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GRAND PORTAGE, Minn.– A ceremony yesterday in Grand Portage celebrated a new beginning for the reservation and surrounding areas.

They’ve been hard at work to bring in additional support for marine safety, patrol, and rescue.

The first ever Indigenous Coast Guard unit was officially inducted in Grand Portage.

After the Grand Marais coast guard unit discontinued back in 2022, it was clear they still needed help.

“When the coast guard left Grand Marais, it was not a matter of, you know, if, but when we were going to have something happen. and pretty soon after, we even had a big tanker starting to sink in our waters a couple years ago,” said Ruth Vogel, Grand Portage Emergency Manager.

And moving forward, the community kn

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