The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers the deadline to remove fish houses from lakes in the northern one-third of the state is coming up. Recent and forecasted warm weather means conditions on the ice may be challenging, so the DNR urges anglers to plan ahead to ensure they’re able to meet the deadline. The removal deadline in the […]
Hedstrom Lumber offers free tree seedlings
It is once again time for free tree seedling orders! Hedstrom Lumber has moved our ordering system online to our website. We will ONLY be taking online orders using the new form this year. Please submit your orders here through Thursday, April 8 at 5p.m. Cook County property owners or renters may order seedlings, up to 250 seedlings per household. […]
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 […]
Matters of Record
Skyler Chase Wilson, 20, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Dylan Huffington, 29, Minneapolis, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 9, 2021, to a petty misdemeanor of hunting, trapping, or taking wild animals in a State Park or Forest Recreation Area on October 17, 2020. Fines and fees total $185. Ryan Matthew Wallner, 29, Andover, Minnesota, pled guilty on February 9, 2021, to a petty […]
March is Minnesota Maple Month
Recently Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed a proclamation making March the “Maple Month.” Walz wrote, “The annual spring ritual of tapping trees and producing maple syrup and making maple syrup products marks nature’s transition from winter to spring in Minnesota’s hardwood forests. Minnesota’s maple syrup producers have been busy preparing for the annual spring sap runs. Minnesota is one of […]