All I wanted was a quiet lunch. “How about the Lone Star Restaurant?” I asked Dick. (Not the real restaurant name but close enough.) We were in Duluth and a quiet lunch sounded good. “Why not? We’ve never been there.” Why not indeed? We turned into the parking lot, hopped out and entered the restaurant. A hostess greeted us at […]
Oshki Ogimaag student art exhibitions on display through April 9
On March 20, Oshki Ogimaag fifth and sixth graders sent their current art project, The Seven Clans, to the Johnson Heritage Post Gallery in Grand Marais on March 20 for inclusion in Spirit of the Wilderness, 8th Annual Art Show; Kindling Curiosity, Lighting the Creative Spirit. The opening art reception began on March 24 and will hang until April 9. […]
Celebration of Ham Lake fire planned
More than 75,000 acres in the Superior National Forest, near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota and across the border in Ontario burned during the Ham Lake fire in early May 2007. The Ham Lake fire was the second largest forest fire in Minnesota since 1918. Visitors are invited to gather with the local community for an all-day […]
Kids’ Storytime at the library April 1
Children’s author Jane Schmidt will present a free program at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 1 at the Grand Marais Public Library. Finnegan’s Superior Adventure, an interactive book, is the story of a backpacking trip Finnegan, a lovable pooch, takes with his Grandma Riley. The story is narrated from Finnegan’s point of view, and illustrated in full color with photographs by […]
Community Calendar
Need help with your taxes? Cook County Taxes VITA provides free tax service to all low to moderate income Cook County residents, seniors 60+ and international students working in our county. January 31 to April 20, 2017. Birch Grove Community Center, Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Cook County Community Center, Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Grand Portage Community […]
GES hosts second annual Writing Celebration
On March 16th friends and families of Great Expectations School gathered to witness the literary skills of Cook County’s young authors. GES hosted its second annual Writing Celebration. The array of literary wit ranged from personal stories written by kindergarteners to detailed accounts of the third and fourth graders’ tales of “pioneering out West” all the way to monologues and […]
Viking track team opens at Polar League Indoor Meet
The CCHS Viking track team opened its 2017 season after just two weeks of practice with the only indoor meet of the year at UW-Superior. And as is traditionally the case, it is right at the start of our spring break resulting in only about one-third of the team competing. Nevertheless, we had some outstanding performances against 10 of our […]
The Meltdown
The sun feels more powerful now that it is officially spring, and our parking lot is showing a little more gravel with each passing day. Puddles are forming on top of the ice-covered lakes, and the once silent creeks are beginning to be heard again as the melting snow finds its way back to the lakes. Eventually, the lake levels […]
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 […]