North Superior Coast Guard Station
Bibliography
Aakvik, Helmer. “Helmer Aakvik’s Daring Rescue Attempt.” North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum (journal) 3, no. 4 (Fall 1995).
http://www.commercialfishingmuseum.org/news_helmeraakvik.html
Billard, F. C. “Coast Guard Survey to Be Early in June.” Cook County News Herald, May 24, 1928.
“Coast Guard Closes Grand Marais Station.” Cook County News Herald, February 1, 1988.
“Coast Guard Station Is No Longer An Active Operation.” Cook County News Herald, May 10, 1973.
“Coast Guard Rejects Request for Summer Operation in G. M.” Cook County News Herald, June 7,1973.
“Reactivation of Coast Guard Station to Begin Immediately.” Cook County News Herald, August 2, 1973.
“G. M. Coast Guard Station To Be Closed On April 1.” Cook County News Herald. March 8, 1973.
“G.M Coast Guard Station Radio, Rescue Operations Halted.” Cook County News Herald, April 5, 1973.
“Grand Marais Coast Guard Station May Be Reopening.” Cook County News Herald, July 26, 1973.
“Harry Flaherty: A Coast Guardsman Who Came to Stay.” Cook County News Herald. December 30, 1991.
2010-055
Letter Collection, Lloyd K. Johnson Estate, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/9C56531E-7F1D-46F6-8D47-197813494037
Description: Letter from Superintendent J. L. Bridwell, Government Services Bureau, regarding opening bids for a Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais, September 20, 1928.
“Life Saving Station on North Shore Seems Certain.” Cook County News Herald, August 27, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-08-27/ed-1/seq-1/
“May Have Life Saving Station on North Shore.” Cook County News Herald, August 6, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-08-06/ed-1/seq-1/
“North Shore Fishermen Hold Annual Meeting.” Cook County News Herald, March 19, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-03-19/ed-1/seq-1/
OH-0312-2011
Oral History Interview with Delores Saethre, 2011
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2EAB3456-6890-46C2-81A3-374141301
Description: Saethre discusses her remembrances of her father, Morse E. Rhea, his life in the Coast Guard, and being stationed in Grand Marais. Cassette tape.
Oral History Interview with Ray Nagy, August 24, 2018
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
Description: Nagy discusses his time of service at the North Superior Station, daily duties, watches and his participation in the rescue of Helmer Aakvik.
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/81E8E1F9-1795-4B40-899E-634294632829
OH-0271-2008
Oral History Interview with Ray Nagy, September 10, 2008.
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais.
Description: Nagy discusses in detail the rescue of Helmer Aakvik and the operations of the station. https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/81E8E1F9-1795-4B40-899E-634294632829
“Re-dedication Ceremonies, Open House Set At Station North Superior Here Tomorrow.” Cook County News Herald, May 26, 1977.
“Station North Superior Back in Business.” Cook County News Herald, June 2, 1977.
"Station North Superior." United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Accessed November 22, 2018.
https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-9/Ninth-District-Units/Sector-Sault-Sainte-Marie/Units/North-Superior
U.S. Congress. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Coast Guard Station, Cook County, Minn.: Hearing before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 9228. March 12, 1920. Sixty-Sixth Cong., II sess. Cong. Doc. Washington: GPO., 1920, 165‒68.
https://books.google.com/books?id=vNJGAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA197&lpg=RA1-PA197&dq=h.r+9228+congress&source=bl&ots=YhugfuSQ5h&sig=sgPR73bPrY2fvggTVL1zftS9Gx8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNn8HdgZPdAhVIGTQIHQhsA-MQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=h.r%209228%20congress&f=false
143.A.10.1B Box 1
William L. Carss papers, 1918‒1929
Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00018.xml
Description: Papers regarding his successful Congressional bill to establish the Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais, the transcript of the hearing, telegrams and letters to local leaders. Included is a petition by local businessmen dated November 15, 1927, asking for Carss’ influence to provide protection for commercial fishermen.
“Work to Start Soon on Coast Guard Station.” Cook County News Herald. May 3, 1928.
Chronology
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Bibliography
Aakvik, Helmer. “Helmer Aakvik’s Daring Rescue Attempt.” North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum (journal) 3, no. 4 (Fall 1995).
http://www.commercialfishingmuseum.org/news_helmeraakvik.html
Billard, F. C. “Coast Guard Survey to Be Early in June.” Cook County News Herald, May 24, 1928.
“Coast Guard Closes Grand Marais Station.” Cook County News Herald, February 1, 1988.
“Coast Guard Station Is No Longer An Active Operation.” Cook County News Herald, May 10, 1973.
“Coast Guard Rejects Request for Summer Operation in G. M.” Cook County News Herald, June 7,1973.
“Reactivation of Coast Guard Station to Begin Immediately.” Cook County News Herald, August 2, 1973.
“G. M. Coast Guard Station To Be Closed On April 1.” Cook County News Herald. March 8, 1973.
“G.M Coast Guard Station Radio, Rescue Operations Halted.” Cook County News Herald, April 5, 1973.
“Grand Marais Coast Guard Station May Be Reopening.” Cook County News Herald, July 26, 1973.
“Harry Flaherty: A Coast Guardsman Who Came to Stay.” Cook County News Herald. December 30, 1991.
2010-055
Letter Collection, Lloyd K. Johnson Estate, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/9C56531E-7F1D-46F6-8D47-197813494037
Description: Letter from Superintendent J. L. Bridwell, Government Services Bureau, regarding opening bids for a Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais, September 20, 1928.
“Life Saving Station on North Shore Seems Certain.” Cook County News Herald, August 27, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-08-27/ed-1/seq-1/
“May Have Life Saving Station on North Shore.” Cook County News Herald, August 6, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-08-06/ed-1/seq-1/
“North Shore Fishermen Hold Annual Meeting.” Cook County News Herald, March 19, 1919.
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016544/1919-03-19/ed-1/seq-1/
OH-0312-2011
Oral History Interview with Delores Saethre, 2011
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/2EAB3456-6890-46C2-81A3-374141301
Description: Saethre discusses her remembrances of her father, Morse E. Rhea, his life in the Coast Guard, and being stationed in Grand Marais. Cassette tape.
Oral History Interview with Ray Nagy, August 24, 2018
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais
Description: Nagy discusses his time of service at the North Superior Station, daily duties, watches and his participation in the rescue of Helmer Aakvik.
https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/81E8E1F9-1795-4B40-899E-634294632829
OH-0271-2008
Oral History Interview with Ray Nagy, September 10, 2008.
Oral History Collection, Cook County Historical Society, Grand Marais.
Description: Nagy discusses in detail the rescue of Helmer Aakvik and the operations of the station. https://cookcountyhistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/81E8E1F9-1795-4B40-899E-634294632829
“Re-dedication Ceremonies, Open House Set At Station North Superior Here Tomorrow.” Cook County News Herald, May 26, 1977.
“Station North Superior Back in Business.” Cook County News Herald, June 2, 1977.
"Station North Superior." United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Accessed November 22, 2018.
https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-9/Ninth-District-Units/Sector-Sault-Sainte-Marie/Units/North-Superior
U.S. Congress. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Coast Guard Station, Cook County, Minn.: Hearing before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 9228. March 12, 1920. Sixty-Sixth Cong., II sess. Cong. Doc. Washington: GPO., 1920, 165‒68.
https://books.google.com/books?id=vNJGAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA197&lpg=RA1-PA197&dq=h.r+9228+congress&source=bl&ots=YhugfuSQ5h&sig=sgPR73bPrY2fvggTVL1zftS9Gx8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNn8HdgZPdAhVIGTQIHQhsA-MQ6AEwA3oECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=h.r%209228%20congress&f=false
143.A.10.1B Box 1
William L. Carss papers, 1918‒1929
Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00018.xml
Description: Papers regarding his successful Congressional bill to establish the Coast Guard Station in Grand Marais, the transcript of the hearing, telegrams and letters to local leaders. Included is a petition by local businessmen dated November 15, 1927, asking for Carss’ influence to provide protection for commercial fishermen.
“Work to Start Soon on Coast Guard Station.” Cook County News Herald. May 3, 1928.