The 2013 wolf hunting and trapping season in northeastern Minnesota closed at the end of shooting hours on Wednesday, Dec. 18, according to the Department of Natural Resources. Notice of the season closing was posted Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, when hunters and trappers had harvested 30 wolves. By Wednesday, wolf harvest in the northeast had reached the target of 33. […]
More moose on the Gunflint
Last week I talked about the number of moose being seen on the Gunflint Trail and every day since then I have spotted at least two wandering along the roadway. It amazes me how they like to return to the same few places to lick the road. There was a big bull that was down on all fours, and not […]
Time flies…
when you watch Dave Asproth tie fliesIf patience is a virtue, then Dave Asproth is a very virtuous man. After 54 years of practice, Asproth has learned a thing or two about tying flies, or “dressing flies” as the skill is called by its practitioners. Last fall the Grand Marais resident attended the 48th Annual International Fly Fishing Fair held September 24-28 in West Yellowstone, Montana. […]
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, Dec. 1612:49 a.m., Grand Marais: Injured fawn on the upperside of the highway, just east of […]
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. Nathan Michael Mercier, 34, Ontario, […]
