During a regular meeting of the Silver Bay city council discussion was held regarding planning for the development of the newly dubbed Boathouse Bay. A resolution was passed to enter into a contract with JPJ Engineering firm of Duluth, a move that will allow the city to move forward with public utilities planning for the area, as well as opening the door to applying for grants for the project.
A special meeting of the Two Harbors council was held on February 7. The meeting was scheduled with just three days lead time for the purpose of “discussing and taking any action which may be necessary regarding the proposed Tall Ships Festival.”
In a very small gathering at the Two Harbors Public Library on January 31 , Katya Gordon was presented with an award as part of the 2022 Minnesota Climate Adaptation Awards Event held by the Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP).
Colleen Wallin of Two Harbors has her team aimed up the trail of the 2022 John Beargrease sled dog marathon. For the complete story look to page A3. Photo courtesy of Heidi Pinkerton of Root River Photography
Who needs a snowplow when you can “bull” your way through deep snowdrifts? Moose across Lake and Cook counties have a good snowpack to deal with this winter. The big ungulates are made for the deep snows of the backcountry. Photo courtesy of David Johnson
The Two Harbors city council held a regular meeting on Jan. 24, passing a number of agenda items.
A special meeting of the Two Harbors city council was held on February 1 st , just twelve days after another special meeting addressing social media behavior of Mayor Chris Swanson. This meeting was held “to determine whether or not a certain New York Times (NYT) publication dated January 25, 2022 entitled The Rise of the Crypto Mayors should be referred to the Minnesota Attorney General”, according to the agenda.
The North Shore Nordic Ski team participated in another frigid ski meet at the Snowflake Nordic Ski Center in Duluth on Friday Jan. 28. The temperature hovered around 10 degrees F the entire meet with a breeze, making for a lot of skiers working hard to stay warm before and after their races. This was a relatively large meet with schools from Duluth East, Ely, Cloquet- Carleston-Esko, Mora, Proctor/Hermantown, Grand Rapids, North Star Academy, Marshall, and Mesabi East.
Avid deer hunters in the Arrowhead Region might not be too happy to hear it but the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources doesn’t seem interested—at this point— in finding ways to increase the whitetail deer population in our region. In response to the moose population decline, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposed keeping lower deer densities in the moose range.
Although the Lake County Press knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The Lake County Press shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!