Where are the fish biting?



Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank files this report… As far as walleyes go it’s kinda sluggish. Seems to be the ol’ evening and early morning bites. Leeches and crawlers keep on flying out of here but some of the dedicated minnow baiters are making a comeback. Perhaps some lakes are starting to cool a little. The bass are also on […]

Log sawing excitement at Lumber Camp



The big local attraction at the Fisherman’s Picnic Lumber Camp was the Husqvarna and Steve’s Sports sawing dock, which hosted the head-to-head stock chainsaw contest Friday, August 3. The fierce competition of local professionals was run with Husqvarna 372XPs cutting through 20” lathe-turned white pine. Twenty-nine sawyers worked hard to finish in the top 10 for cash prizes. Darren Hudson […]

Cook County Law Enforcement briefs



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. ItSunday, July 222:35 a.m., Grand Portage: Report of astolen vehicle.6:43 a.m., Grand Portage: Harassmentreported.10:30 a.m., Schroeder: A van […]

Matters of Record



The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Michael Robert Salas, 50,Richfield, pled […]

Conservation Officer Tales



CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) reports that it has been a very good summer for fishing. Walleyes on the smaller lakes have been a little bigger in size than normal. The designated trout lakes have produced, with very few people fishing the remote lakes. Pretty easy to find lakes to have all to yourself without even going in the BWCA. […]

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