The unbeaten Viking volleyball team hit the road on Tuesday, September 29, traveling to Cotton, Minnesota to face the one-win Lakeview Christian Academy Lions. The game was played in Cotton because Lakeview doesn’t have its own gym, so it has to host teams at gyms that are available in the Duluth area. It was long bus ride but a quick […]
Vikings defeat Cherry 46-8
Although the winless Cherry Tigers hadn’t given up fewer than 48 points in any of the games they have played this year, they felt they were ready to beat the Cook County Vikings when the two met in Cherry on September 25 for the Tigers’ homecoming game. The Vikings, however, had other ideas. After the Vikings fumbled the opening onside […]
20th annual North Shore Health Care Foundation Golf Scramble a success
Blue skies, a light breeze, 70 degrees—a perfect prescription for golf. Just what the doctor ordered on September 27, 2015 for the players who took part in the North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) Golf Scramble held on the beautiful grounds of glorious Superior National at Lutsen. Short sleeves and shorts were the preferred clothing for those teeing off in […]
Bill Blank skates to 20th finish at NorthShore Inline Marathon
Lutsen’s Bill Blank made it 20 for 20 when he finished the NorthShore Inline Marathon on Saturday, September 19, crossing the line in two hours, 38 minutes in the 26.2 mile race. “I’m not as fast as I used to be,” he said. “Back some years ago, I finished the course in around 1:45, maybe 1:50. It helps to have […]
Rally for a Cure celebrated at Superior National
Superior National at Lutsen golf course was a sea of pink on Sunday, September 13 as 77 golfers participated in the 20th annual “Rally for the Cure” women’s 18-hole golf scramble. Even the golf carts were decorated in pink for the two-day event that started on Saturday with practice rounds and a social hour. “We were thrilled to host a […]
The fall descent
The first real cold front of the season snuck through leaving a glistening sunrise of frost-covered ground in its wake. Chilly mornings are par for the fall and are usually accompanied by fog in the valleys until the sun makes an appearance and melts it all away. Water temperatures on Saganaga dropped to the low 60s causing fish to descend […]
Where are the fish biting?
Capt. Jerry Skarupa of Secret Lures Charters reports that Lake Superior’s surface temperatures are around 48-50 degrees. Lake trout are still around at various depths from 120 feet to the surface. There are still a few salmon around. Forrest Parson of Hungry Jack Lodge says a few walleye are being caught, but as the weather cools down the walleyes should […]
U.S. Fish & Wildlife to study status of four Midwest wildlife species
Although its territory is usually more to the west, the rusty-patched bumble bee Bombus affinis had been found in both Cook and Lake counties, said Crystal Boyd, a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologist. That’s important because the humble little bumblebee is one of four Minnesota wildlife species the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will study to see whether […]
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 […]