Living and working on the Gunflint Trail has proven to be more challenging than I had originally presumed. The longer I live here, the more I learn and realize that nothing can substitute good oldfashioned experience. Our beloved forest is often coined the “unorganized territory” for good reason. Because it is! As soon as we start telling ourselves that we […]
Where are the fish biting?
Capt. Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures says the salmon are still around in the top 50-foot range. Lake trout are in scattered depths and close to the top. Water temperature is around 55 degrees. Forrest at Hungry Jack Lake on the Gunflint Trail reports that fishing continues to be good at Hungry Jack, with the bass biting in the day […]
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 […]
MPCA seeks public comment for draft ballast water general permit
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking public comment from now through Sept. 11 on its draft ballast water general permit. This state permit would continue the MPCA’s regulatory role in helping protect Minnesota waters of Lake Superior from potential environmental and economic harm caused by aquatic invasive species carried in the ballast water of ships. The draft five-year […]
Cook County Law Enforcement briefs
It 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. Monday, Aug. 58:33 a.m., Grand Portage: A person was observedpurchasing and giving beer to minors.8:57 a.m., Grand […]
