For more than two decades, readers of Lake Superior Magazine have shared their favorite spots, sights, restaurants, lodgings and recreation for the “Best of the Lake” awards. Nominations for local favorites should be sent to www.LakeSuperior.com/vote13. Readers may also vote by using the pull-out ballot in the April/May issue of the magazine, on newsstands now. “We know how much our […]
Pie Place Cookbook launch party is May 16
In celebration of the release of The Pie Place Cookbook, a launch party will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. May 16 at the Pie Place Café in downtown Grand Marais. The cookbook, billed as “food and stories seasoned by the North Shore” and written by Kathy Rice, is published by Lake Superior Magazine. It is a unique collection, […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Cook County Historical Society“Small Talk” on Mineral CenterNelda Westerlind of Grand Marais will be giving aCook County Historical Society “Small Talk” about theonce thriving community of Mineral Center on May 18at 10 a.m. at the Johnson Heritage Post. Sarah Stonich at Grand Marais Public LibrarySarah Stonich, author of internationally acclaimednovels These Granite Islands, The Ice Chorus, Shelterand her much-anticipated Vacationland, […]
Viking softball logs a lot of miles playing make-up games
In an effort to get some games in before the season ends the Cook County High School girls’ fast pitch softball team has been logging more miles then Lindsay Lohan on an apology tour. On Thursday, May 2, the Vikings played their first game of the season against Cromwell and won. However, the winning score wasn’t available at press time. […]
Viking Track opens outdoor season in Virginia
In a record-setting spring for snow and cold in northern Minnesota, all the high school spring sports have been confined indoors in 2013. So we were excited to head over to Virginia for our first outdoor meet. About halfway through the 4½-hour meet, we were wishing we were back indoors. With temperatures in the high 30s and a 10-15 mph […]
Boundary Waters named to “Most Endangered” list
The nonprofit American Rivers organization has called upon President Barack Obama, U.S. Congress and Governor Mark Dayton to block a proposed copper nickel mine near the South Kawishiwi River in Ely after the organization placed the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) on its “Most Endangered Rivers 2013” list. In its statement, American Rivers says the BWCAW “is threatened by […]
Moose sightings
It is now a safe assumption that the lakes are still going to be frozen solid on the fishing opener this weekend. The overnight temperatures fell below freezing last week and did not allow the lakes to melt down much up here. This will certainly be an opener to remember. The Cross River at Gunflint Lake has cut a trail […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News- Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding 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 […]