By any measure the third annual North Shore Water Festival sponsored by Stone Harbor Wilderness Supply was a complete success. Located in the Grand Marais Harbor, the two-day Water Festival is a chance for Stone Harbor to demonstrate canoes, kayaks, and stand-up paddleboards (SUP) and display outdoor gear and clothing. It’s also a chance for the public to have some […]

Staff photo/Brian Larsen Brian Bennett of Outback Solar and his co-worker Shem Falter recently completed the process of installing solar panels across the entire roof of the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op. Bennett and Falter put 72 Q Cell photovoltaic solar panels on the roof that should generate about 31,000 kilowatts a year, or about one-seventh of the co-op’s yearly […]

Gunflint Lodge has been sold to John and Mindy Fredrickson and as a new family settles in, the News- Herald talked to Bruce Kerfoot, son of the iconic Justine Kerfoot of Gunflint Lodge. Justine and her husband Bill’s story is well known, but their son Bruce, who has guided and grown the resort throughout his life, also has his story, […]

Too many of Minnesota’s children are not prepared for kindergarten, and a program called Parent Aware aims to change that by providing families the tools and information to find the best quality child care and early education available. The Cook County YMCA’s Busy Bees daycare program submitted for a rating from Parent Aware and received four stars, which is the […]