Cook County(MN) Broadband Initiative

Cook County , Arrowhead Electric , Boreal Access , City of Grand Marais , Grand Portage , Cook County Schools (ISD 166) , Gunflint Trail Association and the Lutsen Tofte Tourism Association joined forces with the Blandin Foundation to to explore the feasibility of creating a next generation communications network using fiber optic cables to reach virtually all citizens and businesses in Cook County.

The feasibility process led to the submission of a federal ARRA Broadband Stimulus Grant application to seek assistance with paying for the capital costs of building a locally owned and operated network...