Mid-thirties are not temperatures we are used to seeing in the middle of February unless there is a minus sign in front of it. The occasionally sunny days are nice enough to melt the sidewalks, yet windy enough to not enjoy spending extended periods of time out there. The wind has not bothered the little forest critters like the squirrels […]
Proposed Minnesota seaplane service to Isle Royale National Park
Isle Royale National Park is considering adding a seaplane base in Houghton County, Michigan, and adding Grand Marais as a new destination. The purpose of the proposed action is to add more transportation options to the island for visitors within the parameters set by the Park’s General Master Plan (1998). Need for this determination has arisen due to the request […]
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 […]
Esko sets Trapp for Vikings
Before the kids took the floor head coach Mitch Dorr gave a tribute to the Vikings’ lone senior Sam O’Phelan, who was playing in his last game on the Vikings’ home floor. Dorr talked about Sam’s tireless work ethic and his contributions to the program both as a player and a mentor to the younger kids. No matter the final […]
Girls lose to Esko, beat the Mariners
Two games with different results were in the works for the Viking girls’ team last week. The first five minutes of the girls’ game against Esko were pretty even, and it looked like the Vikings would be able to make a game of it against their bigger school rival. But that thought unraveled like loosely tied shoelaces, and, once Esko […]
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, Feb. 66:23 a.m., Grand Marais: Assistance requested by adriver who was locked out of his running […]
