Grand Marais Library to host Curtis & Loretta


On Saturday, October 27 at 10:30 a.m. the husband and wife duo, Curtis & Loretta, will perform original folk songs at the Grand Marais Public Library. Together, they deliver beautiful harmonies and play several instruments, including folk harp, guitars, mandocello, and banjo. Their latest album, When There’s Good to Be Done, features story-songs of Minnesota’s unsung heroes. Loretta wrote each […]

Birch Grove looking for talented people to perform for Halloween Carnival


America’s got talent, and Birch Grove Community School is hoping some of those talented people volunteer to help entertain kids at the Halloween Carnival. Birch Grove Community School is looking for new additions to the annual PTO Halloween Carnival that will be held on Sunday, October 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Do you have a new activity or […]

Local climate change solutions


Would you like to learn about the importance and effects of climate change solutions on the local level? If so, please attend the October 13 Local Climate Change Solutions presentation made by Chel Anderson and J. Drake Hamilton at the Grand Marais Library. The event will last from 5-7 p.m. From her work through the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, […]

Small Town Lip Sync Challenge: Grand Marais


Taking a page from the Police Lip Sync Challenges that have been going viral this summer, we want to expand on the idea to include an entire town, in a way that only a small town can. This will feature the downtown core and local businesses, prominent citizens, and locals and tourists lip syncing to one song that showcases small […]

Community Calendar

Annual Borealis Chorale and Orchestra Christmas Concert Rehearsals Rehearsals begin on Monday, October 15. Orchestra strings and winds meet at 5:30 p.m. and choir meets at 7:00 p.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Concerts will be on Sunday, December 9 and Monday December 10 at 7:00 p.m. Bill Beckstrand, director. Questions, call Philis Anderson 370-1432. Local Food Market Open from 5 – […]

North Shore Storm runs JV at Hibbing


With the Swain cross country meet coming up (this weekend) and the Polar League conference meet at home on October 10, North Shore Storm varsity cross country coach April Wahlstrom elected to rest her girls’ and boys’ varsity for the Hibbing Invitational that was held Thursday, Sept. 27. With the varsity not running, younger kids got their chance to step […]

Vikings beat Floodwood Polar Bears 52-6


Despite the score, the Vikings football game against the Floodwood Polar Bears was extremely close for the first half. Andrew Miller gave the Vikings an early first quarter lead with a one-yard touchdown run and then he also completed the two-point conversion run to put the Vikings up 8-0. Midway through the second quarter Floodwood’s Levi Sourvueri scored on a […]

Deer hunting is truly part of Minnesota culture


Deer hunting is more than good business. For many, it’s a family tradition, part of Minnesota’s heritage. It is a way to get out and be active together in the great outdoors. Nearly half a million, or 12 percent, of Minnesotans (residents age 16 and older) participate in deer hunting, which is double the national average. Since 1998, our state […]

Superior National Forest managers announce changes in national and BWCAW permit reservation process


Starting in 2019, visitors will see some changes in the National Recreation Reservation System which includes the permitting process for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). These changes address privacy, security, financial, and program requirements of the new, nationwide recreation. gov website launching October 1, 2018. The new platform has stronger security controls, better protection of Personally Identifiable Information […]

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 all […]