Grand Marais Playhouse Town MeetingWill be held at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts onJanuary 23 at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served!Any community member interested in theater as anaudience member, performer,artistic team, stagecrew, or volunteer is strongly encouraged to attend. Building Professional WorkshopFriday, January 24, 8:00 – 4:30; DOLI continuingeducation credits available. Registration atwww.cookcountylocalenergy.org or callCook County Extension 387-3015.Reduced […]
Nelms retires from DNR fisheries
Eric Nelms of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division was at the Grand Marais DNR office in his official capacity for the last time on Friday, January 3, 2014. Nelms retired after nearly 40 years with the DNR. Nelms started work with the local DNR in the summer before graduating from Cook County High School in 1975. Asked […]
Minnesotans 16 or older fish free with kids Jan. 18-20
Minnesotans age 16 or older can try ice fishing or spear fishing without purchasing an angling or spearing license if they take a child younger than 16 fishing during Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Saturday, Jan. 18 through Monday, Jan. 20. “Take-A-Kid Ice Fishing Weekend is a great opportunity for family and friends to get those special kids in their life […]
Surviving the cold
If this were the first winter I had ever spent on the Gunflint Trail I might have invested some more thought into choosing our residence. When temperatures get this cold everything stops working, including tourism. The Gunflint Trail hosts a variety of different winter activities that attract a myriad of tourists, but it is hard to enjoy the outdoors when […]
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 […]
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. 308:55 a.m., Grand Marais: False motion alarm at aBearskin Lake residence.9:57 a.m., Lutsen: Parked vehicles […]
