Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee seeks applicants

The Department of Natural Resources, the Metropolitan Council and the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission are seeking qualified applicants to serve on the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee. The mission of the Parks and Trails Legacy Advisory Committee is to “champion the 25-year Parks and Trails Legacy Plan by providing recommendations to enhance promotion, coordination, and accountability […]

2019 Audubon Christmas bird count needs helpers



The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) will be held Saturday, December 14, for the Grand Marais CBC, which is a 7.5-mile radius circle from a point three miles south of the middle of Devil Track Lake. A participant can cover as much area or as little as you’d like. Anyone from a novice to a professional can help. The Christmas Bird […]

Rocky makes the rounds


Rocky made the rounds this past summer, visiting the Grand Portage National Monument as well as a host of other sites in the county. Chuck and Claudia discovered Rocky on the beach near the Grand Marais RV park and adopted him. Judging from his grin, Rocky is one happy rock. Chuck and Claudia Lucas from Burnsville, Minnesota, have an unusual […]

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 […]

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, Oct. 12 7:16 a.m., Grand Marais: Hazard removed from County Road 60. 10:32 a.m., Tofte: […]