Where are the fish biting?
Leaves are starting to turn color and in the air there is a hint of fall. With few mosquitos, flies or other pesky bugs, it’s a great time to be fishing, especially inland. If you are fishing on the big lake, dress warm. It might be T-shirt weather on shore but a few hundred yards out onto Lake Superior it […]
Deer lottery application deadline is September 7
Firearms and muzzleloader hunters who want to harvest antlerless deer in a deer permit area designated as lottery this hunting season are reminded they must purchase their license by Thursday, Sept. 7. Hunters who purchase their license before this date are automatically entered into the lottery for the deer permit area or special hunt area they declare. This season, antlerless […]
Kadunce Creek habitat improvements to begin, trail spur closed
A favorite rest stop of area travelers heading east of Grand Marais on Highway 61 will be temporarily affected because of a stream improvement project. The Kadunce River State Wayside will be partially closed for three to four weeks beginning in mid-August while a habitat improvement project takes place in Kadunce Creek. During the construction, visitors may still park at […]
Shorter Days
The sun was setting on the local musicians of “Bughouse” this past Sunday as they closed their show with “teenage waist-land” at 8 p.m. Daylight hours are getting noticeably shorter, as the month of August becomes another memory. Two days of guided fishing per week are enough for me to stay on top of the walleyes while taking a break […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Tofte) checked bear baits, anglers, and ATV riders. Trout are cooperating inland and on the big lake. Enforcement action was taken for angling and big game violations. CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) found a few people camping way out in the brush by trout streams or small lakes. The CO wound his way down brushy rocky roads […]
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, Aug. 147:43 a.m., Grand Portage: Vehicle theft reported.9:07 a.m., Grand Marais: Hit-and-run damage done toa vehicle […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the potential punishment exceeds $150 and/or 10 days in jail. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted. Erik Christian Bartush, 46, Mead, […]
