International “Walk to School Day” was Wednesday, October 26 and in Cook County the day was marked by dozens of children and community members catching a “Walking School Bus” to Cook County Middle/ High School, Sawtooth Elementary and Great Expectations School. The Walking School Bus was the idea of the Safe Routes to School group, which has been working to […]
National essay contest under way
U.S. high school students and their teachers are invited to participate in the Bill of Rights Institute’s sixth annual Being an American Essay Contest. The largest contest of its kind in the country, the “Being an American Essay Contest” explores the founding principles outlined in the Constitution. The contest is administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a non-profit educational […]
Girl Scout Investiture and Rededication
The basement of St. John’s Catholic Church in Grand Marais was a hive of activity on Thursday, October 27 as Girl Scouts young and old took part in an Investiture and Rededication ceremony in front of parents, siblings, friends and relatives. The ceremony followed supper and clean up hosted by the scouts and several parents. Third grade Troop 4077 started […]
Busy Beavers
There is not a lot of time left before the snow starts to fly. The house is almost ready for the next season. All of the boats are covered and we are getting prepared for another snow-filled winter on the Trail. There is still a little firewood to cut, and some random things in the yard to organize, but we […]
Moose hunting down this year
If you count by percentages, Minnesota moose hunters were more successful this year than last year, but there were also fewer antlered moose permits granted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 2011. In 2010, moose hunt permits were granted to 212 hunters and 109 bull moose were shot, for a success rate of 51 percent. This year the […]
DNR warns poachers to beware
Deer poachers take note: That buck in your crosshairs may not be a deer at all, but a decoy used by conservation officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to catch people illegally taking deer. “It’s the firearm deer season and some hunters don’t want to return home empty-handed,” said Col. Jim Konrad, DNR enforcement director. “Although the vast […]
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 […]
Injured gull receives TLC
Whatever happened to that poor little injured seagull pictured in the October 8 edition of the Cook County News-Herald? News-Herald staffers on their way into the office had spotted the bird outside the American Legion, bloodied, tangled up in fishing line, and with an injured wing and a large lure hanging out of its mouth. Brian Larsen notified the Minnesota […]
Snowmobile safety classes begin Nov. 28
The annual snowmobile safety training course will be offered to students between the ages of 11-15 on Mondays and Wednesdays, Nov. 28 through Dec. 10. The class will be held in Cook County Middle School Room 110 from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Students who are between the ages of 11-15 are required by law to pass this training course before […]