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Road Plan for Black Beach in Silver Bay Moves Forward
Silver Bay’s Black Beach Park area has gained an ever-widening audience of people who appreciate access to a beautiful section of Lake Superior beach. During 2019 when more people sought outdoor recreation, it got a little big for its britches, and in 2020 the pressure of increased use made it obvious to the city that changes must be made to improve traffic flow and access.
Resolutions, applications and roads on the agenda at Fall Lake meeting
It was the longest meeting Fall Lake Township has had in a long time due to a lot of housekeeping with reading of resolutions regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Normally the meetings are a half hour. Maybe a bit longer. This one was nearly two hours long.
How We Impact the World
Two Harbors native and now Brooklyn, NY fashion designer Fletcher Kasell was riding the subway last month with Tanner Richie, partner and co-founder of the fashion brand Tanner Fletcher, when their phones blew up with congratulatory messages. Turns out their photo was part of a Vogue article featuring emerging and new designers. The next week Tanner Fletcher launched its Fall line at New York’s Fashion Week and then the founders were off to Paris’ Fashion Week.
Nature Nurtures
Duluth native Emily Richey and Washington state transplant Kyle Cook, are putting down roots on an old 60-acre dairy farm on the Two Harbors Road. No milk cows planned. Instead, an abundance of veggies grown with beyond organic practices and community gatherings are the focus. Their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) offers weekly produce, with add-ons of maple syrup and flowers. The entrepreneurial couple is booking picturesque weddings for the fall of 2022. “We’d like to support the local food system and be a place where the community gathers” said Emily. Birthday, retirement, non-profit meetings, and retreats are all possible at Agate Acres.
Squared Away
VA Health – Emergency Care. Grab your scissors or take a screenshot, you might want to save this information. The VA may cover emergency medical care at a non-VA facility for Veterans. Before I explain the notification process and eligibility requirements, I need to stress a few points. First and foremost, if you are experiencing a medical emergency and believe your life or health is in danger, then call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room or department immediately. Per the VA website, “a medical emergency is an injury, illness or symptom so severe that a delay in seeking immediate medical treatment would be reasonably expected to be hazardous to life or health. During a medical emergency, VA encourages all Veterans to seek immediate medical attention.” Please go online for additional details about this benefit at www.va.gov/ COMMUNITYCARE/ programs/veterans/ Emergency_Care.asp.
Finland News
Happy St Urho’s Weekend Everyone, This is an exciting weekend, we gain an hour of daylight, and we have St Urho’s Festivities to look forward to. Family, and friends will be motoring up for the yearly fun, and mid-winter family reunions. Family always motors back home for Urho’s! Let me know who “motored” to visit you, pop me an email so I can share with everyone. St Urho’s Day Parade will be tomorrow Saturday, March 12th at Noon on Hwy #1, through Finland. There are buttons and raffle tickets for purchase around town, as well as food and music. Follow the Urho’s schedule @ https://friendsoffinland. org/st-urho-2022-schedule/.
Birkie Finisher
Steve Hagedorn of Two Harbors is a 24-time American Birkebeiner veteran. He was one of 1,000s of skiers on the Birkie Trail last week. Read more about Hagedorn on page B1. Photo courtesy of Harriet Hagedorn
Brimson-Toimi News
As I gaze out at the frozen and snow covered Cloquet River, I find myself contemplating the coming of spring. Despite the cold and snow, those of us who live here know the pull of these longer days of light. Whisperings for now. With daylight saving time in March, it will be a sudden jolt. A shift in “official time” riding the wave of earth’s tilt toward the sun. Meantime, it has been a beautiful winter! Cold, a bit windy, plenty of snow. But that IS our winter. At my bird feeders the Pine Grosbeaks, Redpolls and the “Chicks n’ Nuts” (a favorite name for Chickadees and Nuthatches) have been welcome companions. But not so much the Nuthatches. We all talk of their sparse presence. Where are they? Evening Grosbeaks are common north of here, but I have only had one. Gray foxes, bobcats, wolves, deer, owls, and otters – it’s a busy winter life. Tracks everywhere!
Land Gift on Lighthouse Point in Two Harbors, Favorable Zoning in Exchange on the Table
The Two Harbors city council voted to approve a preliminary agreement with ACRE Development, by doing so have accepted a gift of land from the development company. The land is being donated to the city with the express understanding that it is contingent on receiving favorable zoning for development on a separate piece of property on Lighthouse Point.