on March 10, the 20th anniversary of the chorus.

Dan and Lee Ross are exhibiting their prints at the Art Colony through Sunday, April 7. The show is entitled “Entry Points” and is an exhibit of prints they created while exploring printmaking in the Art Colony’s Print Studio this winter.

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Death of a salesman

The Duluth Art Institute has put a call out for Steampunk art. The Steampunk Spectacular, featuring a two-day gathering of artists, performers, fashion designers and enthusiasts, will be held at the DAI May 16-17. Artists may apply for the T-shirt design contest, art exhibit, and/or the emporium/marketplace.

Deadline to apply is April 19. This is not a juried event. For more info, visit www.duluthartinstitute.org.

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Lenna Stever’s dance students will present a sparing dance recital in April. The recital, featuring a variety of dance styles and performers of all ages will be held at What’s Upstairs above Betsy Bowen’s Studio April 19-21. Performances will be at 7 p.m. April 19-20 and 2 p.m.

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Tickets ($20 adults, $5 for 18 and under) can be purchased at Whole Foods Co-op. Great Gifts of Lutsen Photographer Mark Tessier has work at Sivertson Gallery. This photo is called “Devil Track.” will feature Earth Creations clothEarth, Wind & Todd will play for a fundraiser for Frank and ing, crafted from natural fibers including organic cotton, hemp and bamboo for Earth Day, April Sherri Moe at Betsy Bowen’s Studio from 6-10 p.m. Friday, March 29.

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Work by photographer Peter Pestolozzi will be exhibited at the Coho Cafe in Tofte through May 13.

Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” will be on stage at the Kelley High School Auditorium April 12-14 and April 19-20.

Former Silver Bay High School principal George Starkovich plays Willy Loman.

And finally, photographer Layne Kennedy will lead a Mentor Photo Trek to the Galapagos Islands in June. For more info, see www.mentorseries.com

Silver Bay, MN High School Auditorium/137 Banks Blvd.

tickets: $10:00 AduLTS/$8.00 STudeNTS ONLINe reServed SeATINg TICkeTS AT www.LSCT.uS general Admission tickets sold at the door Ticket Information: 218-220-0682 Play Information: 218-353-7509

Dinner theatre funDraiser For Northshore Area Partners on Saturday, April 13th, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Silver Bay High School Cafeteria - Dinner ticket Information 218-226-3635

Death of a Salesman is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

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Jessica Berg-Collman logrolling at Fisherman’s Picnic 2012. Photo courtesy of Jessica Berg-Collman

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Dogsledding, Logrolling and Shot Put: and Only 16

By Breana Roy Jessica Berg-Collman is an extraordinary girl. She is 16-years old, a junior in high school, and has already accomplished a great deal and set many records. She’s also no stranger to recognition. Jessica is a professional logroller, money raising musher, and shot put thrower in track and field.

Jessica began dog sledding at age 10 after going on a ride with Mark and Mary Black. She caught on quickly. Jessica also gives credit to Frank and Sherri Moe for sparking her interest in dogsledding.

“I don’t know. I’m not sure if I’d want to ever do Beargrease. Maybe someday I guess, but I think I’ll stick with Mush for a Cure right now,” she says. “I just love raising the money and helping out.”

At age 10, Jessica also started taking logrolling classes from Jenny Atkinson.

Jessica proved to be very talented and has made it to the Lumberjack World Championships in Hayward, Wis. Last year she placed first and was able to turn professional. She has also competed in the Minnesota State Championships and came in fourth out of 12. To show off her skills, she will be performing three shows a day at this year’s Fisherman’s Picnic with Jenny Atkinson. She will also be competing in the chainsaw competition.

When asked about any current events planned or goals she was working on, she replied, “Well, I am 16, so I’d like to get my own car to drive,” A perfectly acceptable and humbling answer for someone with so many amazing achievements.

She ran her first sled dog race at age 11 in Mush for a Cure, an annual 25-mile race that raises money for breast cancer research. Jessica has now raced in Mush for a Cure six times and always dedicates her run to someone who has been affected by breast cancer. This year she decided to recognize Pam Taylor, and she raised $2,700. Along with the personal satisfaction, she also won an award for being the first team off the lake, and she only had six dogs.

Jessica and her mother, Julie Collman, also volunteer for the Beargrease Sled Dog Race each year. However, Jessica seemed hesitant about racing the Beargrease herself.

When asked about any current events planned or goals she was working on, she replied, “Well I am 16, so I’d like to get my own car to drive,” A perfectly acceptable and humbling answer for someone with so many amazing achievements.

Along with her success in dogsledding and logrolling, Jessica is also a volleyball player and throws shot put for track and field. She started shot put in ninth grade and by 10th grade she made it to Sections.

She’s hoping to make it farther this year

after all the working out and training she has been doing.

Not only is Jessica an amazing athlete, she’s also a philanthropist. She recently singlehandedly organized the Save a Boob Fishing Contest, raising about $900 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

The contest was complete with games for the kids and numerous prizes.

Jessica isn’t exactly sure what she wants to do after graduation or where she wants to go.

But no matter what she chooses to do, we can definitely expect great things from her.

“My dream is to teach different countries logrolling. That way it can someday be in the Olympics,” she says. “I want to coach it. I mean, if speedwalking can be an Olympic sport then logrolling should be too.”

Jessica can be found teaching logrolling on Monday and Tuesday nights from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at the Rec Park Pool for anyone interested in learning.

Jessica Berg-Collman mushing at this year’s Mush for a Cure fundraiser. Photo by Nace Hagemann

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By Jim Boyd The words “telework” and “telecommute” don’t trip lightly off the tongue. Mention them, and you likely will get a vacant look in response.

That’s because they don’t tell you what someone does, just how they do it: by remote computer connection.

And yet the two words may together capture Cook County’s greatest hope for sustainable, low-impact economic development, especially development that makes it possible for more young families to put down roots here.

Linda Luebchow knows all about telework. It’s what she does every day from the small office she rents at Cook County Higher Education’s North Shore Campus. Luebchow works for the immunization registry at the Minnesota Department of Health.

When Luebchow’s husband retired from his teaching position several years ago, the couple moved permanently to their home near Paradise Beach east of Grand Marais.

“If it hadn’t been for this (teleworking arrangement),” Luebchow says, “I would have had to retire, too. And I didn’t want to do that.”

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It’s Already Here In 2010 there were 140 residents of Cook County who worked for employers in Duluth, the Twin Cities, Grand Rapids and other cities, according to the U.S. Census. Many, perhaps most, of them telecommute – connecting with their employers via computer connections.

“Telecommuting” comes in many flavors. At one end of the spectrum, it can involve employees working on their own and connecting occasionally via email or Skype. At the other end, it involves someone making a daily connection between their computer and their company network located elsewhere.

The latter workers tend to connect via something called a “virtual private network” or VPN. With a VPN connection, it’s as if remote workers were actually in the company office.

VPN connections and dial-up or satellite Internet get along about as well as a Model A and a trip to the moon: They don’t.

That said, some telecommuters are doing amazing things from Cook County already: designing software, writing technical manuals, editing books, selling real estate, managing nonprofits, working as chemists and physicistsand project managers.

A recent, informal survey of county telecommuters also elicited a number of comments from people who a) live in the Twin Cities, now telecommute to jobs elsewhere in the Twin Cities and are eager to move that work to Cook County or b) work elsewhere but plan to begin telecom-

Linda Luebchow works for the immunization registry at the Minnesota Department of Health. She telecommutes from space rented at Cook County Higher Education’s North Shore Campus. Photo by Jim Boyd.

muting and move to Cook County once Arrowhead inaugurates broadband service.

From this anecdotal information, it seems clear that Cook County will get a substantial economic and population boost from the advent of Arrowhead broadband. This will happen without much effort beyond Arrowhead lighting up its fiber-optic network. A much more determined effort will be required to create telework opportunities for young people just starting out, especially those who have no skills that lend themselves to telework.

Making It Happen Julie May manages work-at-home programs for UnitedHealthCare in the Twin Cities. She’s responsible for 10,000 teleworkers, including 3,000 in Minnesota – most of whom do not live in the Twin Cities.

Creating a strong community telework environment, May says, should involve local government, people responsible for local economic development, educational institutions and broadband providers. She lists three primary responsibilities: Marketing yourself as a teleworker-friendly community to those who would like to live on the North Shore and who may not know telework is possible from here.

Making connections with area community colleges to ensure training is available for local residents in career areas easily adaptable to telework. In the absence of a local community college, this chore falls to Cook County Higher Education. CCHE executive director Paula Sundet Wolf is aware of and exploring this need.

Developing and marketing a broadband telework package to potential telework employers. This, May says, involves the local telcoms (CenturyLink and Arrowhead Electric) creating service packages that best meet telework requirements (She recommends 15 Mbps download and 2 Mbps upload. Asymmetrical service is best, she says), setting an attractive price for the service and developing the resources to provide sameday service responses when problems inevitably arise. Before employers seriously will consider hiring teleworkers, May says, they must be assured of stable connections, stable pricing and quick service-response times.

Some time ago, UnitedHealthCare created a customer-service call center in a remote Texas community where job opportunities were minimal.

They only pay $8-$15 per hour. But the work is full-time, year-round and provides vacation, health-care and other benefits. From the perspective of Cook County workers surviving on part-time, seasonal jobs paying the same wage, those UnitedHealthCare jobs would look pretty good.

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Twenty Dead Dogs is Too Many

By Shawn Perich A strange, sad irony of this legislative session is that efforts to save wolves from hunting may lead to the deaths of some dogs by trapping. Efforts to revisit the regulations regarding the use of body-grip traps, which critics say are responsible for killing several dogs every year in Minnesota, have been stymied by legislators who say they will not introduce any trapping bills in 2013 for fear that anti-wolf hunting measures may be attached to them.

The issue of body-grip traps and dogs is not new. For years, dog owners have complained, often after losing a pet, about the lethal consequences of a dog being inadvertently caught in a bodygrip trap, which is designed to kill quickly. The dog owner may have even been there when the incident occurred, but lacked the ability to remove the trap before it killed the dog. The Minnesota DNR has always acknowledged such incidents occur, but essentially brushes them off as insignificant on a statewide basis.

But dog deaths suddenly became significant a couple of years ago, when a handful of dog owners, most of whom had lost dogs in body-grip traps, decided to do something about the issue.

They formed a group, Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping, to push for reform of the rules for using body-grip traps. Most of the members are the owners of hunting dogs. They emphasize that while they are seeking changes to trapping rules, they are not opposed to trapping.

“Our group tries very hard to distance ourselves from anti trapping and hunting organizations,” says Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping MN board member and hunter Brett Harberts of Emily.

Unlike foothold traps, which are designed to capture and hold an animal by its foot, body-grips are intended to kill an animal quickly by closing on its neck. They are also commonly called “Conibear” traps after inventor Frank Conibear. While they come in sizes small enough for muskrats to large enough for beavers, the mid-sized traps, sizes 160 and 220, are of greatest concern to dog owners. In Minnesota, both traps may be set on the ground either in a baited set or as unbaited set along a trail.

The beaver-sized 330 body-grip must be at least half-submerged in water, which makes it much less likely to inadvertently capture dogs or other unintended animals.

Last year, the Legislature tweaked body-grip rules so that 160s and 220s used in baited sets must be recessed seven inches from the top of an enclosure or placed at least three feet off the ground. Unbaited body-grips must be at least 20 feet from any attractant. These statewide rules are significantly less restrictive than rules put in place several years ago to protect the federally threatened Canada lynx in northeastern Minnesota. According to the lynx rules, any 160 or 220 placed on the ground must be set in a cubby, with the trap a minimum of seven inches from the opening. The opening may not exceed 50 square inches, which is a 7- by 7-inch square. Unbaited trail sets are not allowed.

being killed in body-grips since the lynx rules were adopted.

The same cannot be said of the statewide rule. The Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping MN website notes the organization documented 13 dogs killed between Oct. 20 and Dec. 31, 2012, the first trapping season for which the new statewide rules were in effect. An additional 7 dogs were killed between Jan. 1 and Mar. 15 2012, before the rules were enacted. This means a total of 20 dogs were killed by traps in Minnesota during 2012.

Harberts says in contrast, Wisconsin has reported very few dog deaths due to body-grips since changing its trapping rules in the

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Spring Forward With Food & Wine

By Joan Farnam Spring forward with Lutsen Resort’s “Spring Food & Wine Weekend” April 5-6, and savor the early harvest.

This outstanding culinary event, one of two exciting wine dinners held in the county each spring, will highlight the harvest at this time of year, said Rob Wells, executive chef at Lutsen Resort.

Wells and guest chef Mike DeCamp, chef de cuisine at La Belle Vie in Minneapolis, are working together to create a truly wonderful food experience with the freshest ingredients of the season.

Think lamb and leeks, newly harvested greens, wild mushrooms and spring onions, and then sit back and let the chefs decide how to create with them.

That’s about how this food and wine weekend has evolved, Wells said.

– leeks popped into my mind immediately,” Wells said. “They’re coming out of the ground right now – so leek soup.”

Early vegetables like pea shoots and wild mushrooms were a natural for his fourth course, and dessert includes mint, a reliable early spring taste.

The other half of dinner is the wine pairings that will complement and expand the food experience.

Here’s the complete menu: • Serrano ham with almond milk, toasted sesame, and espelette.

• Leek soup with sliced truffles, frizzled leeks, leek oil.

• Poached sturgeon with morcilla, toasted buckwheat and spring onion.

• Spring vegetable gnocchi, wild mushrooms, pea shoots, English pea coulis.

• Leg of lamb with summer squash, black garlic, braised mustard greens.

• Chocolate ricotta pastry, strawberry kiwi relish, crème anglaise, mint.

“We came up with the basic idea – spring harvest,” he said.

“Things are just coming into season right now, and that focuses us on what we want to do.”

The two chefs decided they would work together to create tasty hors d’oeuvres for the reception and wine tasting on Friday night and then alternate courses for the formal 6-course dinner with wine pairings on Saturday night.

DeCamp, who is an award-winning chef and a finalist in the James Beard national chef contest this year for Best Chef-Midwest, will do the first, third and fifth courses. Wells will do the second, fourth and dessert.

“For the second course – salads and soups

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Andrew Beavers, wine and beverage manager at Lutsen Resort, was given the menu and began researching what wines would be spectacular with these foods.

Beavers said he decided to go with Oregon wines for the sixcourse meal.

“I had a taste of the Oregon wine portfolio, and it was wonderful.” he said. “It’s such a great region for this time of year. The food is going to be spring, and the dishes will be light. I think these wines will play well with that.”

Beavers said the Friday evening horsd’oeuvres event will feature “really nice highend hors d’oeuvres, and we’ll taste from four to six wines. It’s more of a causal, open feel.”

The Saturday night event is formal.

“I give a brief description of each wine before the pairing,” he said. “Then the chef will come out and speak about what they did with a particular course. It’s really fun.”

The wines he chooses are not typically available at a neighborhood beer store, but larger wine shops will carry them, and they can be found online, he said.

“What I really focus on when I’m trying to put

ABOVE: The Spring Food & Wine Lovers Weekend at Lutsen Resort features great food, wine, and views of Lake Superior. LEFT: There are lots of wine glasses on the table for this event. Photos

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this together, is getting wines that people don’t have in their house. We want it to be special – evocative of a wine tasting, very experiential.”

“They come to Lutsen and have a really nice wine dinner and make a vacation out of it.”

Guests are welcome to stay at the resort for the weekend so they don’t have to drive, Wells said.

Bluefin By Resort also will hold a Food & Wine Lovers Weekend May 3-4 featuring Chef Judi Barsness. The event will feature a four-course dinner with wine pairings on Friday night, a wine tasting on Saturday afternoon and a five-course dinner with wine pairings on Saturday night.

“We encourage people to stay. We do shuttles for people. And we generally do these dinners on nights when we are slower, so there are plenty of rooms available.”

People come year after year for the event, he said.

Stay tuned for details next month.

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late 1990s. At the time, Wisconsin was among several states that modified trapping rules following the national development of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for trapping. Minnesota chose not to incorporate BMPs into its trapping regulations. In fact, aside the state’s trapping regulations have been largely unchanged for decades.

The same could be said of the mindset of the state’s wildlife bureaucracy and state trapping leaders, both of whom have been reluctant to take the concerns of dog owners seriously, perhaps from a fear that by doing so they would be taking a step down a slippery slope toward and eventual all-out trapping ban.

The problem is Minnesota has changed. In 1980 Minnesota’s population was just over 4 million. In 2012, the population was estimated at nearly 5.4 million. During that time frame we’ve seen a tremendous outmigration to rural areas, especially in the lakes region, by people seeking a better quality of life. Very often that quality of life involves spending more time outdoors. Trappers are no longer alone. They are now joined by bird hunters using pointers and retrievers hounds used to pursue raccoons, coyotes, rabbits and other critters. No less important are the many rural dwellers who take their dogs along when hiking, skiing and winter camping. It’s fair to say none of these folks wants their dog to be at risk of being killed in a trap.

In recent years, the Minnesota Trappers Association has run an advertisement in the state hunting regulations booklet showing how to remove an animal from a body-grip trap.

From my own experience using body-grips, I don’t believe the Average Joe or Jill would have the know-how or physical strength to quickly remove a

Harberts says Dog Lovers 4 Safe Trapping MN may have been stymied by the 2013 Legislature, but they aren’t going away until dogs are safe from body-grip traps. It won’t be easy to change existing rules, because trappers and wildlife bureaucrats are reluctant to give up body-grip trapping techniques that are effective and convenient for trappers. Harberts says his group and the Minnesota Trail Hound Association continue to have cordial discussions with trappers on the issue, but have made little progress toward resolution. Until they do so, more folks are likely to lose their hunting dogs and family pets.

Killing 20 dogs in a year is unacceptable, especially when nearly all of those losses are preventable. It’s time for the DNR to act like professional wildlife managers and address the issue. The agency’s goal should be to have zero dogs killed in body-grips. The DNR needs to take the appropriate steps to achieve that goal through a combination of conflict resolution and new trapping rules. While making changes to protect dogs may inconvenience trappers, there doesn’t appear to be any evidence from Wisconsin or other states that doing so will have any effect on the fur harvest. It’s past time for Minnesota to make the changes necessary to protect dogs from body-grip traps.

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By Breana Roy I’ve grown up in a society where technology is always evolving. So knowing how to use a computer, cell phone, iPod or other electronic device has always seemed to come naturally. Yet it can stump those decades older than me.

While my dad can tear an airplane apart and put it back together, figuring out how to make a cell phone call seems to be too difficult for him, let alone send a text message.

And even though my mom taught herself how to text, she goes overboard and tries to shorten every word possible, making it a game to try and decipher what she’s really saying.

Now, being an English Major, I’m pretty particular about my grammar, but even I slip into a different lingo sometimes when texting. If you’re going to keep up with young folks who can text an entire paragraph quicker than you can say “laughing out loud” then you’re going to have to know some basic texting terms.

First off, while most people know “lol” or “laughing out loud,” there are many other variations of laughing. You could be “rofl” or “rolling on the floor laughing.” Or you could be “lmao,” aka “laughing my a** off. ” You could even combine the two for an epic “roflmao.” Another route would be to simply use haha or hehe. Depending on how many ha’s or he’s are used will determine the funny factor for the recipient, so choose appropriately.

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Many words can be shortened to a single letter, saving you precious texting time and letting you text much more rapidly. Such words include “y” instead of “why,” “r” vs. “are,” “c” for “see/sea,” “u” in place of “you,” and many more. Numbers can also be incorporated into words like “b4” instead of “before” or “2” for “to, too and two.”

Sometimes you want your texting conversation to be kept a secret. It’s those types of conversations that you become paranoid of people peaking over your shoulder. If that’s the case and someone is hovering, just type “pos” and your recipient should know that there is a parent/person over your shoulder and the conversation isn’t safe anymore As for capitalizations, commas and periods when texting, who cares? Lowercase letters are the norm for texting, and great punctuation isn’t expected, although if used it’s always an improvement. Just don’t use all uppercase letters or it is considered RUDE SHOUTING and nobody likes getting yelled at.

Nowadays many people have smart phones, allowing them to send emoticons for almost anything such as faces, hearts, hand gestures and more. However, the basic self-typed happy and sad faces are still commonly used. Send :) or :( to depict your emotions. Turn your sad face into :’( to show your tears, or turn that frown upside down with a cheesy, wide smile such as :D or :P instead. You can send a ;) to wink at your texting buddy. Feel like your faces are missing a nose? Insert a hyphen to change your faces into :-) or :-D, etc. If you do have a smart phone, then sending emoticons in

place of words is always an option. Try playing different guessing games, such as sending emoticons to represent song lyrics to stimulate hours of entertainment, laughter and fun.

The world of cell phones and texting is virtually unlimited. Phrases, faces, games and abbreviations are always changing and expanding. While it may seem impossible to

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New study will investigate reasons behind high mercury in Cook County newborns

By Ada Igoe

We can’t just make sexual violence disappear…

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has partnered with Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to conduct a study of 500 Cook County women of childbearing age to help determine why Cook County newborns exhibit high levels of mercury. The study is funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.

This new study comes on the heels of a 2007-2011 study of mercury levels in 1,465 newborns in the Lake Superior Basin in which MDH participated along with the Wisconsin and Michigan departments of health. That study found that 10 percent of newborns in the Minnesota region of the study have mercury levels above the EPA’s safe level, with a particularly high concentration of high mercury levels in Cook County newborns.

This new study will allow the MDH to do just that. The exact role of Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and the Grand Portage band has not yet been exactly determined. However, McCann said the study will work to determine why Cook County newborns have high levels of mercury and work to better educate expectant mothers about which types of fish are safe to eat.

McCann said they plan to begin enrolling Cook County women in the study in January 2014 and will continue to enroll women for about a year. Women who qualify for the study will be asked to participate when they go in for a regularly scheduled appointment.

At this point in the study’s development, McCann said she believes participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire about their fish-eating habits and also submit a blood sample.

The blood sample will be used to test participants’ levels of mercury and Omega 3 fatty acids to help determine each participant’s level of fish consumption.

Ideally, at the end of the study, participants’ blood sample will show a decrease in mercury. But the same levels of the healthy Omega 3 fatty acids, said McCann.

“We want women to keep eating fish,” McCann said.

Cook County residents will likely see more educational mate-

rial about fish consumption over the next few years as the MDH works to get women consuming fish with lower mercury levels.

“There are lots of fish that women can eat,” she said.

McCann recommends women eat smaller fish and fish that are lower on the food chain, like pan fish and crappies. Lake herring, whitefish, salmon, and perch are also good low-mercury fish choices.

To date, the Minnesota Department of Health has only done mercury level studies in the Lake Superior basin, so it’s unknown whether Cook County’s mercury levels are unusually high compared to the rest of the state, said McCann.

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“One good way to help with mercury levels is to work with health care providers since that’s where women get most of their health information,” said McCann.

The Minnesota Department of Health will launch a study in 2014 in partnership with the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic and Grand Portage Band to help Cook County women develop healthy fish-eating habits. The study hopes to reduce the level of mercury found in Cook County newborns. Photo by Ada Igoe.

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Because developing nervous systems are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of mercury, the MDH wanted to work with Cook County clinics to see if they could reduce newborn mercury levels, said Pat McCann of the MDH, who is the lead on the Cook County study. Fetal exposure to methylmercury (the type of mercury found in fish) can lead to issues with cognition, memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills in children.

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Hovland Arts Summer Festival

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Surfside Resort - Tofte

Woodland Chamber Music Workshops

JUNE 25-30

Duluth

Grandma’s Marathon

JUNE 22, SATURDAY

SEPTEMBER 6-8

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, the Cook County Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP), and the Cook County Broadband Commission.

Gunflint Tavern Grand Marais 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com

Bump Blomberg

APRIL 28, SUNDAY

Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais 7:30 p.m. northshoremusicassociation.com

Red Horse

387-3059 April 27, Saturday

Emergency Services Conference

APRIL 26-27

Arrowhead Center for the Arts Grand Marais arrowheadcenterforthearts.org

First Baptist of Ivy Gap

APRIL 25, 26, 28 & MAY 2-5

Gunflint Tavern Grand Marais 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com

James Moors

APRIL 25, THURSDAY

Violence Prevention Center 218-387-1237 www.hope-4-u.org

Denim Day, awareness to end sexual violence

APRIL 24

Online registration opens www.sawtoothmountainclinic.org

Move It in May

APRIL 22, MONDAY

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Death of a Salesman

APRIL 12-14 & 19-20

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3rd Annual Fingerstyle Masters Weekend

APRIL 12-13

Tofte 8 p.m.

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Gunflint Tavern Grand Marais 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com April 12, Friday

Saint Anyway

APRIL 11, THURSDAY

Gunflint Tavern Grand Marais 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com

Bump Blomberg

APRIL 7, SUNDAY

Sugarloaf Cove Shroeder 7 p.m. www.sugarloafnorthshore.org

North Shore Peregrine Falcons

www.lutsen.com

Closed for April

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen 9:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Travelin’ McCourys

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen 3:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Sans Souci Quartet - Apres Ski

APRIL 5, FRIDAY

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen www.lutsen.com

Sweetwater Shakedown Music Festival

APRIL 4-6

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen 11 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Absynth Quintet

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen 9:30 p.m. www.lutsen.com

The Boys ‘n the Barrels

Gunflint Tavern Grand Marais 8 p.m. www.gunflinttavern.com

Rich Mattson and Germaine Gemberling

APRIL 4, THURSDAY

Papa Charlie’s Lutsen Sign up at 5 p.m. – Tournament at 7 p.m. www.lutsen.com

Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament

APRIL 3, WEDNESDAY

Lutsen 7 p.m. www.lutsen.com

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Cook County recycles tons of stuff

By Joan Farnam

working with Hartel’s in December, and it has been profitable, he said.

More than 35,000 pounds of recycled materials are shipped out of the Cook County Recycling Center every week. Last year alone, 1,029 tons or 2.1 million pounds of solid waste was collected there, according to a report that was released last month.

When the Recycling Center was first started in 1988, the goal was to substantially reduce the solid waste that was being trucked to landfills. Businesses were encouraged to recycle, as were homeowners, and the program has met some of its goals.

That’s a lot of recycled materials, but is only one quarter of the solid waste Cook County generates every year.

The recyclable materials are hauled to Hartel’s/DBJ Disposal Companies in Proctor, where they eventually end up in factories, paper mills, steel mills and other firms in Minnesota, across the country and the world to be reused or repurposed.

The good news is that all that glass, corrugated cardboard, newspaper, magazines, mixed paper, steel cans, aluminum, mixed plastic and lead acid batteries are removed from the county’s solid waste stream. And the Recycling Center makes some money out of it.

In all, the recycling program brought in $48,000 in 2012.

More than half that revenue came from the Budget Shop ($27,000) while aluminum cans accounted for another $18,000, said Jeff Sylvester, operator/manager of the Recycling Center.

“It’s nice to see a fiscal return,” he said, as he gave a tour of the facility recently.

The price for recycled materials fluctuates with the stock market, he said. “Like any commodity, it goes up and down. When the economy tanked in ‘08, it wasn’t worth much. The markets are improving.”

Sylvester said the only thing that’s not making much money is glass and used unwearable clothing. The brokerage fee that Hartel’s charges for handling glass ($35 a ton) pretty much cancels out what they can get for it, he said, and there’s no market at all right now for used clothing.

“We dumpster it,” he said. “Before the recession, it went to the auto industry, but we lost those markets. There’s less need for it, and we’ve not been able to find good, viable buyers.”

The Recycling Center is looking forward to making more money this year. It just started

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“Our goal was to hit a 35 percent rate for homeowners,” he said, and that was met last year.

But more could be done, he added. “Every business recycles,” he said. “They pay by volume, so it behooves them to reduce.”

Homeowners, on the other hand, can recycle for free, but many just don’t bother.

The figures reflect this. In all, Cook County generated 4,900 tons of solid waste in 2012, and 3,636 tons of that ended up in landfills.

Curbside pickup of domestic recyclables just isn’t feasible, he said. “The county can’t afford it.”

Instead,the program has set up five rural collection points to make recycling easier for both households and businesses.

Three of the five rural stations are specifically for businesses to use. Collection stations up the Sawbill Trail in Tofte, near the old airport, and the one in Grand Portage are open for household use as well. The Grand Portage site also handles business waste, including cardboard, he said.

“Grand Portage is also paying to pull the trailer. They bring it in to us,” he said. “They’re good stewards of what they’re doing. Their green trailer is always impeccably cared for ... seldom is anything in the wrong place.”

Quality recyclables have to be properly sorted, and this requires a lot of hand labor, Sylvester said, which is the primary reason why the recycling center is not open to the public all day every day.

The employees need time to sort and bale what’s coming in every day, he said. The center has four full-time employees, and one has to staff the Budget Shop for half a day, so everybody is scrambling to get things ready for shipment in the mornings, he said.

Typically, they will fill a 53-foot tractor-trailer

The Cook County Recycling Center trucks about 35,000 pounds of recyclables every week to its broker in Proctor. Manager/operator Jeff Sylvester is in one of the semi-trailers that’s almost ready to go. Photos by Joan Farnam

with material every week.

One of the most time-consuming to process and, ironically, one of the most profitable recyclables, is mixed paper, he said.

One thing homeowners are encouraged to do is recycle their junk mail and good quality paper, because it brings a good price and shouldn’t be taking up room in a landfill.

Last year, 938 tons of mixed paper was generated in the county, and only 37 percent of that was recycled. Sylvester recommends that personal documents be shredded, but all other mixed paper is welcome.

Because the recycling program is focused on reducing all solid waste as well as being good stewards of the environment, it also has organized hazardous waste and electronic waste collections twice a year, takes used oil and oil filters as well as lead batteries, and purchases aluminum cans at $.20 a pound from 1-2:30 p.m. each day. It also takes yard waste.

It does not accept furniture, appliances or mattresses. These can be disposed of for a fee at Peterson’s Disposal.

The Recycling Center is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and on Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.

Rick Sturm, left, and Jim Anderson, sort through mixed paper that is being recycled.

Sylvester said that his personal goal is to increase homeowner participation in the re-

cycling program to 50 percent. Recycling is easy, he said. “It’s free, it’s the right thing to do, and it’s environmentally responsible. We hope people will start recycling more.”

Cook County Community Fund announces May 1 deadline for grant applications The Cook County Community Fund, an affiliate fund of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, is now accepting grant applications through May 1, 2013.

This will be the only grant round for the Cook County Community Fund in 2013.

The Cook County Community Fund supports projects in the arts, community development, education, environment, human services and youth. Grants range from $500 to $2,500.

Within these areas, priority will be given to projects that: Strengthen community ties between individuals and promote collaboration between organizations within our service area; Address underlying causes of community problems; Respond to community needs that can be solved or softened by receiving grants of modest or moderate amounts; Propose new solutions or responses and require start-up assistance; Seek to create connections among a diverse cross-section of citizens thereby in-

creasing the community health and hospitality of our region.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for matching funds from other grant-making organizations. Consideration will be given to applicants that are leveraging matching funds.

To be eligible to apply, organizations must be classified as a charitable nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or classified as an organization to which contributions may be deducted under Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code, and be located in or provide services to residents of the Cook County.

To apply or learn more about the funding process, applicants should first submit an inquiry via the website at www.cookcountycommunityfund.com.

For more information, organizations can contact the Community Foundation office by phone at 218.726.0232, or via e-mail at gran-

tsinfo@dsacommunityfoundation.com.

The Cook County Community Fund was created in 2003 to enhance the quality of life for people in Cook County by attracting charitable gifts, making philanthropic grants, and providing responsible financial stewardship and community leadership. Since that time, the fund has granted out more than $40,000 for programs in the Cook County area.

Cook County Community Fund board members are: Howard Hedstrom, chair; Tracy Benson, Mike Carlson, Karen Halbersleben, Richard Olson, Mary Petz, Ann Possis, Amber Pratt, Sue Riley, and Ruthanne Hedstrom Vos. For more information on the Cook County Community Fund, visit: www.cookcountycommunityfund.com.

The Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation promotes private giving for the public good. The Community Foundation is a permanent community endowment, built by

gifts from hundreds of individuals and organizations. Guided by a 13-member Board of volunteer civic leaders, the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation makes grants to nonprofit organizations and to individuals for scholarships and provides leadership on important community initiatives in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Since its inception in 1983, they have distributed over $39.5 million and currently hold over 325 different funds, each with its own charitable purpose. Learn more at www.dsacommunityfoundation.com.

Regional affiliates of the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation include the Two Harbors Area Fund (created in 1998), the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund (created in 2000), the Cook County Community Fund (created in 2003), the Hermantown Community Fund (created in 2005), the Eveleth Area Community Foundation (created in 2008), and the Chequamegon Bay Fund (created in 2011).

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MURMUR CREEK PARCELS

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

Devil Track Lake Lot 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.

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Great view of Lake Superior.

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Katterine brings solid real estate knowledge to the Real Estate Group as she has been with the Lutsen Lodging Company for over six years working with vacation rentals and property management. As a result, her knowledge of lodging and tourism in Cook County will clearly compliment her efforts as a Sales Agent and more importantly serve to benefit the clients she serves. Whether buying or selling, give Katterine a call today – she will help lead you through a successful transaction.

-Superior National Golf Course Lot- Heritage Lot 10 BL3, MLS#29483, $99,000 Pending -Jonvick Creek Beautiful home sites in mature Maple, Spruce and Birch forest. $60,000+ -Stonegate Road Private Lake Superior lot in Hovland Includes driveway, electric & new septic. (A/O) MLS# 24409 $399,900 -xxx Sawbill Trail 120 Acres located up the Sawbill Trail. Large Maples MLS# 27551 $199,900 -293 Mile O’Pine Rd Nice lakeshore on south side of Gunflint Lake.

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MLS#29842 $100,000.00\ -Lot 2 Quist Acres 5 acre parcel on Quist Road outside of Grand Marais. MLS#30439 $54,900 -Lot 5 Quist Acres 5acre parcel on Quist Road outside of Grand Marais, sister parcel to Lot 2. MLS#30440 $49,900 -xxx Mile O’Pine 3.30 acres, Gunflint Trail, MLS#30837, $199,900 -Whispering Pines Gunflint Trail, Lot 4 Bl1 Wes Hestrom Trail off Cty Rd 65 4.6 acres, MLS#30441, $69,500 -Lot 2 BL7 Jonvick Creek Site, Mature Maple,Spruce and Birch forestMLS#6000074, $65,000 -xxx Mountain Ash Ln, Cedar covered hillside overlooking Lake Superior in Lutsen. MLS#29246, $649,000

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LAKE SUPERIOR PROPERTIES WINDSONG DEVELOPMENT OF COVE POINT, Beaver Bay. Wonder-

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.

fully 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.

MLS #31437 $249,500.

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.

SPECTACULAR EXECUTIVE COMPOUND 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.

MLS #30924 $798,500.

LAKE SUPERIOR CONDO/ TOFTE. Great lake views from this 2 bedroom

COBBLESTONE COVE CONDO. Very desirable end Unit #10.

+ loft unit with 2 baths, fireplace, balcony looking up the shore. Chateau LeVeaux offers many updated amenities, indoor pool, sauna, game room, and on site manager. Facility is in excellent condition for easy and affordable lakefront living or vacation rental.

MLS #6000473 $90,000.

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.

north 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.

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.

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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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.

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES

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

RIVER/CREEK FRONTAGE

PRIME COMMERCIAL LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE PROPERTY.

Includes 2.68 acres and 664+/- front feet shoreline. Call for development ideas.

MLS #6000191 $880,000.

NEW! GOOD INCOME PROPERTY WITH LONGTERM TENANTS. All cabins

have had ongoing upgrades: roofs, baths, plumbing, heating. Cabin 1 has fireplace; cabins 4 & 5 were converted from a duplex.

Many charming touches. Unique opportunity in a community with limited low/middle income housing options.

MLS #6000591 $259,000.

NEW! PARCEL AT THE INN AT TERRACE POINT. 0.58 acres with 175’ of Lake Superior shoreline. Views toward Artists Point and the Grand Marais lighthouse. Buy and build for use in a rental program or as a single family home.

MLS #6000590 $180,000.

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 #6000387 $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.

PENDING SALES/RECENTLY SOLD ONE OF A KIND PROPERTY. MLS #6000068

SALE PENDING

AFFORDABLE LAKE SUPERIOR! MLS #6000460

SOLD

INLAND WATER PROPERTIES 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.

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 #6000398 $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.

LOT ON LOST LAKE. 20+ acres with

680’ shoreline. Premier location with view of the length of the private lake. No public access, gated entrance.

Cabin foundation and sauna pad in. Beautiful woods 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.

MLS #6000314 $584,500.

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.

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.

MLS #6000018 $750,000.

SPECTACULAR PRIVATE PARCEL ON LITTLE IRON LAKE.

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

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

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.

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

NEW! GREENWOOD LAKE CABIN. A recreational paradise up the Gunflint

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.

$239,000.

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

Trail and near the BWCAW. 1 bedroom cabin located on a private, quiet bay. Outhouse only. Year round access on Shoe Lake Road. MLS #6000521

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.

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.

MLS #31680 $219,900.

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.

MLS #26183 $179,900.

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

Lots start at $33,500.

CABIN CREEK COVE ON NINEMILE LAKE. 2 lakelofts left on

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.

Lots start at $89,300.

WELCOME! Red Pine Realty

welcomes Sam Hedstrom and Abby Tofte as our two newest Real Estate Agents.

Having both grown up on the north shore, Sam and Abby have a vast knowledge of all the lakes, rivers, and forest areas available for your future cabin or home, as well as properties in town. They are both eager to help you find the perfect piece of Cook County to call your own.

HOMES & CABINS CHARMING 3 BR HOME IN LUTSEN. Walking distance to all

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

MLS #31590 $189,500.

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.

RED MLS #31576 $299,000.

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.

BEAUTIFUL 3-BR LINDAHL HOME. Quality home provides elegant

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.

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.

PRIVATE WOODED SETTING.

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 $222,222.

COMPLETELY UPDATED 3-BR HOME. Great location near Grand Marais.

Many new updates includes new in-floor heat system, kitchen, bath, flooring, insulation, some windows & doors, deck and other mechanicals.

Too much to list here! Great location near town!

Good well and septic; heated garage, raised-bed gardens. MLS #6000420 $182,000 NEW! COUNTRY HOME IN HOVLAND. Lovely 4 BR/3 BA home on 7.76

wooded acres. Master suite with huge walk-in closet.

Open living room with stone fireplace, entertainment center, formal dining room, big kitchen. Office/den opens into the attached garage. 32’ x 40’ pole building has plenty of storage for toys, boats, etc. Partially finished basement. Country living at its best!

MLS #6000522 $259,300.

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Serving Cook County since 1971

On

Lake

Superior

NEW

West Hwy 61

East Hwy 61 25A; 150’ shore. Surveyed into three lots for easy subdivision. Pay for your lot with the sale of two others.

1.24 A, 200’ ledgerock shoreline embedded with Thomsonite.

Great views!

MLS 6000472 $184,900

MLS 6000296 $319,900

200 Stonegate Rd

Custom built 3BR, 3BA home on 5.4A. 300 feet of spectacular shoreline with maximum privacy.

MLS 6000012 $855,000

1.30A, very attractive piece of vacant lakeshore just past Terrace Point. 371’ of stunning ledgerock shoreline.

MLS 6000576 $299,900 NEW

East Hwy 61

Four premium lots along scenic Chicago Bay. 1.17 to 2.18A, 200’ frontage; wooded and private.

MLS 27872 $189,900 - $239,000

48 Stonegate Rd

Beautiful 3BR, 3BA home; 1.4A with 140’ shore. In-floor heat, southern windows, four season porch. Tons of space!

MLS 6000519 $549,900

7362 E Hwy 61

4.10A, 280’ shore. Driveway, septic mound, and underground electric in place. Easy-to-walk shingle/small cobble beach.

MLS 31801 $429,000

MLS 6000571 $156,000 NEW

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

Homes & Cabins

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Com m e r ic a l

NEW

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

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

221 West 1st St

Beautiful 4BR, 2BA home with custom finishing throughout. Stone fireplace, hardwood floors, and custom built kitchen cabinets.

Proven track record with loads of potential.

MLS 31607 $237,000

MLS 6000585 $299,900

R E DUCE

NEW

Golf ‘n Stuff

D

Hwy 61 Opportunity Well maintained building with unlimited potential.

MLS 6000223 $399,900

4th Ave East 1830 Co Rd 7

Cute 2BR year round cabin on 4.45A. Conveniently located close to town.

Electric heat, full septic system and drilled well.

MLS 6000596 $139,900

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

North Road

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

MLS 31427 $235,000

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

40 Taylor Lane

Sunny 2BR year round home on 8A. New wood and hot water baseboard heating system and lots of recent remodeling!

MLS 30755 $129,900

.23A, zoned commercial industiral. Close to town.

MLS 6000474 $49,900

County Road 7

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

MLS 28867 $54,900

NEW Beaver House

NORTH SHORE

Casper Hill Road

2BR,1BA custom log home.

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

MLS 28297 $185,000

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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

1828 Co Rd 7

3BR, 2BA home minutes from town.

Open floor plan, rock fireplaces, wood floors; huge kitchen. Full walkout lower level.

MLS 6000574 $339,900

Arrowhead Trail

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

MLS 6000180 $149,900

Well recognized business in downtown Grand Marais.

MLS 6000426 $288,000

Broadway

Commerical lot in the heart of town.

MLS 6000480 $159,900

Inland

Lake

Homes

NEW Walter Road

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

Private access and dock on Devil Track Lake

MLS 6000132 $299,000

Poplar Lake

Year ‘round 4 BR home/cabin.

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

MLS 31231 $329,900

1004 Devil Track Rd 2 bedroom cabin; easily accessible shoreline on Devil Track Lake.

Detached garage with guest area; new mound septic system.

MLS 31702 $299,900

191 Sag Lake Trail

Charming and cozy cabin with magnificent views of Gull Lake.

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

Greenwood Lake

Unique octagon cabin built to maximize the views! 2BR and bath on main level + 650’ sleeping loft! Sauna at water’s edge, 245’ of shore.

MLS 6000597 $319,900

NEW

MLS 6000141 $225,000

Inland Lake Lots

Land Irish Creek Road

23–200A, great parcels in the woods!

Gunflint Lake

Attractive, full cedar long cabin with Devil Track Lake lots of windows. 5.34 A, 300 ft of Great 6BR, 5BA home on 1.52A just made for entertaining! Screened in frontage, sauna building, detached porch, multiple decks, 222’ shore. Great swimming in a quieter bay on the shower house. BWCAW access main lake.

MLS 31807 $249,900

MLS 6000601 $489,900

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Condos Bluefin Bay Unit 48

MLS 6000207 $419,000

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

Unit 7

MLS 31612 $345,000

Unit 72

MLS 6000187 $565,000

Unit 31

MLS 6000183 $209,900

Unit 16

MLS 6000300 $335,000

Temperance Landing Unfinished log home, shared cobblestone beach.

MLS 6000375 $240,000

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

Grand Marais Condos Well maintained 2BR, 2BA, huge loft and western exposure. All new appliances, ready to move in. Conveniently located in town.

MLS 6000595 Unit 20 $236,900

Fowl Lake

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

MLS 31725 $149,900

NEW

MLS 28517 $29,900 - $199,900

West 15th Ave

Affordable city lot in Grand Marais.

MLS 31424 $15,000

County Road 48

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

4th Ave West

Zoned commercial industrial but with views of the big lake.

Tom Lake

3.97A with state owned lakeshore across the highway.

MLS 31792 $69,900

MLS 29490 $59,900 MLS 6000552 $57,900 NEW

Camp 20 Road

McFarland Lake

MLS 6000474 $49,900

41 A, building sites overlooking huge beaver pond.

MLS 6000106 $55,000

Bloomquist Mtn Rd Brule Valley Trail 2.7A, 10 miles east of town.

MLS 31109 $49,700

40 A with great recreational possibilities!

Your choice!! 1.2 – 1.81 acres with 157’ – 298’ shoreline.

2.9 – 40 acres.

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

Whispering Pine Trl MLS 6000105 $44,000 2.7A, building site, septic site and Morgan Road

Pike Lake

MLS 31319 $59,900

Bigsby Lake

electricity all set to install!

County Rd 69 40A, power available.

MLS 6000347 $39,900

County Road 7

15 Acres with survey and septic sites done.

MLS 30951 $149,000

MLS 31193 $119,900 - $199,900

East Highway 61

20A with southern exposure!

Views of Lake Superior, the adjacent slope, and nearby hillside.

MLS 6000432 $99,900

Caribou Trail

Camp 12 Road

MLS 29771 $144,900 MLS 6000540 $92,000 NEW

MLS 28519 $54,900

20A, year round access, utilities!

Arrowhead Trail 120 acres priced right!

MLS 30668 $99,900

County Road 67

5 A nicely wooded with a gentle slope.

MLS 31791 $44,900 PEND.

2.6A, 220’ shoreline.

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

MLS 30400 $185,500 Lovely 25+ acre lot with approximately 600 ft of shoreline. Healthy mix of trees.

MLS 6000025 $117,500

Chester Lake

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

MLS 31502 $179,000

40A off of Irish Creek Rd, surrounded on 3 sides by State Land.

Birch Lake 5A, 209’ shore

MLS 31803 $164,900

Greenwood Lake

Majestic pines, ready to build your own cabin in the woods! 7A, year round access, abuts federal land and is close to many lakes.

MLS 6000599 $39,900 NEW

Serving Cook County since 1971 Devil Track Lake

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

MLS 31662 $169,900

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IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT THE WATER...INLAND LAKES OR THE BIG LAKE! SUPER TOWNHOME AT SURFSIDE RESORT!

Enjoy Contemporary Luxury at Surfside for an affordable price with functional and fun shared owership! Utilize the shared ownership to satisfy your vacation needs on Lake Superior and allow rental revenues to offset the remainder of your ownership costs! Surfside offers Top Notch amenities, pool and spa and tons of ledgerock shoreline for you to enjoy!

$209,500 MLS#31488

on Tait lake in Lutsen. It’s Your Time, Leave Your Worries behind, Just Enjoy the Wilderness Lakeshore in this Well Crafted Year Round home with Lake Views Stretching Westerly to the Sunset!A Must See with garage and guest quarters, this home is All You Need in your getaway!

MLS#29855 $379,000 REDUCED!

MLS#28460 $499,000

one of the very few left with 400 ft of deep shoreline and nearly 15 acres of land! Long winding driveway through mature pines leads to old cabin site with drilled well ready to go! Give this a look and you will understand the value in being an established build ready piece of land!

MLS#30251 $114,900

Level Access from Build Site to Rocky Shores, your Future Cabin will overlook Superior National Forest Lands!

Electric, yr round access, Old Cabin in place to use now and build later!

BUILD NOW ON LUTSEN’S LAKE SUPERIOR!

Driveway in place is tucked in to the heart of Lutsen with 150 ft of VERY nice ledgerock,seasonal creek meandering along the property line.

MLS#31207 $295,000

Lake in Lutsen. Needs interior finishing but the exterior and septic is ready to go! Great potential for the handyman, on a Super piece of Lakeshore!

MLS#28385 $245,000

DELUXE CAMP ON CARIBOU LAKE! Rustic Lake Living with Log outhouse and shower room, bunk area and year round dock on 150 ft of Nice Caribou Shoreline! Sweet trees and lots of privacy!

MLS#31096 $225,900 SUPER VALUE!

GUST LAKE LOT IN LUTSEN

Rock Skippin or Toe Dippin, these Villas are the Getaway spot you have been looking for with NICE Rental Revenues to Offset Ownership costs!

1 BDRM PLUS LOFT VILLAS - K3 REDUCED TO $198,000 TOTALLY UPGRADED & G2 REDUCED! $169,000! 2 BDRM PLUS LOFT VILLAS - E3 $224,900 AND C5 $210,000 MLS #29262

LAKE SHORE CABIN ON TAIT LAKE

MLS#26055 $219,000 REDUCED!

LUTSEN SEA VILLAS ON LAKE SUPERIOR!

$279,000

Lakeshore Borders Superior National Forest, AND Swallow Lake Access, Comfy Newer cabin is Surrounded by Gorgeous Mature Pines with Sweet Views…End of the Road Privacy!

MLS#26043 REDUCED! $129,900

MLS#6000548 $425,000

Or Half Share

GUNSTEN LAKE WILDERNESS CABIN!

Nearly a 70% increase in Revenues!! This is a GREAT Condo with Incredible views from private deck! Ask for #31 for the Best!!

SWEET CLARA LAKE LUTSEN SHORELINE!

NEW! DEVIL TRACK LAKE 400 FT OF PRIME SHORELINE This is

TOWNHOME AT LUTSEN RESORT! Enjoy Lake Views in the Lap of Luxury!

Well Furnished, Functional Design and Rental Revenues!

RETIREMENT GETAWAY AT CHATEAU ON LAKE SUPERIOR!

EMPTY NESTERS DREAM

year round access with drilled well, driveway in place and cleared build site! Just a hop skip and a jump from the BWCA with year round access!

MOTIVATED SELLER! MLS#24313

$144,900 OWNER FINANCING!

NEW! FIRE SALE ON TRESTLE PINE LAKE! Feel the stress of the cities fall from your

shoulders as you meander from the Gunflint Trail past the Twin Lakes, down the Road Less Traveled to the Gem of a Lake home on Trestle Pine Lake, just up the Trail and in between Lutsen and Grand Marais. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with a very realistic seller who is looking for a buyer who will appreciate the quality of this home at such a DEEP DISCOUNTED price! MLS#6000150 $359,900

SPACIOUS LIVING ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Ceiling to

Floor windows welcome you in to this Lovely Townhome at the Best of Blue Fin’s Tofte Cove! Tons of Windows and Views, Updated Kitchen, lock out unit, SUPER RENTAL REVENUES!

MLS#31361 $574,900

LARGE LAKESHORE LOT ON CHRISTINE LAKE in Lutsen,

year round access with over 10 acres and 200 feet of shoreline! Hilltop building site with cleared path thru cedar forest to Christine Lake, a super wilderness lake great for paddling your days away!

MLS#28961 $149,000

READY TO BUILD ON LAKE SUPERIOR! Spectacular Ledgerock Jutting in to the Big Lake Totally Accessible! Perfect Build Site to Capture Sunrises and Sunsets!

MLS#30422 $409,000

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MOVE IN AND KICK BACK FOR WINTER FUN AT YOUR UP NORTH HOME! WINTER WONDERLAND IN LUTSEN!

Spectacular home overlooking Caribou Lake and Moose Mountain, just a minute away from Lutsen Mountains Ski Resort! Quality home, energy efficient... this home will blow you away from the maple flooring to the vaulted ceilings and tons of windows throughout. Quartz coutners in kitchen open to Great Room...perfect for entertaining around the gas fireplace. Tons of value! MLS#29586 $339,000

AFFORDABLE DEVIL TRACK ROAD HOME!

Handyman dream come true, loaded with potential with a great location on 5 wooded acres just a minute to downtown OR Devil Track Lake! Move in right away and start improving it while living there! Adjacent 5 ac lot available, call for details. MLS#6000256 $170,000

BEST BUY IN GRAND MARAIS! This

MINT Home has Tons to Brag about!

Bright and Cheery interior, Incredible Kitchen, Updated Everything, Super Landscaping and a To Die For Deck shaded by mature Spruce, you’re in town with privacy! A Must See home!

MLS#30087 REDUCED! $259,000

BEST VALUE ON THE MARKET, MOVE IN READY TOFTE HOME!

Whether you want a year round home or a vacation getaway, don’t miss out on this opportunity! Cherry floors, Vaulted Ceilings, 2 gas fireplaces, tons of windows, wrap around deck and private master suite! Plus 2 car garage to store the toys. For Pete’s Sake, give this home a look and you will fall in love. REDUCED PRICE!

MLS#30771 $199,000

WINTER RESORT FUN AWAITS YOU!

YEAR ROUND LIVING AT THIS PRICE? UNHEARD OF! Super opportunity to have your

Caribou Highlands is ski in and ski out fun overlooking Moose Mountain! Year round rental revenues with tons of amenities from indoor swimming pool and spas to on site restaurant! NEW! STUDIO CONDO SIMPLE AND

SWEET! MLS#6000261 $88,500 4 BDRM 4 BATH TOWNHOME INCREDIBLE VALUE $290,000 MLS #6000251 SOLD; 1 BDRM 2 BATH CONDO $125,000 MLS#31218 SOLD

NEW! END OF THE ROAD PRIVACY WITH YEAR ROUND ACCESS!

Wowser what a great cabin on 60 acres with stunning views of the Sawtooth Ridges! Cabin features knotty pine interior, main level bedrm, upper loft bedrm. Just because the price is soooo good don’t think this cabin will disappoint, it is SWEET!

MLS#6000289 $199,000

WILDERNESS LIVING IN THE MIDST OF MANY LAKES, this home

will exceed your expectations! This home is a Stone’s Throw to Trestle Pine Lake and the Twin Lakes for Superb fishing!

Home features vaulted ceilings in Great Room with tons of windows, large kitchen will accommodate your family gatherings at the Up North Cabin! MLS#31318

$194,000 REDUCED!

NEW! GARDENER’S DREAM HOME IN A SUPER LOCATION!

Lovely home just west of Grand Marais on the highly desirable County Rd 7, easy access to Lutsen and Grand Marais!

Home has understated exterior and an interior that will WOW you with main level living and a full basement, lots of room for kids to romp both inside and out! Gardens Galore outside, and a large garage with plenty of room to store all the toys necessary for Northwoods living!

MLS#TBA $184,900

ENJOY LAKE SUPERIOR BREEZES

on the sprawling porch of this newly updated Grand Marais home! Fresh kitchen opening to a light-filled dining room highlights the home. Family home with garage! Fresh fish at Harleys, The Angry Trout and Java Moose coffee a minute away.

own Northwoods cabin only minutes to Lake Superior on 9 acres with distant Lake Superior views! Enjoy putting your own finishing touches on this newly constructed gem!

$125,000! MLS#31158 REDUCED BIG TIME, MOTIVATED SELLER!

STOP PAYING OUTRAGEOUS RENT and buy this super

cute Tofte home! Features 2-3 bedrooms, great family room and kitchen, and a four season porch where you can enjoy the sunrises with your coffee in hand! 2 car garage with attached art studio, all on a corner lot! $149,000

MLS#31537 REDUCED

MLS#31092 $249,000 SALE PENDING!

COZY CABIN IN TOFTE with Sweet

Garage and 4+ acres! Great location between Lutsen and Tofte, this home has recent upgrades like new flooring, new welland septic and a HUGE deck off kitchen for grilling!

MLS#6000042 $179,000 LOG HOME LOVERS MUST SEE!

Hand Hewn Custom Crafted Norway Pines Welcome you in to the Vaulted Great Room and large Kitchen, Made for Entertaining! Lower level Rec Room perfect for the kids to romp, and oversized 2 car garage! Honeymoon Trail location in Lutsen in the midst of a MULTITUDE of lakes, make this your base camp for Wilderness Adventure and Fishing!

MLS#30208 $425,000

LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS, This home sleeps

tons, generates great rental revenues and borders the Cascade River State Park Overlooking Lake Superior in between Lutsen and Grand Marais! MLS#31098

$279,900 REDUCED

AWESOME SUGAR BEACH DRIVE LOCATION in Tofte, a

stone’s throw to Lake Superior beach! Move in ready vacation home with rental revenue or make it your year round home!

Guest cabingenerates rental revenues too.

MLS#30587 $169,000

NEW! GRAND MARAIS FARMHOUSE WITH 14 ACRES!

Recently remodeled, cute as can be. Main level bedroom, tons of windows allowing light to flow through this Move In Ready home! Large piece of land in a great location make this a must see home! Special Use permit in place for Greenhouse business, sold separately, but it’s all ready to go! Motivated Seller!

MLS#6000570 $205,000

LOADED WITH POTENTIAL! Genuine Lake Superior views, you’ll feel like you own on the Big Lake!

MLS#30939 $199,000

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SILVER BAY TO LITTLE MARAIS TO FINLAND AREA 30 Ac Along Little Manitou River! Super Lake Views w/ Hwy 61 frontage, borders state land! MLS#24573 REDUCED $179,000 Nearly 10 Ac w/ Super Views and bordering County Land on Lupin Drive w/ Mint Condition 5th Wheel Move In Ready!

MLS#30736 $139,900 Shovel Point Views in Maple Forest HUGE Views, Super Build Site MLS#29893 REDUCED $99,000 Wilderness 20 A Blesner Lake! Nice Maple Forest w/ southern exposure, perfect wilderness hiking getaway!

Baptism River very nearby, snowmobile trail at edge of property makes for wonderful summer hiking! Several parcel available from $39,000!

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Great for contracting biz, Restaurant, You Name It!!

Owner Financing Available, ask for details! MLS#31360 $121,000

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CASCADE RIVER 160 ACRES Seeks Wilderness Enthusiast for Long Term Relationship!! MLS#31732

$169,000 REDUCED!

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TOFTE AREA NEAR BLUEFIN BAY RESORT!

Affordable Home Sites will Surprise You! Wildwood Acres has tons to offer, a nice little community just up the SawBill Trail, Super Location, year round access, electric and GREAT PRICES! CHECK OUT RECENTLY REDUCED FROM $52,000 DOWN TO $39,900! MLS#27340-24131 LeVeaux Mountain Overlooking Lake Superior In Between Lutsen and Tofte, these sites are Spectacular, don’t overlook them! Hill top views, many bordering the Superior National Forest this is the outdoor adventurer’s Wonderland! One parcel even has a WildLife Pond! Prices Range from NEWLY REDUCED $29,000 up to $69,000 Lake Views! MLS#27035, MLS#30560, MLS#26505 Build Site at Johannes Toftey Homestead! Sweet Superior Views in the midst of a healthy Birch Forest, some Mature Spruce Just Above Blue Fin Bay on Lake Superior!

MLS#29767 $94,900 Toftevaag Overlooking Lake Superior Some of the Best Value out there for LakeView lots…starting from $54,900 with a drilled well, or buy two adjoining parcels for $64,900 each! MLS#24091, MLS#30549

Cabins on a gorgeous 10 ac in Lutsen, only a minute to Caribou Trail with year round access!

Deluxe outhouse & sauna ready for use after fishing one of the tons of lakes within a minute's drive!

MLS#31254 $93,500

NEW! Gorgeous 6.59 acres Stone’s Throw to the Big Lake with Views! REDUCED $99,000 MLS#31528

LUTSEN LAKE VIEWS & WILDERNESS LANDS!

Super Location up the Mink Ranch Road BETWEEN downtown Lutsen and the Ski Hill we have 40 acres of Wilderness for $119,900 MLS#30777 Super 7’s mean Value!10 ac parcels from $40,900 MLS#30774 or smaller sites with community water and septic from $29,900 MLS#24055 80 acres on the Poplar River! Fly Fishermen and women wake up and see the value! Build a cabin on one of a few sites, enjoy wildlife moose ponds, river frontage and plenty of privacy on this gorgeous piece of land!

MLS#30714 $149,900 Eagle Mountain Views at Tait Lake! Gorgeous Elevated Build Site Among the White Pines!

Yr Rd Access and Electric, with access to Tait Lake!

MLS#29788 $89,900 Great Price!

Superior National Golf Course HomeSite Just off the 7th Green, Seller Says Give an Offer a Shot and see if you can make a Hole in One! MLS#30821 $99,000 REDUCED Awesome Price with Community Water and Sewer!

NEW! Sweet 5 acres on Maple Drive and Ward Lake Rd very near to Caribou Lake! $54,900 MLS#6000049

WILSON LAKE BACK LOT

bordering Superior National Forest, Boreal Forest with little camping shack in mint condition! Lake Access just across the trail! MLS#27884

$109,900 REDUCED!

VILLAGE AT NINEMILE LAKE! Nice

resort style community with affordable lots ranging from $26,500, Build Ready!! Share over 1800 feet of shoreline on Ninemile Lake, a great opportunity to have that little lake cabin Up North!

MLS#6000111 $26,500

NEW! Rolling 20 acre parcel off the Ward Lake Rd between Lutsen and Grand Marais. Nice recreational piece with high building site and panoramic views. $49,900 MLS#31531 Boundary Waters Nearby this Wilderness Outlot to Tait Lake, with access to Tait and Surrounded

by Fed Land!

REDUCED! MLS#24173 $29,900 10 ac on the Honeymoon Trail Great hunting land, hikers dream location, surrounded by Federal Land! Opportunity for Dock on Caribou Lake! It’s narrow,it’s MLS#26729 $39,900 a little steep, but it’s an GRAND MARAIS AREA opportunity to own a buildable LAKE VIEWS! lot on Lutsen’s Caribou Lake!

Coyote Ridge 5 ac PANORAMIC MLS#31226 $49,900!

LAKE SUPERIOR VIEWS! Bigsby Lake Adjoins Caribou Seriously, these are amazing Lake in Lutsen! Wilderness Views! Just west of Grand Marais, Lakeshore with 20 acres with Check it out! MLS#31208 easy access from Caribou $98,900 REDUCED AGAIN, Trail! MLS#30522 $99,000 MOTIVATED SELLER REDUCED!

INLAND LAKE LAND READY TO BUILD!

Nearly 15 acres bordering Cascade River State Park!

Super Lake Views, Super location off County Rd 7! MLS#31097 $265,000 REDUCED Large acreage outside Grand Marais! 60 acres with year round access, electric at road, Super Price of $99,000 MLS#25923 WILD FEELING but still very near Grand Marais these Cty Rd 7 LakeView lots are Sweet, Come and See! MLS#25633 REDUCED $39,900-89,900 with Driveway in place and cleared build site!

Pike Lake Road, a Hop Skip and a Jump to Pike Lake! 10 acre Ridgetop Views of Surrounding Federal Lands ranging from MLS#26648-26627 $57,90079,900

Swallow Lake in Isabella Off Hwy 1 on Deep Lake Rd, Enjoy Wilderness Seclusion on a fantastic fishing lake!

MLS#30253 $69,900 Finland’s Blesner Lake 20 ac 400 ft shoreline! Super location in the midst of many lakes, enjoy fishing and hiking your days away from this large site with tons of shoreline!

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