Snowfall, a selection from Crazy Cold Beautiful about the history and culture of sled dog mushing along the North Shore of Minnesota as influenced by 19th-century Anishinaabe mail carrier John Beargrease, will be performed for the first time by the Borealis Chorale at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Grand Marais Sunday and Monday, Dec. 6 and 7. The concerts begin at […]
School choirs offer A Light in Winter
On Thursday, December 10, the Cook County High School and Middle School choirs will give their first combined concert since being re-constituted last year. The concert A Light in Winter will feature holiday and seasonal music from around the world, including Basque and French Christmas carols, Sankta Lucia sung in Swedish, a Hebrew candle blessing, and more. The concert will […]
Community Calendar
North Woods Fiber Guild Annual Holiday Sale and Open House The North Woods Fiber Guild is holding its annual Holiday Sale and Open House Saturday, December 5 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Grand Marais Art Colony, 120 West 3rd Avenue. Buy high quality hand crafted originals by Fiber Guild members. Come meet Guild members, enjoy refreshments and […]
Minnesota Vikings celebrate Native American Heritage Month
When the Minnesota Vikings face the Green Bay Packers, there is always some excitement in the air. However, at their latest face off at TCF Stadium in Minneapolis on November 22, there was something extra special— the event was the NFL’s inaugural observance of Native American Heritage Month. Present at magnificent pre-game flag ceremony, representing the Grand Portage Band of […]
Y-Ski is almost here
The “Y” in Y-Ski stands for youth and that is the focus of the program sponsored by the North Superior Ski and Run Club (NSSRC)—to encourage kids to learn the lifetime sport of cross country skiing. Another year of ski fun for kids and families will be here soon. Y-Ski sign up and equipment rental for participants will be at […]
Trail briefings
Trail briefings might sound like an obvious title for many of my articles, but it belongs to the latest addition to the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department website, www.gunflint911.org. On-line subscriptions are available for the monthly “Trail Briefings” newsletter through the GTVFD website. Each edition contains upcoming events, news, run report totals, and even local trivia. The website has always […]
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 […]
Bed and Breakfast owners attend B&B Conference
Barbara and Ted Young from Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B recently attended a Bed and Breakfast conference in Eau Claire, Wisconsin along with Marlys Johnson and Bob Nesheim, owners of Grand Marais’s newest B&B Pincushion Trails Inn, opening in 2016. The conference was co-sponsored by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Bed and Breakfast Associations. In attendance were owners of 91 inns and […]
Odyssey Development announces promotion
Odyssey Development, owner and manager of seven resorts on the North Shore of Lake Superior and Leech Lake, has announced that Chuck Paton, regional general manager, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of Odyssey Resorts. Paton has served as general manager at Larsmont Cottages in Two Harbors for three years. He will now also oversee operations at […]
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. 238:38 a.m., Grand Marais: Report that Fifth Avenue Westis very slippery. The highway department was […]