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Jeremy Keeble, Abby Hedstrom, Kate Keeble pause for an interview at The Fisherman's Daughter. Photo by Rhonda Silence

"The Fisherman's Daughter" preparing for spring opening

Rhonda Silence-
WTIP likes to share news of local businesses -- new businesses, new owners, milestone achievements.

The Powell family has been a mainstay in the Saganaga area since the early 1900s. Submitted photo

Border closure impacts tight-knit community at the end of the Gunflint Trail

Joe Friedrichs-

Dick and Sherry Powell, longtime residents of Saganaga Lake at the end of the Gunflint Trail, are growing anxious after unwillingly spending nearly a year at their seasonal home near Silver Bay. 


Sawtooth Mountain Clinic in Grand Marais. Submitted photo

Cook County has more active COVID than any previous stage of pandemic

Joe Friedrichs-

Despite having the highest vaccination rate in the state among the local population, a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases in Cook County has public health and healthcare workers concerned.<


The tiny animal shelter on the Grand Marais waterfront needs to be moved soon. File photo by Rhonda Silence

Sheriff working to find home for dog pound

Rhonda Silence-

At recent meetings of the Grand Marais City Council and the Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority, work gets under way for an improved boat launch at the Grand Marais Recreation Park


Trail Center Restaurant employee Gloria Longsoldier, of Pine Ridge, SD - Photo courtesy of One Spirit Employment

One Spirit Employment worker recruitment program launched

Rhonda Silence-
For decades, North Shore businesses have faced challenges finding enough workers to fill jobs. Sarah Hamilton of Trail Center is one of those business owners.

Cook County logo. WTIP file photo

COVID vaccine eligibility expands, case count increases in Cook County

Joe Friedrichs-

Local public health officials announced on WTIP this morning that 400 vaccines will be administered this week in Cook County during an event Thursday, March 18, at the community center in Grand Marais


Cook County Sheriff's Office - logo courtesy of Cook County Sheriff's Office

Emergency 911 service restored in Cook County

Rhonda Silence-
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has announced that the 911 emergency system is back in service. The outage began at 1 p.m.