To protect Lake Superior’s naturalized rainbow trout population, genetically screened steelhead strain fish, originating from wild runs in the big lake itself, will replace the hatchery-raised Kamloops trout strain the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources now stocks to bolster fishing opportunities near Duluth. New advances in genetic testing confirm Kamloops interbreed with wild rainbow trout. When that happens, fewer young […]
DNR announces new skills classes for women and families
Women and families can learn outdoor recreational skills in a wide range of hands-on learning opportunities in the newly released 2018 Becoming an Outdoors Woman and Becoming an Outdoors Family catalog. For Cook County there will be a course called “Off Grid: Creative Writing and Reflection” that will be held May 17 to May 20. The weekend takes place at […]
Spring Break
Spring is here, although you wouldn’t know it by looking out the window at the snow-covered lakes. Other than some exposed grass along the roadway and a little extra daylight it still feels very much like winter up here. I took the kids for a ride on the G-trail, leading up to the Gunflint Trail area, and enjoyed the freshly […]
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 […]
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, March 1212:21 a.m., Grand Marais: Downtown foot patrol.7:16 a.m., Grand Marais: Inmate transport.7:48 a.m., Grand Portage: […]
