Opinion

Nearly North of Two: Border Bonds

October 20, 2022

NEARLY NORTH OF TWO Border Bonds Old adventurer here along with his longterm bride, sweetheart and best friend, made a long-overdue visit to Rainy River Country recently. Highway 6, main artery North of Highway 2 from Deer River up to that country, provided ample opportunity for personal reflection on a history of what bonds one here with that Borderland… 56 years ago last Labor Day weekend, just before graduate school engineering program, this newly-wed couple from Minnesota River Valley visited Baudette to first-time experience Rainy River and Lake of the Woods.

‘Muskeg Annie’ Shelland Part II

October 20, 2022

‘Muskeg Annie’ Shelland Part II The students in Koochiching County and their families called her “Muskeg Annie” - the first superintendent of schools in Koochiching and when not in or on a stagecoach, she walked and then walked farther. Annie took note that that the lack of a tax base would never see a proper educational opportunity for a growing population in the new northern counties and that prompted her starting in 1909 to lobby the Minnesota Legislature for a better transportation system.

October 20, 2022

Because recording our community’s history is a part of the duty of a newspaper, the Rainy Lake Gazette’s website has been changed to allow anyone to read obituaries at no cost. We consider it our service to the community to provide this information to all, and our digital technology has been updated to reflect this feature.

Ask A Trooper: Sgt. Jesse GRABOW

October 20, 2022

guidelines are regarding smoked or tinted headlights. Are they legal? Answer: Minnesota law does not allow for this.

@ Your Library: Diane ADAMS

October 20, 2022

Diane @YOUR LIBRARY Students have been in school for about six weeks. It is time to check in and see how your schedule and routines are working for everyone.

History with Mike Hanson: Annie had tuberculosis

October 13, 2022

Annie had tuberculosis Annie married C.E. Williams in 1920 and moved to South Dakota; a few years later they moved back to Minnesota where she taught school in three different communities including Baudette.

ASK A TROOPER

October 13, 2022

Question: My granddaughter had a project where she was trying to locate the license plates from all the different states. In our effort to help her we noticed that many license plates have a frame around them that obscures the actual state and only the numbers and letters are visible.

Diane ADAMS

October 13, 2022

Diane @YOUR LIBRARY By Diane Adams I have certainly enjoyed the fall colors and cooler weather. I have also enjoyed my fall reading.

Dick NACHBAR

October 13, 2022

Management here at Majestic Pines, comprehensive senior living camp located nearly North of Highway 2 at once-grand rapids of our dandy river Mississippi, deserves recognition and commendation for its recent presentation intended to help residents, family and friends identify attempts to defraud citizens. “Outsmart the Scammers” seminar was well attended, identified a number of historical scam scenarios and reminded this old adventurer of several personal experiences with this subject.

October 6, 2022

BEYOND REASON Friends have asked why I haven’t written about my 4-year-old daughter. Some know me as a dotting dad and conjectured that I was too deeply in love to make fun of her.