It was a tough week for the Vikings girls’ basketball team who lost one game in overtime and played two other teams tough in close losses on the road. A fourth road game in a killer six-day stretch was cancelled due to icy weather. Overtime fight against Mesabi East On Thursday, January 10 the Vikings traveled to the Iron Range […]
Viking boys beat Cromwell like a rug
For the second time in two weeks the Cook County High School boys’ basketball team beat the Cromwell Cardinals, but this time it was by nearly 20 points and on the Cardinal’s home court. The score was 62-43. Last time out they were 9 points better then the Cardinals. The Vikings led all of the way, going into the locker […]
Racing in the pines
It’s tough to ski when there isn’t much snow. But cross country ski meets are still happening with a little creativity and enthusiasm from the skiers, coaches and shoveling from volunteers. Our Cook County ski team traveled to Pine Valley in Cloquet last week along with almost 300 other skiers from other schools. The course at Pine Valley is aptly […]
Lutsen Junior Alpine have great day at Mont Du Lac
The Lutsen Junior Alpine Club traveled to Mont Du Lac on January 6 for Race No.1 of the Northland Junior Race Series. Clear skies, light and variable winds and temperatures in the 20s made for a great day on the slopes for both skiers and spectators. Thirty-six Lutsen racers skied two runs of Giant Slalom, competing in a field of […]
Dupre finds tough sledding on Denali
With temperatures 50 to 60 degrees warmer than last year and snow falling continuously, Grand Marais Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre has found pulling a 150-pound sled filled with gear while carrying a 50-pound backpack through snow as deep as four feet extremely grueling and exhausting as he makes his way forward on his quest to become the first person to […]
Walleyes on the trout opener
If you were able to get out and drill a hole on the ice last Saturday, then you earned it. The weather was not nice. Rain showers in the morning that turned into snow flurries backed by 20 mile-per-hour winds. Not my idea of a comfortable day on the water. Despite the unpleasant weather there were a fair member of […]
Where are the fish biting?
Jon at Buck’s Hardware Hank has this week’s report: A little walleye action was being reported on Seagull and Saganaga lakes. Most were fishing pretty deep, over 25 feet. Jigs and jigging minnows, as well as pimples tipped with minnows, were some of the rigs used. Though it’s slowed quite a bit, South Fowl might give up a few walleyes. […]
Public input wanted on Minnesota-Canada border water regulation changes
Interested citizens have until Monday, Feb. 11, to comment on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) considerations to bring border water angling regulations in line with the state’s inland regulations. Lakes along the Ontario border that could be affected by the change in regulations include Basswood, Crooked, Lac La Croix, Iron, Loon, Knife, Ottertrack, Gunflint and others. The DNR is […]
Minnesota state forest nurseries announce seedling sale
Although many Minnesotans are wishing for snow, staff at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) state forest nurseries are looking forward to warmer weather. Nursery workers are gearing up for their spring seedling sale. Millions of seedlings are available for the 2013 planting season, including 20 species of native bareroot trees and shrubs grown from seeds collected in Minnesota. […]
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 […]