The Northwoods Fiber Guild invites the community to the Annual Holiday Open House and Sale where you may purchase high-quality handmade fiber articles, clothes, and gifts. The festivities will be Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grand Marais Art Colony, 120 W. 3rd Ave. Come enjoy refreshments, spinning and weaving demonstrations, and learn a new […]
Last Chance Holiday Market set for Nov. 25-27
Last Chance Studio & Gallery in Lutsen is hosting its 11th annual Holiday Market Nov. 25-27. The holiday party also includes ornament making as a fundraising activity for the Cook County Community Fund. On Saturday, there will be plein air painting by Kristin Blomberg starting at 3 p.m., a bronze sculpture pour at 4 p.m. by Tom Christiansen and at […]
Celebrate the life of a loved one
The 8th Annual “Light up a Life” offers community members the opportunity to celebrate the life of a loved one during the holiday season. Each donation lights one bulb in memory of one person on our memory tree, located downtown, next to Drury Lane Books. Lights will be lit as donations come in. Donation forms are available at area churches, […]
Girl Scout poinsettia sale under way
The local Girl Scouts are once again offering holiday poinsettias for sale. These have always been beautiful with great longevity; consider ordering your holiday poinsettias from Girl Scouts — buy one or more. This year we offer poinsettias in 6.5-inch pots that are 14 inches by 17 inches wide. Available colors are red, maroon, white, pink, marbled (pink & white) […]
Community Calendar
43rd Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner All are invited to the 43rd Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at 1:00 p.m., Thanksgiving Day, at the First Congregational Church. The church is located at the corner of Third Avenue West and Second Street in Grand Marais. There is no charge for this traditional meal, served family style in the downstairs Fellowship Hall. Information about […]
New leader in Buck’s Big Buck Contest
Hovland hunter Deb Vannet’s 240-pound field dressed buck looked like it was going to be tough to beat, but Devyn Deschampe brought in one that was heavier. His buck tipped the scales at Buck’s Hardware Hank in Grand Marais at 244 pounds. With his entry Deschampe, from Grand Portage, now is the leader in Buck’s Big Buck Contest. Vannet registered […]
November to Remember
Deer season is not supposed to be this warm, which poses a problem if you only own winter hunting gear. I know a few people that chose fishing over hunting this week, and I am truly jealous of anyone with enough time to do either sport. I will find some time to walk around the woods with my rifle before […]
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 […]
Meeting held to discuss One Watershed
Minnesota has a long history of water management by local government and is ready to take that legacy one step further. Enter One Watershed, One Plan (1W1P), Minnesota’s Board of Water and Soil Resources’ (BWSR) 10-year plan to institute comprehensive water management policies on the watershed level. The 1W1P initiative is an attempt to work across geopolitical boundaries, like counties, […]