The Grand Marais Lions are happy to host the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp, presented by Wood-Mizer portable sawmills and Central Boiler Outdoor Furnaces. The site will host sawmill demonstrations, log rolling, chopping, cross-cut sawing and axe throwing. Picnic attendees are invited to come and learn about renewable resources, alternative energy, timber history, lumberjack sports and life in the lumber camps. […]
Some Enchanted Evening at Playhouse
If you’ve been around Grand Marais Playhouse Director Sue Hennessy in recent weeks, you might have heard her humming a Rodgers & Hammerstein tune. That’s because Hennessy and a number of very talented local musicians has been rehearsing for the upcoming Playhouse production Some Enchanted Evening, The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein. The music is everywhere and enjoyed by all. […]
Ever-popular Library Book Sale is back
It’s nearly Fisherman’s Picnic time again, from July 30 until August 2, and for local readers that means it’s time for the annual Library Friends’ book sale. The sight of long lines of people waiting to enter the Cook County Community Center on Thursday evening and Friday morning gladdens the hearts of Friends member workers, and even having to chase […]
Create art from the natural environment
Naturalist Lynnae Fischbach will present Earthworks at Sugarloaf Cove Nature Center at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 25. Lynnae will discuss the history of the Earthworks movement. What is Earthworks? It is the idea that art does not have to be permanent. At the event participants will create sitespecific art using only the materials present. Change through process and decay are […]
Cyber thief strikes in Cook County
Many people know that dangers lurk on the Internet, but they may think that they could not fall prey to them. Recently, a local businessman nearly had his identity stolen from right under his nose, and he uses the Internet to do business every day. Marc Breitsprecher of Grand Marais met a lot of community members in the 10 years […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identities of individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When court proceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes a complete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record. Monday, July 6 12:30 a.m., Grand Marais: Noise complaint about go-carts driving around on County Road 60. […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $100 and/ or 10 days in jail. All fines have additional surcharges and fees and may be much higher. It is the Cook County News- Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few who run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all […]
Get involved in politics!
Did the last election make you want to learn more about town, city, county, or school government? Want to be more involved in local politics? Attend a meeting! Local government entities normally meet as listed below. Occasionally meetings are rescheduled due to holidays or conflicts with other governmental activities, so if you would like to double-check when meetings are held, […]
