Carlton County, Dontcha Know: Fourth of July fun and more
Jul. 7—CLOQUET — Hello weekend!
Veterans Park will host Movies in the Park organized by REACH. The first screening
happens tonight, July 7.
Here are some more stories for your consideration:
People lined Cloquet Avenue on Tuesday, July 4 for the annual Fourth of July parade in Cloquet.
See photos from the parade here.
Cloquet has a new food truck:
Junior's Backyard Grill.
Reporter Jess Waldbillig caught up with the owners to learn more about what the truck has to offer.
Winning the Class AA state baseball championship still feels too good to be true for Esko pitcher Cale Haugen. The recent graduate sat out his senior football and basketball seasons recovering from a knee procedure. He played a pivotal role in helping Esko contend for and win a state title, which is why he's
our 2023 Baseball Player of the Year.
Haugen leads a stellar group of athletes named to our
2023 All-Area Baseball Team.
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The White House called out Rep. Pete Stauber,
R-Minn., late last week. Stauber celebrated the Supreme Court's decision to strike down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, despite the fact his family's former retail business received forgivable loans from the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
* If you're looking for something quick and easy to make with fresh blueberries, Sarah Nasello shares a recipe for
homemade blueberry sauce.
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In this week's Northland Nature column,
Larry Weber writes about sac spiders that blend in along the lakeshore.
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