Cool nights and bright starry skies paired nicely for evening campfires this week with our visiting family from Iowa. I worked my brothers pretty hard on the garage project by day, and at night we sat by the fire ring absorbing the sweet smell of burning birch to the backdrop of a distant calling loon—what could possibly be better? The […]
Unique geologic processes leave a wealth of minerals in the Northland
A long, long time ago, a rift in the North American continent created a valley, leaving a depression in the region of what is now Lake Superior. Into the rift erupted molten rock—a “mantle plume”—possibly from as deep as the boundary between Earth’s crust and its core. Over time, sediment settled in and became rock. “…Geophysical studies have indicated that […]
Ely Wolf Center wins award for excellence
The International Wolf Center has been chosen to receive the coveted Pinnacle Award from the Center for Interactive Learning Collaboration (CILC) for excellence in videoconferencing programming. “Being awarded the Pinnacle is a very big deal,” said Rob Schultz, the center’s executive director. “I can’t tell you how proud I am of our education team. The staff has worked tirelessly to […]
Heart of the Continent “geotourism” project under way
The Heart of the Continent Partnership (HOCP) is close to signing a contract with the National Geographic Society (NGS) Maps Division to create a regional geotourism initiative for the border lakes region of Minnesota and Ontario. In doing so, HOCP will become a part of NGS’s global network of interlinked geotourism websites, gaining great visibility, visitorship, and awareness for the […]
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, Sept. 163:18 p.m.-3:52 p.m., Grand Marais: Three traffic warnings/citations given.9:40 p.m., Tofte: Alarm at Surfside.10:32 p.m., […]
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. Lance Andrew Wilson, 44, Grand […]
