Blizzard eating record broken
Ten terrific teams each made up of four members took part in the Grand Marais Dairy Queen’s Fisherman’s Picnic Blizzard Eating contest held Friday, August 3. It took almost a biblical effort to break the Dairy Queen Blizzard eating record set by the three-time defending Bautch team, but the squad made of up of John, James, Luke, and Caleb put […]
Kids’ Tractor Pull
Kids’ Pedal Tractor Pull winnersAGE 4: 1) Euell Oksness 2) Max Hansen 3) Brisa PalmalakyAGE 5: 1) Avery Elias 2) Breille Schultz 3) Gage HovlandAGE 6: 1) Nico Tersteeg 2) Christian Lashinski 3) Ruby HansenAGE 7: 1) Aubrey Weber 2) Henry Schoplin 3) Ty MielkeAGE 8: 1) Nash Roed 2) Gary Thompson 3) Kellan RitterAGE 9: 1) Isaac Lehman 2) […]
Hydro Flight returns
Grand Marais has survived another Fisherman’s Picnic, and everyone in the service industry looks a little worn out. I witnessed the massive amounts of people and vehicles on Saturday while filling a few much-needed gas cans for our rental boats, and Highway 61 looked like the main street at the Minnesota State Fair with hordes of pedestrians making their way […]
Buck’s Big Fish Contest winners announced
Three fishermen took the top two spots in three different categories this year for Buck’s Big Fish Contest. Clay Gruber placed first and second in the walleye category with 5 pound, 2 ounce and 4 pound, 6 ounce entrants. Stephanie Bowman took third place with a 3 pound, 12-ounce entry. Brian Beck’s 18 pounds, 15 ounce and 4 pounds, 12-ounce […]
Where are the fish biting?
Nice limits of brook trout are being caught in the small streams and rivers across Cook County, but it takes a little work to find them. If you don’t mind getting wet, wear old jeans and tennis shoes and walk into the middle of the mostly brush covered streams, slowly letting your bait drift ahead of you. For the best […]
Deer hunters will have more opportunities this fall
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that additional deer hunting opportunities will be available this fall because numbers continue to rebound across the state and now many areas have populations at or above goal levels. Those increased deer hunting opportunities will apply to Cook County (zone 126) deer hunters as well. Lottery Deer Areas—all firearm and muzzleloader […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) checked area anglers and ATV operators. Enforcement action was taken for a juvenile passenger without a helmet and operating without required equipment. Folks are also reminded that golf carts are not ATVs and may not be legally operated on county roads. Manning responded to camper issues in the state park campground, checked boaters on inland lakes, […]
Pros dazzle at the Minnesota State log rolling championships
The top log rollers in the world came to the 2018 Fisherman’s Picnic and put on quite a show for the throngs of people that gathered to watch them compete for $5,000 in prize money, as well as new Husqvarna chainsaws to the men’s and women’s winner. At stake was also the title of Minnesota State log rolling champion. 2018 […]