Community flood effort creates stronger bonds
Lori Koski and Sue Jordan of Barnum share a special bond one that has been made stronger from enduring hardships and overcoming challenges together. Continue Reading
View ArticleFlood repairs at Jay Cooke State Park extensive, ongoing
As water from torrential rainfall and Forbay Lake’s failure cascaded toward the St. Louis River’s lower elevation, it dramatically altered the park’s landscape and trails. Continue Reading
View ArticleBarnum turns heartache to hope
The town of Barnum took on a new face during last June’s catastrophic flooding a face that looked very much unlike the picturesque little town that epitomized many of the assets of northern...
View ArticleUnited Way of Carlton County announces major gift for flood relief
The United Way of Carlton County has given an additional $20,000 to the Regional Flood Fund, administered jointly by the United Ways in the region to help rebuild homes in the area damaged by last...
View ArticleFalcons nest again at Sappi – with a few adjustments
The year since last June’s flooding has brought new life and new hope to Carlton County. And nowhere is that as symbolically apparent as in a small nest near Sappi’s Cloquet mill. Continue Reading
View ArticleMinnesota Power moves forward with flood repairs
Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), said this week that it expects to have its largest hydro station, which has been out of commission due to flooding one year ago, partially back...
View ArticleA year after the flood, Sappi emerges stronger and wiser
By the time last year’s St. Louis River flood waters crested late Thursday, June 21, the water had risen as high as three to four feet up the outside of the main office building of Sappi’s Cloquet...
View ArticleFlood is far from over for Thomson
A contractor started working on washed-out Vermilion Street last week. The bridge over state Highway 210, which had been closed until October, was down to one lane as finishing work took place. The...
View ArticlePresbyterians flock to Moose Lake to ‘Flood Homes with Hope’
Northland-area Presbyterians headed to Moose Lake this week to repair homes still suffering from damage more than a year after last June’s historic rain and flooding. Continue Reading
View ArticleRaising hope for flood victims and humanity
The “One Common Hope” flood relief video debuted the afternoon of the Moose Lake Area Music Festival on June 22. Continue Reading
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