Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Snowmobile Safety Training was held December 6, 2014 at the old airfield on Devil Track Lake in Grand Marais. The weather cooperated this year—there was enough snow for the field test and it wasn’t below zero. Successfully completing the training were Trevor Berglund, Tate Crawford, Zarchary Fredrickson, Alyssa Fenstad- Lashinski, Sarah Poznanovic, Hattie Splett, Lucas […]
Mail Run at Trail Center
Old man winter’s grip got a little tighter this week with wind chills reaching 50 degrees below zero and gusts over 20 miles per hour. The handful of anglers hiking into the B- Dub have been earning the trout being caught and despite the tough conditions, fishing has been good. Duncan and Daniels lakes are two popular destinations for anglers […]
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News- Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are lawabiding 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 […]
Dupre makes good headway up Denali
Due to heavy fog on January 2, it took him two hours to find the food cache he had ditched at 10,000 feet, but when he did find it, Lonnie Dupre hiked back to his camp at 11,200 feet to enjoy his first dinner in five days—mashed potatoes with a little duck fat hot chocolate. Not exactly 5-star restaurant food, […]
Viking boys lose to Silver Bay
Everyone who follows Viking boys’ basketball knew this game was going to be close. Less than a month ago the Vikings nipped Silver Bay at Silver Bay in overtime. This time, despite getting off to a hot start and leading 23-13, the Vikings fell to the Mariners 62-57 in a hard fought game played January 6 at home. No one […]
Girls post win over Mariners
Speedy eighth-grade guard Sophie Eliasen had a break out game against the Silver Bay Mariners. The diminutive but very quick-footed guard scored 18 points, many on lay-ups as she raced past her defender on her way to the hoop. Her offensive and defensive efforts helped the Vikings cruise to a 55-32 win over the Mariners. The Vikings were behind only […]
Wrestling club begins at school
Finn Gary was practicing double leg take-downs on Travis Bradley, dropping low and springing forward to grab Bradley’s legs, but Bradley leapt up in the air in a lightning quick reaction to the move—sprawling backward and letting Gary hit the mat well out of reach of Bradley’s legs. “Do you see how that worked?” Bradley asked Gary as he lay […]
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. 2910:43 a.m., Tofte: Driver cited for speeding.11:34 a.m., Grand Marais: Driver cited for no […]
Cause of death undetermined for Grand Marais man
Autopsy results have been released for the man found deceased at Voyageurs Canoe Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail on the morning of November 10, 2014. Roberta L. Zimmerman, M.D., assistant medical examiner, conducted the autopsy on Mark Patrick Ceminsky, 38, of Grand Marais. Zimmerman wrote that unfortunately the manner of death is undetermined. In the case summary, Zimmerman wrote, “Drug […]