Ready for summer with a new boat
Last week gave us a long awaited taste of warmer days to come. This week we are getting a few more inches of snow. It was too bad the snow did not hit before the weekend. There were quite a few snowmobiles sneaking in one last ride up the Trail and I am sure there would have been quite a […]
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, March 2811:15 a.m., Grand Marais: Deer struck on Highway 61. Thevehicle was drivable, no tow needed.12:49 […]
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 that 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 […]
St. Olaf students hope to be first women to paddle to Hudson Bay
On June 2 two hearty young women will put their 17-foot Langford canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling and begin their quest to paddle 2,250 miles from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay along the route made famous by Eric Sevareid in his book Paddling with the Cree. If they succeed, Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho will become the first […]
Minnesota DNR clarifies seasonal closures that protect walleye
Only small portions of some Cook County lakes and streams along the Minnesota-Ontario border that traditionally hold concentrations of spawning walleye will be closed to fishing during the early part of the upcoming season, according to the Department of Natural Resources. These closures, the majority of which occur annually and are required by law, will not delay the walleye fishing […]
