The window of opportunity is closing fast if you have yet to fill a bucket of blueberries this season. Saganaga Lake patches are quickly drying and most of the ripe berries have fallen to the ground making berry picking difficult. A few miles south, near the Seagull area, the berry patches are slightly healthier this week and I have been […]
New DWI law goes into effect August 1
Little Alan’s Law provides consistent application of DWI lawsA new law that went into effect Aug. 1 means people convicted of driving while intoxicated – regardless of the vehicle they’re driving – will lose their driver’s license and be prohibited from operating motor vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles, motorboats and snowmobiles. The state Legislature passed the law following the death of 8-year-old Alan Geisenkoetter Jr., who died in January […]
DNR releases infested waters list
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) regularly updates the “infested waters list,” which includes Minnesota lakes and rivers with certain aquatic invasive species. The following lakes in Cook County have been identified as being infested with spiny waterfleas: Caribou Lake in the BWCAW just east of Pine Lake, Devil Track, Devilfish, Flour, Greenwood, Gunflint, Little John, McFarland, North Fowl, […]
It’s almost time to submit designs for annual waterfowl stamp
Wildlife artists can submit entries for the 2019 Minnesota Migratory Waterfowl Stamp contest from Monday, Aug. 20, through 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. The waterfowl stamp validation for hunting is $7.50 and for an extra 75 cents purchasers can receive the pictorial stamp. It also is sold as a collectible. Revenue from stamp sales is dedicated to waterfowl management and […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) assisted with firearms training at the Enforcement Academy at Camp Ripley. Manning also answered questions on BWCAW camping and regulations, handled a report of an injured hawk, and conducted patrols in an area of ATV complaints. CO Thomas Wahlstrom (Tofte) assisted with firearms training at the CO Academy. CO Keith Olson (Lake Superior Marine Unit) worked […]
Where are the fish biting?
If my dad didn’t always have a lot of patience, and for many things he had little patience, he never showed it when we were fishing for brook trout. He would take my younger brother and me to various streams and no matter how many times we cast our line into a tree or brush pile he would get our […]
Lake Superior International Yacht Race this weekend
One of the best public spectator sporting events on the North Shore is coming back. Presented by Thunder Bay Yacht Club, the Lake Superior International Yacht Race is one of the oldest annual sailing races on Lake Superior. Established in 1963, the course has changed many times, but it always crosses the border between Canada and the United States, and […]
Superior Cycling Association up for funds for single-track mountain bike trail
On July 18, 2018 the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) selected 67 projects totaling $53,695,700 to recommend to the 2019 Minnesota Legislature for funding from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). One of those projects selected was the Superior Cycling Association, which has been recommended to receive $300,000 for the Britton Peak to Lutsen Mountains Bike Trail […]
Learn how to control invasive plants on your property
Do you want to remove invasive plants like tansy or Canada thistle from your land but don’t know how or don’t have the right equipment? The Community Forest Restoration Shed at Sugarloaf Cove houses tools, herbicide application equipment, and herbicides that are available for anyone to use. The two-hour class will be held Monday, August 13 at 6 p.m. People […]
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. Tuesday, July 246:22 a.m., Grand Marais: Public assist.7:26 a.m., Grand Marais: Police transport.7:47 a.m., Grand Marais: Public […]