Moose, Minnesota’s largest herbivores, are getting harder and harder to spot. And topping out at more than 1,800 pounds and standing 7 feet at the shoulders, that’s a hard critter to hide. Twenty years ago there were more moose in Cook County than people. Now the herd has shrunk considerably. In Northwestern Minnesota the news is far worse. In 1980 […]
Good progress toward Hudson Bay
Ann Raiho and Natalie Warren are attempting to become the first two women to paddle a canoe from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, a trip of 2,250 miles. The Cook County News-Herald has periodically followed them on their journey. The two recent St. Olaf college graduates met at Camp Menogyn in 2007 where they became fast friends and learned the outdoor […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It is the policy of the Cook County News-Herald to withhold the identitiesof individuals in Cook County Law Enforcement briefs. When courtproceedings are complete, the Cook County News-Herald publishes acomplete accounting of names and penalties in its Matters of Record.Monday, June 2710:25 a.m., Grand Marais: Reported theft of beer from a campsiteat the Rec Park the previous night.12:35 p.m., Tofte: […]
