A three-day outdoors skills program for families with teens and college-age kids will be offered this summer through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) at Gunflint Lodge. Designed to provide introductory experiences, the program includes sessions on fishing, canoeing, outdoor survival skills and other activities, including horseback riding and zip-lining. “Minnesota’s outdoors have so much to offer,” said Linda […]
Boaters can get I-68 forms in Grand Marais
If you plan to boat into Canadian waters and come back into the U.S., your best bet will be to obtain Form I-68 from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency. Those forms will be available in Grand Marais at the Coast Guard Station on May 7-8 and May 14-15 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. While there is no […]
DNR warns of garbage burning dangers
Illegal garbage burning—in open fires and burn barrels—is a persistent source of pollution in Minnesota, according to a feature story in the May-June Minnesota Conservation Volunteer magazine. Burning garbage can release toxins into the surrounding air, soil and water, Henry Fisher of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) told the magazine. These toxins often include dioxin, a long-lasting carcinogen that […]
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 […]
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, April 258:21 a.m., Schroeder: Traffic citation issued.8:46 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller was given five guitarsto repair, […]