To complain about the bugs would not be very Minnesotan of me— you don’t hear Floridians whining about the heat or Iowans wishing it wasn’t so flat. Deep woods usually means lots of bugs, and that is what we expect to endure for a few weeks each spring in the great North Woods, but this year seems worse. The biting […]
Grand Portage Voyage of Discovery offers overnight camp experiences
In July and August, Minnesota Sea Grant, the National Park Service, and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are offering three free overnight camp experiences for new and beginning campers. Deadline to register is June 17. Each trip begins and ends at Grand Portage National Monument and includes a day trip aboard the Seahunter III to the Windigo […]
Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer Tales
CO Mary Manning (Hovland) attended an Honor Guard meeting and helped with handgun training for the new officers in the Academy. She also took a call of a nuisance beaver causing road flooding. CO Darin Fagerman (Grand Marais) reports lots of activity in the backwoods and on lakes. Anglers and boat and water safety equipment were checked. A remote designated […]
Voyage North 5K & 10K results
Saturday, June 8 turned out to be a great day for the running of the 5K and 10K Voyage North races sponsored by Voyageur Brewing. And while runners came from all over the Midwest, more than 40 percent of the athletes participating came from Thunder Bay, Ontario, or nearby Ontario towns. 5K results Alexander MacLean, 16, from Mankato was the […]
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. Saturday, June 11:14 a.m., Grand Marais: Suspicious activity on TealLake Road.2:06 a.m., Grand Marais: Vehicle in the […]
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. Kathryn Angeline Legarde, 26, […]