An author with close ties to Grand Marais is coming out with her first book for young adults. Carlie Sorosiak has written If Birds Fly Back, which will be published by Harper Collins and hit the bookstores on June 27. Birds will be translated into at least seven languages. The great-granddaughter of Ed and Ruby Lind, when Sorosiak is back […]
Dupre and Marceau attempt to become the first to climb Mount Carpe in winter
Once again Lonnie Dupre will seek to reach the summit of a mountain no one has summited in the winter. This time, however, he is bringing a climbing partner with him, Pascale Marceau, who was on a team with him in Nepal. If all goes well, Dupre and Marceau will start March 2. At 12,552 feet, Mount Carpe stands in […]
Birkebeiner cross country ski race canceled
Snow was in the forecast. David Eckel was psyched. He was trained and ready to compete with 10,000-plus other skiers who were planning to take part in the 2017 American Birkebeiner cross country ski races that run from Cable, Wisconsin to Hayward, Wisconsin. With that forecast— that hope—Eckel and a half dozen hardy souls from Cook County made the trip […]
Lakes on top of lakes
As we bid an unusually warm February goodbye, and welcome March with hopes of more snow and cold enough temperatures to keep it around until April, it sounds optimistic, but that was the pattern last winter, and it could easily happen again. I often talk about the “unique” conditions we face in the great north woods of Minnesota, but the […]
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 […]
Jacobsen named All-Conference First Team
Polar League coaches have selected Vikings’ senior center Emily Jacobsen to the All-Conference First Team. Jacobsen, who never gives up on a play, broke the 1,000-point barrier earlier this year, becoming one of the few Vikings to score more than 1,000 points in her career. Emily averaged 16.3 points a game, 10.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 2.7 steals per game […]
Boys beat Nashwauk- Keewatin
The boys’ basketball team traveled to Nashwauk-Keewatin on Friday, February 24 to face the Spartans in their last game before playoffs. A great effort led the Vikings to a win. Even at the half, 23-23, the Vikings held the Spartans to 14 points over the second half and won 45-37. This is the third win of the season for a […]
Vikes finish regular season with a loss
It wasn’t the way head coach Kelly Senty would have liked to see her team enter the playoffs, but a narrow loss to Nashwauk Keewatin in the Vikings’ last regular season game of the year taught the Vikings some lessons. The Vikings fell 37-34. “We started flat the first half of the game,” said Coach Senty. “Defensively we struggled and […]
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. 2012:35 a.m., Lutsen: Traffic citation issued.1:03 a.m., Grand Portage: Caller said there is anelderly woman […]
