Everything was new this year for the Sawtooth Mountain Challenge Mountain Bike Trail Race: new course, new starting date, new race directors, and some new riders found themselves atop the standings. With temperatures in the mid- 60s and a light breeze, the trail dry and fast, Saturday, October 17 was a perfect day to race. Instead of starting downtown and […]
Hackett announces sports on FOX affiliate
Hollywood hasn’t called yet, but Rob Hackett of Grand Marais is waiting and willing to listen to all offers. Months after he entered a contest sponsored by Pepsi and FOX Sports North, his name was drawn and he found he had won four tickets to one of the last Minnesota Twins home games of the season. “At first I didn’t […]
Final week on Saganaga
The lingering fall has become so nice that I simply refuse to recognize how unusual it is to still be fishing comfortably from a boat. Alright, relatively comfortable, not every day has been a gem this week but you will not hear me complaining about a few cold days in October. As nice as it has been, I am not […]
Wolves kill Grand Marais man’s dog
Imagine Victor Pederson’s surprise when he stepped outside to let his dog go to the bathroom and two wolves appeared from behind a parked car and killed the dog with one bite to the head. “My dog didn’t feel anything,” Pederson said. “I was only two feet away but I couldn’t do anything. They were quick. I’m sure my dog […]
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 […]
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. Saturday, Oct. 102:45 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller said there is a man passed out onthe lawn at […]
