The North Superior Ski and Run Club announces that the 2017 Pincushion Mountain Winter Festival will be held on Feb. 12 at the Pincushion Trails in Grand Marais. This is the 33nd consecutive year the club has sponsored ski racing at Pincushion. This year’s event is focusing on winter activities for the entire family. Parents, grandparents, spouses, kids and even […]
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 […]
Our first successful Beargrease
The John Beargrease Sled Dog race passed through Skyport Lodge checkpoint without a hitch on Tuesday morning. Teams silently traveled through the night after a mandatory eight-hour rest in Grand Portage and began arriving here at Skyport early Tuesday morning. I am used to seeing the takeoff of a sled dog race, which is a loud and hectic experience as […]
Study shows sulfate concentrations in water hurt wild rice growth
A five-year wild rice study funded by the Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, Minnesota’s Clean Water Fund and the University of Minnesota Sea Grant College Program, has shown that when sulfate concentrations are raised, fewer seedlings survive and mature plants produce fewer seeds that can germinate. University of Minnesota Duluth researchers and colleagues from […]
Public invited to open houses on Draft Environmental Impact
The National Park Service (NPS) is inviting the public to participate in upcoming informational open houses and webinars regarding the proposed draft plan determining whether and how to bring wolves to Isle Royale National Park. The plan and alternatives are described in the draft Environmental Impact Statement to Address the Presence of Wolves on Isle Royale (draft EIS), released on […]
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, Jan. 23 5:09 a.m., Grand Marais: Report of a deer on theupper side of the highway, […]
