On May 7 of last year, the Hastings Star Gazette printed its last issue. The paper’s first issue as The Hastings Independent was published in 1857, a year before Minnesota gained statehood. Generations relied on papers like this for local news—they told you who was born and who died, whose daughter just broke the county record for the 400-meter freestyle, […]
Meet our contributing photographers
The Cook County News-Herald is thrilled to announce that a group of great local amateur and professional photographers have agreed to submit pictures to the newspaper for your enjoyment. We will introduce these men and women over the next few weeks so you can get to know who is behind the camera. Some of these photographers have excellent websites with […]
Visit Cook County will shift focus from promotion to education this summer
As I think back to April 2020, with all of the uncertainties, one can’t help but feel proud of what we have collectively accomplished. Pivot is a word we all know well and as we look forward to summer 2021, pivoting continues to be a necessity for our success. I can’t help but chuckle when looking at the synonyms for […]
Photo
As spring shrugs away its winter coat, so do snowshoe hares who trade in their suit of winter white for a soft coat of summer brown.
Earth Day
The 51st Earth Day is April 22. The first Earth Day in 1970 was meant to inspire Americans of all stripes to better care for the environment. It’s become fashionable lately for some folks to equate Earth Day and environmental activism with secularism. The truth is that caring for creation has always been a feature of Christian thought. The first […]
Rosanne Marie Norman
Rosanne Marie Norman, daughter of Lloyd and Marcella (Konvalin) Norman, was born on July 25, 1956, in Duluth, Minnesota. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland, Minnesota. She grew up in in Grand Marais, Grand Rapids, the Twin Cities area, and later Frederic, Wisconsin, where she graduated from high school in 1974. Rosanne continued her education at the […]
Catarina Gordon
Catarina Gordon, age 27, of Naytahwaush, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Catarina Marie Gordon, the daughter of Terra (Dahl) Gordon and Matthew Gordon, was born on September 21, 1993, in Bemidji, Minnesota. She grew up with her family in Grand Portage, Minnesota, and attended elementary school in Grand Marais, Minnesota. Catarina was baptized at Holy Rosary Catholic […]
James Kern Hane
Jim passed away at the age of 84 at his home in Grand Marais, Minnesota, on March 31, 2021. Jim was born December 31, 1936, in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, to James Gustaf Hane and Emma Minnie Hane, nee Kern. Jim is preceded in death by his beloved wife Ada Ruth Hane, nee Spotted Horse, brother Reverend Richard C. Hane, […]
Historical Reflections
ASPEN TREES Tim Webb (on the left) and Wayne Russ stand among aspen sprouts in an area harvested this year. In the background is a mature stand of aspen trees.