North America’s largest herbivore— Minnesota’s moose—may be the victim of a disease carried by one of Minnesota’s smallest—albeit peskiest creatures the wily (whiny) mosquito. Moose have suffered huge losses in population the last 10 years. More than half of the herd had died out, and scientists have been scrambling to figure out why. They might now have one more part […]
Aquatic invasive species decal law changes
A slate of new laws designed to curb the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) was approved in a recent bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Gov. Mark Dayton. A program requiring watercraft owners to place an AIS rules sticker on their boats is being discontinued and replaced with an online education program. Watercraft owners will no […]
Two wins for Vikings baseball
Senior pitcher Dylan Quaife led Cook County to a 5-1 victory over Silver Bay with seven strong innings of pitching. He allowed one earned run on nine hits for the Vikings in their game against the Silver Bay Mariners on Thursday, May 3. Both teams had plenty of scoring opportunities, but Cook County was able to push runners across the […]
Much-improved JV baseball defeats Wrenshall Wrens
The Cook County Vikings junior varsity baseball team hosted the Wrenshall Wrens in a full 7-inning game on Monday night, May 7. The Vikings, consisting mostly of eighth-graders and four high schoolers, were taking on a team of all high school players that beat the snot out of this Viking squad last year. Andrew Fenstad-Lashinski started on the mound for […]
Girls softball team wins one, loses two
The Cook County girls’ softball team faced the top two teams in the Polar League conference in the past week and lost both games, but in between they beat the McGregor Mercuries 13-3 at the Grand Marais Recreation Park. Vikes fall short to Silver Bay The first game was played against the Silver Bay Mariners at Silver Bay on May […]
Raymond T. Peterson
Raymond T. Peterson, 96, of Grand Marais died Saturday May 5, 2012 at Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth. He was born on August 16, 1915 to Alpheus and Hilma (Kadin) Peterson in Bovey, Minnesota. After graduating from Greenway High School in Coleraine, in 1933, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. In 1941, he went to work for […]
