The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center is hosting a free trip for veterans to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northern Minnesota July 9-14. This will be the second year that the Center has offered the trip for veterans that are disabled or dealing with PTSD and other specified traumas. “Last year’s trip was amazing, it was one of […]
Bat population decline continues as expected
Following the pattern observed in neighboring states, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reporting a substantial but expected decline in the number of bats in Minnesota. The decline is due to the effects of white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease that is harmful and usually fatal to hibernating bats. Recently completed DNR bat surveys have recorded declines up to 94 […]
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 […]
The “Off Season”
April in northern Minnesota is considered by many to be the “off-season” since tourism drops to a minimum and the woods are too sloppy to enjoy. Traditionally, we would be loading the van and heading south for a warmer destination, but this year we are staying put and working on the lodge. No tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys this […]
Fond du Lac college receives NOAA extreme weather education grant
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College was awarded a $499,407 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program to advance community resilience through environmental and climate education. The college’s proposal was one of just nine projects across the United States that were awarded funding. The selected projects for NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Program use education 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. Sunday, March 246:15 a.m., Grand Marais: Medical call on County Road 7.8:17 a.m., Grand Portage: Deputy responded […]