In those days very long ago I was a schoolboy trapper. In Tolstoy’s delineation it covered my boyhood and youth, but I was always in the public school system in that time, so I’ll call myself a schoolboy. Plus there was an old book from the fifties that my father had given me called “Schoolboy Trapper” by Pat Sedlak which […]
MnDOT advances more than 200 road projects during 2020 construction season
The Minnesota Department of Transportation advanced or completed more than 200 road and bridge projects during the 2020 construction season that is now wrapping up throughout Minnesota. An additional 36 projects enhanced safety at railroad crossings, and 15 projects extended or repaired runways or other infrastructure at local airports. “Minnesota’s 2020 construction program represented a broad mix of projects that […]
Sawtooth Mountain Clinic’s Giving Tree
Want to help someone in need? Sawtooth Mountain Clinic has once again established a Giving Tree. Your anonymous donation will provide patient assistance with gift cards for the local grocery store or co-op; gift cards for clinical appointments outside of Cook County or vouchers for necessary lodging for clinical appointments outside of Cook County. Gifts can be made by leaving […]
Park board sets 2021 Grand Marais Municipal Campground and Marina rates
Topping the November park board agenda was a discussion on setting 2021 rates for the Grand Marais Municipal campground and marina. In 2019, the average revenue generated from a standard camp site was roughly $3,183 and $4,165 for prime camp sites. Prime sites are those located closest to Lake Superior. The park offers a select pool of 100 seasonal sites […]
North Shore Health limits visitation
Due to the sharp increase in community spread of COVID-19 in Cook County, effective November 5, visitation to North Shore Health is temporarily suspended until further notice. Current Essential Caregivers with North Shore Living will continue to have access to their residents. Compassionate visits in both the Hospital and North Shore Living will be allowed in specific circumstances by prior […]
For the want of one cubic yard of gravel
“For the want of a nail the kingdom was lost” Okay, that’s para-phrasing one of Benjamin Franklins most famous quotes, but you get the meaning. Some holes need to be filled at the McFarland Lake boat landing. These holes have been growing and have caused problems for years with boaters trying to get their boat trailers into and out of […]
Grand Marais City Council approves variance
With only three city councilors in attendance at the board’s Wednesday, November 11 meeting, Mayor Jay Arrowsmith asked that the planned discussion and any action about changing the city’s zoning ordinance be halted until the full board could be on hand. Councilors Tim Kennedy and Kelly Swearengen agreed and the main topic was scrapped for the meeting. Councilors Anton Moody […]
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 […]
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. Tuesday, October 272:29 p.m. Grand Marais: East Third Street,Fraud/Scam reported. Caller received aphone call (with an 833 […]
Matters of Record
Thomas Edwin Sandstedt, 71, Hermantown, Minnesota, pled guilty on October 27, 2020, to a gross misdemeanor of Third Degree DWI, operating a motor vehicle with blood alcohol concentration 0.08 within two hours, on September 24, 2020. Sentenced to local confinement (180 days stayed two years with two days credit for time served), two years supervised adult probation and conditions of […]