College News

2020 graduates of St. Olaf Collage Twyla Pedersen, Grand Marais, graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, with a degree in Psychology. Twyla is a graduate of Cook County High School. She is the daughter of David Pedersen and Leslie Pedersen, Grand Marais. Will Seaton, son of Nancy and David Seaton, Gunflint Trail, graduated from St. Olaf College with a […]

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 […]

Wondering 61 Happily

I woke up the other morning thinking of wandering 61 and quickly remembered a favorite tune from my youth, “The Happy Wanderer.” On Frank Weir’s version, there was a compelling soprano saxophone part I still can hum (in a lower register). I thought, maybe we have a theme song for the Superior Hiking Trail, or the Arrowhead, or Cook County. […]