A Tribal Band teamed up with a Northland county to serve the North Shore after a long-standing Coast Guard Station closed.

The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa announced a partnership with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office for the creation of a new marine search and rescue program.

This comes after the Grand Marais Coast Guard Station was permanently shut down Labor Day 2022 after officials said it is not needed nearly as much as it once was.

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