’Tis the season to give back to those who have supported you. Thus the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting an open house Christmas party at the Schaap Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 3 to 7 p.m. The Schaap Center is one phase of an ambitious capital investment project that resulted in the construction of two […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Northwoods Fiber Guild Holiday Sale & Open House Saturday, December 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grand Marais Art Colony, 120 3rd Ave. West. Refreshments, Spinning & Weaving demonstrations. Learn a new fiber handcraft at the Hands-On Table. Free YMCA Family Day The first Sunday of the month. Gymnastics, open gym, game room, open kid’s club, and swimming. […]
Youth Ski League teaches skills while having fun
The North Superior Ski and Run Club sponsors a Youth Ski League (Y-Ski) every year to encourage kids to learn and love the lifetime sport of cross country skiing. Another year of ski fun for kids and families will be here soon. Y-Ski is held on Sunday afternoons, from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. at the Pincushion Mountain Trail System starting […]
Gun Flint Tavern hosts Grand Opening of brewpub
At the beginning of October 2014, Gun Flint Tavern owners Jeff and Susan Gecas and brewer Paul Gecas told the Cook County News-Herald that the brewpub would be open for business soon. That day has officially arrived. After a quiet opening with a sharing of samples to a few lucky regular customers, the brewpub is hosting its Grand Opening on […]
Tails from the Trail
Foiled againWinter became a little more real this week with high winds and low temperatures reaching bone-chilling negatives. There were a few pleasant days mixed into the rifle season allowing me to spend some time in the woods hunting, but the clever deer outsmarted me once again. I have a gamut of excuses for failing to produce some venison but the […]
Big Buck Contest results announced
Rifle deer season is over and the results are in. The winners in the Buck’s Hardware Big Buck Contest remain the same as the first week of the contest. No hunters brought in bigger bucks. The winner in the weight category is Colton Furlong whose buck weighed in at 224.2 pounds. Owen Anderson was close behind with a 217.8-pound buck, […]
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 […]
Guidelines for greens gathering on the Superior National Forest
Gathering your own Christmas tree or balsam boughs on the national forest is a great way to get outdoors with your family and celebrate the holidays. For many people this is an annual tradition. You may stop by any Forest Service office to obtain a permit for a Christmas tree. A permit to cut one Christmas tree on the Superior […]
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, Nov. 10 9:45 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of a black lab on the run on Fall […]
Spiritual Reflections
Giving thanksThis week as we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States, let us take a step back and acknowledge the importance of love, gratitude and sincere thanks in our lives. We criticize and judge so much, we rarely have time for genuine praise and appreciation. We take everything for grantedpeople, things and even our lives. We seldom pause to voice sincere […]