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 […]
House passes bill to expand and reroute the 4,600-mile North Country National Scenic Trail
On Tuesday, May 5, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Rick Nolan’s bipartisan North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act (H.R. 1026). The measure revises the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail – extending it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and modifying the route in northeastern Minnesota. Specifically this legislation will officially incorporate about […]
Volunteers needed for loon survey in Cook and Lake counties
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Cook and Lake counties in northeastern Minnesota. Volunteers are needed for one day during the June 29 through July 9 monitoring period. For the past 20 years, with the assistance of hundreds of volunteer observers, the DNR has gathered information about common loon numbers […]
School’s Out
You might have noticed a little extra energy from Cook County kids this week since school is out for summer break. The next 90 days will be filled with a variety of activities for our little ones including: basketball camp, T-ball practice, riding at the skate park, and swimming in the lake. Summer break was always exciting for me as […]
New firewood rules aim to protect Minnesota forests
Campers and other visitors planning to have campfires at state parks, state forests and other public lands managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources need to be aware of new firewood rules beginning this year. New rules were needed, because quarantine boundaries instituted for gypsy moth and emerald ash borer made the former rules problematic. Under the new rules, […]
New watercraft exhibit coming to Chik-Wauk
A new watercraft exhibit is under construction at Chik- Wauk Museum & Nature Center located 57 miles northwest of Grand Marais up the Gunflint Trail. When completed next year, the 24- by 36- foot building will house up to 12 vintage watercraft that were at one time integral to early life on the Gunflint Trail. The museum is located within […]
Merlin gathering data on bird/bat migration
Oscar Mielke, age 10, was pointing to the multi-colored squiggly lines on the computer screen, asking questions. Bursting with energy, his brother Ty, age 7, couldn’t make up his mind if he wanted to be in or out of the small trailer on such a nice day, but he too, at times was intensely interested in the data flashing across […]
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. Sunday, May 274:10 p.m., Grand Marais: Public assist on County Road 7.4:21 p.m., Grand Marais: Traffic complaint.6:15 […]
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. David Jon Logan, 19, Grand […]
