Fire in Grand Marais: Crooked Spoon Cafe engulfed
A fire broke out in downtown Grand Marais during the noon hour at the Crooked Spoon Cafe, 17 W. Wisconsin St. The blaze spread to two adjoining gift shops, Picnic and Pine and White Pine North. All three buildings were destroyed.
No one was injured, and the fire was under control shortly after 5 p.m. The cause is under investigation.
The above video was shot by Owen Olaf Höglund from the rooftop of the Mayhew Inn. The video below is via WTIP North Shore Community Radio reporter Rhonda Silence.
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65 likes, 9 comments - northshoreexplorermn on April 13, 2020: "Devastating fire today in downtown Grand Marais! Three businesses lost - Picnic and Pine, The Crooked Spoon, and White Pine North. Our hearts go out to the business owners, and the Grand Marais community. So sad. .
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#grandmaraismn #grandmarais".
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70 likes, 9 comments - steph.mn.life.outdoors on April 13, 2020: "Tough blow for our small town today, 3 businesses gone in minutes. Proud of this community and all of our volunteer fire departments, though. It was a hot fire and we had a lot of water pouring onto it but that wind out of the North was simply no match.
On a positive note, it didn’t spread across the alley to Svens and there were no injuries that I know of. The Grand Marais Fire Department did a great job with Ben and Aaron leading the pack giving direction to the other mutual aid departments.
Proud to be a part of this fire community!".
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