Grand Marais News

Paddlers in a 24-foot canoe, started a 18-day 350-mile journey Wednesday that will take them from Ontario to Thunder Bay.

Margaret Anne Walker, 97, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Friday morning, June 12 in Sun City Center, FL.

Rick Nelson had a great roundup of North Shore eats last week. Inspired by his column and the fact that last time I was in Duluth I ate at both Green Mill and Pizza Luce within 24 hours , I pulled together my list of the top 5 North Shore Eateries.

John Peyton was arguably the most versatile artist of his time. He created well over 700 masterful artworks ranging from landscapes, wildlife, nudes, to stills.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. There's a guilty plea in the case of a broken bank window during the Republican National Convention.

Major setbacks have forced a Grand Marais man hoping to kayak the great lakes to call the trip off.

A June 27 wedding is planned. Silence - Miller The Free Press Mindy Silence daughter of Brian and Chris Silence of Grand Marais.

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O.K. The pressure's on. My blood pressure is elevated, I'm wiping flop-sweat off my brow, I have an urge to run to the window every 5 minutes to make sure my forecast isn't "busting". To be honest, that's how one learns the painful art of weather forecasting: through trial and error.

May 20, 2009 12:11 pm US/Central Jim Taggart, a National Weather Service meteorologist, says Tuesday's 97 reading broke the old Twin Cities record for that date of 89 in 1977 and 1978.

Hear the music To hear music by each of the performers in the 2009 Riverfront Concert Series, go to www.ci.elk-river.mn.us/ , click on Parks and Recreation, then Riverfront Concert Series and then Video.

It's a new set of challenges in a different part of Minnesota, but Beth Schwarz said Wednesday she's looking forward to it.

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Classes resume today at two Twin Cities schools that had closed out of concern over probable cases of swine flu.

Authorities have released the names of the four officers involved in Tuesday's standoff in northern Minnesota that ended with the death of a man who was wanted in connection with an April crime spree in the metro area.

Authorities are investigating the cause of death of a fugitive involved in a high-speed chase in Cook county Tuesday afternoon.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Quincy Adam Pederson, the Two Harbors native who died Tuesday after a standoff with police, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The St. Louis County Medical Examiner says the man wanted for robbing a Metro restaurant and shooting at an officer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Friends of a robbery suspect who died after a shootout with police are mourning him as a beloved, caring person whose life was ruined by drugs.

Authorities say a man believed to be a suspect in a string of crimes is dead after a standoff with police in northern Minnesota.

We continue search tonight of great summer getaways that are close to home and won't break the bank.