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Hibernating bear gets video cam



Have you seen the news reports about the bear in Ely that researchers are observing on video cam? Headlines in papers as far away as England (and probably beyond) have stated, “Hibernating bear gets video cam.” The bear, holed up in her den, ended up with a video cam installed by researchers so that they and the general public could […]

Historical Reflections



Do you have an old picture or a story from years gone by that you would like to share with Cook County News-Herald readers? Give us a call, or stop by our Grand Marais office. We’d love to hear your Historical Reflections. Call (218) 387-9100; e-mail starnews@boreal.org; or stop by our officeat 15 First Avenue West.

Down Memory Lane



10 Years Ago · March 13, 2000 • It has fooled a lot of people over the years. The stone gateway near the Grand Marais Public Library that claims to be the entrance to the Gunflint Trail has steered quite a few BWCA-bound tourists up the wrong street, but over the years people have become quite accustomed to it being […]

What is old is now new



We all know that fashions come and go—corduroys out, ragged jeans in, tank tops out, retro T-shirts in. I am still waiting for kerchiefs and bell-bottoms to make their comeback. You laugh, but I am guessing within the next three years or so we’ll all be touting folded bandanas on our heads and sewing fabric to the bottom of our […]

Community Calendar



Cook County AA Meetings Mondays: Open Meeting, 7:30 PM, Grand Marais Senior Center (1st Monday of the month is potluck/speaker meetings. Potluck at 6:30 PM and speaker at 7:30). Tuesdays: Big Book Study Group, Open Meeting, 6:00 PM, First Congregational Church in Grand Marais. Wednesdays: 12 Step Study Meeting, 6:30 PM, Arrowhead Electric Co-op building, Lutsen. Thursdays: Women’s Meeting, Noon, […]

West End Calendar



Tofte Town Meeting Held the 2nd Thursday of each month, 7:00 p.m. at the Tofte Town Hall, 7240 Tofte Park Road. 3/13tfn Lutsen Township Monthly Meetings Held the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutsen Town Hall located at 116 Caribou Trail. 3/22b-tfn Schroeder Town Meetings Held the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. […]

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