Burton Kreitlow of Grand Marais, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin Madison, passed away on October 21, 2010 in hospice at Cook County North Shore Hospital. He was 93. Burt was born in 1917 at his parents’ farm near Howard Lake, as bells throughout the country rang celebrating the ending of World War I. He grew up milking cows […]
New Arrivals
Proud parents Ryan and Leslie Olson of Grand Portage announce the birth of their daughter, Kaylee Denise Olson, on Oct. 19, 2010 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth. She was 19 inches long and weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. She is welcomed home by her big brother Ryan Junior. Grandparents are the late Brian Olson of Grand Portage and Norma […]
Vikings head into playoffs as No.1 seed
The Cook County Vikings ended the season with an away game at Esko and now look ahead to the Section 7A playoffs. Although they finished the season with a 3-0 loss to the Eskomos, the Vikings have done enough to earn a #1 seed in the Section and were awarded a home playoff game. The Vikings made the long trip […]
Great end to regular season at Proctor
We headed down to Proctor for the final meet of the season before the important Section 7A championships Thursday, October 28 at the Cloquet Country Club. Twelve Class A teams showed up for the meet, about half of the total who will be running at Sections. All the Iron Range teams were missing, as they had their conference championships the […]
Vikings lose to Chisholm 38-6
With Viking quarterback Kale Boomer out with an injury the Vikings were able to muster little offense against the Chisholm Bluestreaks last Wednesday, Oct. 20. The game was played in Chisholm. “Unfortunately, we just didn’t show up for the Chisholm game. It was very disappointing,” said head coach Mitch Dorr. Chisholm led 14-0 after the first period. They tacked on […]
Touch of Grey
I know, last week’s column was entitled Fire on the Mountain and this week a Touch of Grey. I am not really a “Dead Head” but their songs do make pretty good titles for Tails from the Trail. The leaves are all but gone and it is now time for the gray season of November. Misty mornings and noticeably earlier […]
Deer registration goes high tech
In the past, deer hunters have had a variety of local options to register the deer they have harvested. There were six big game registration stations in Cook County. There are now only four, because a few opted not to install the electronic licensing station (ELS) required. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife specialist Dave Ingebrigtsen expressed appreciation to the […]
Bear and moose seasons over
Bear and moose hunting seasons ended Sunday, October 17, 2010 and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wildlife specialist Dave Ingebrigtsen said the counts are comparable to other years. The bulls-only moose season saw 41 moose registered in Cook County, the most in the state. Ingebrigtsen said that compares with 28 moose registered last year. However, Ingebrigtsen said the fluctuation […]
