Events at Drury Lane Books Saturday, June 25, 5:00 p.m., Writer’s Salon with William Kent Krueger reading from his book, Manitou Canyon. Also on Saturdays at 11 a.m., Muffin Man Story Hour with stories for young children. Cook County Ruby’s Pantry Ruby’s Pantry is a food distribution program held 5 – 6:30 p.m., every second Tuesday: July 12, August 9, […]
Summers wins Section 7 tennis tournament
For the second year in a row Pete Summers advanced out of the Section 7A tennis tournament to the state meet. As a junior, Summers, who has been attending Duluth Marshall the last two years, was runner-up at sections in singles. This year he won the Section 7A singles title, which earned him a second invitation to play for the […]
Wilson medals at LaCrosse Log Rolling Tournament
In a hotly contested battle of the two Dominicks, on this day it was Illinois roller Dominick Magnone over Grand Marais roller Dominic Wilson in the always-tough boys’ U13 class at the LaCrosse Open. “I was up two falls to none but he came back to win the next three falls,” Wilson told the News- Herald. “It was a great […]
A forlorn loon tale
David Brislance of Lutsen had an interesting loon encounter last week while paddling a Gunflint Trail lake to photograph the stately State Bird. Brislance, a retired educator and wildlife photographer, said he and his friend Paul took a canoe across a lake to an island to check on a site that had been used as a loon nesting spot in […]
MnDOT open house gathers feedback on proposed bike route
With an eye toward increasing bicycle tourism, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) had worked out a route for bicyclists starting in St. Paul and working its way through Duluth and up to Grand Portage. The goal is to achieve official designation for this planned 325-mile route by October 2016. In the meantime, MnDOT representative, Liz Walton, has put on […]
Where are the fish biting?
Local resorts and outfitters are busy helping anglers get out on area lakes. The Cook County News-Herald was able to catch Tyson at the Beaver House for a quick fish report though. Tyson tells us that small walleyes are biting well on Devil Track on Beaver Flicks, float rigs and spin-n-glo rigs in 6’-8’ deep in the evenings. Muskies are […]
Father’s Day storm
A wild storm packed with lightning, rain, and high winds tore through the Gunflint Trail on Father’s Day. The wind brought down some trees while our power flickered on and off as the storm passed through the night. These intense storms are more common in the early weeks of summer, but this one erupted on the last day of spring. […]
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 […]
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, June 138:12 a.m., Grand Marais: Caller said hewas charged by a dog as he was runningpast […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Sivakumar Shanmugasundaram, 28, St. Louis […]