Response to Geri Jensen letter of 24 July 2010: To live with facts without faith, how very sad. Where do atheists get their ethics? When things fall apart where do you get your strength? The facts of science seem to change frequently, while belief in God and Jesus Christ has remained for hundreds of years. Thebelief you choose to ridicule […]
Reminder for letters
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Lives Remembered
Terry Paul Oullis, 57, of Grand Marais passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Friday, July 23, 2010 at the North Shore Care Center in Grand Marais. Terry was born April 6, 1953 to George and Nancy (Quinlan) Oullis in Duluth. He grew up in Grand Marais and graduated from Cook County High School in 1971. Terry […]
Canoe Race tradition continues under sunny skies
The tradition of competition between paddlers on the Gunflint Trail continued on Wednesday, July 21 with hundreds of people lining the shore at Gunflint Lodge to watch the action. For the first time in three years, the weather cooperated and all of the race divisions were held. And the weather was great for the participants in the onland activities such […]
Jenny Atkinson on the comeback
“Mommy, Mommy, I beat Jenny! I beat a world champ!” This exclamation is heard again and again. Proud words from grinning, dripping, wet little urchins who have been taking log rolling lessons from Jenny Atkinson, an eight-time log rolling and boom running world champion who hails from Stillwater, MN, but makes her summer home near Clearwater Lake, 20 miles up […]
Where are the fish biting?
This issue of the Cook County News-Herald hits the stands on the opening day of Buck’s Fisherman’s Picnic Big Fish Contest. Stop by Buck’s Hardware to register for the contest, which runs from Saturday, July 31 to Saturday, August 7. Leading up to the contest, some nice walleye have been caught this week including a 30.5-inch walleye on Devil Track […]
Berry madness
July has slipped away much like June with the exception of a few showers. The days are hot and the evenings are a little balmy. Perfect weather for the mosquito population to thrive. This has not seemed to slow down the berry pickers at the end of the Trail. I cannot remember seeing so many people parked along the shoulders […]
Tips on measuring fish
With slot limits on nearly every Minnesota lake it is important for anglers to know the fish they keep are of legal size. What is the proper way to measure a fish? An accurate measurement of an angler’s catch may be difficult for a number of reasons. The boat may be pitching and rolling on the lake. Fish are slippery […]
New hunting and trapping regulations handbook available
Minnesota’s 2010 hunting and trapping regulations handbook is now available wherever hunting and angling licenses are sold, online at www.mndnr.gov, and in many Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) offices across the state. Hunters should familiarize themselves with the regulations book before the hunting season begins, since there are a number of new regulations. The changes are aimed at providing […]
Ruffed grouse counts down after 2009 peYaur knews k
Minnesota’s ruffed grouse spring drumming counts were significantly lower than last year across most of their range, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “It looks like 2009 was probably the peak in the 10-year population cycle,” said Mike Larson, DNR research scientist and grouse biologist. “Drumming counts this spring, however, were still closer […]