Beware of lurking wolves


The picture hung in my grandmother’s parlor: a winter scene in which a solitary wolf stands on an overlook, gazing down on the twinkling lights of a village below. I was captivated by it and still am captivated by wolves. In this neck of the woods, we live side-by-side with these predators, and many of us have our own private […]

Find COVID-19 related updates on DNR webpage

WHAT: DNR updates relating to COVID-19 are being released through the State Emergency Operations Center. Check the newsroom for daily news releases or email DPS.Media@state.mn.us to receive them. Media can also find COVID-19 related information from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on the DNR’s COVID-19 webpage or link through the yellow banner at the top of any page on […]

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 […]

Grand Marais Public Library invites Cook County to join Minnesotans in new ‘One Book’ community read program


Grand Marais, Minnesota, April 20, 2020 – The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as the Minnesota Center for the Book, announced the launch of One Book | One Minnesota, a new statewide book club and discussion for Minnesotans of all ages. Grand Marais Public Library invites Cook County to join our neighbors in reading the inaugural title: Because […]

Kevin Linnell’s journey into becoming a writer


Kevin sighed and said, “Do you know how much work it takes to self-publish a book? First you have to find someone who can edit it, then you have to find art for the book cover, and then you have find someone who is willing to print it and then on and on and then you have to market it […]