My new best friend, the raven, woke me at five o’clock this morning with several well-known raven “croaks.” My eyes popped open at the sound which was directly over my house. It echoed through the early morning stillness. The raven was letting me know it wanted one of my treats— but I had no intention of running to the deck […]
Booking around 61
Everyone likes to read books using their home turfs as settings. Or turfs they have visited, especially lreland, Paris, and Venice or Rome. Already, faithful readers have been introduced to some of our neighbor authors—Dave Saari for golf mysteries and Staci Lola Drouillard for local Ojibwe history. We have even adopted Norwegian author Peter Geye for his tightly wound mystery […]
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 […]
US Forest Service invites public comment on Tofte Landscape Project draft Environmental Assessment
The Forest Service invites the public to review and comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Tofte Landscape Project. During the comment period, the Superior National Forest will host a virtual open house on June 30, 2021, from 5:00 -7:00 PM (Central Time) where participants can learn more about the project and ask questions. “With the Tofte Landscape […]
DNR to begin herbicide treatments in Finland and Grand Portage State Forest
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will begin herbicide treatment on select lands in the Two Harbors work area to ready the site for reforestation efforts. Applications totaling 189 acres in the Finland and Grand Portage State Forests will begin around June 15. Herbicides will be sprayed to reduce woody vegetation that would otherwise compete with the newly planted tree […]
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. Wednesday, May 19 5:26 p.m. Grand Marais: Eighth Avenue West, Animal disturbance. Complaint about man out with […]
Certified firewood and clean gear protects forests from invasive species
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages Minnesotans to get outdoors for the many benefits outdoor recreation brings. However, increased outdoor recreation can also lead to a heightened risk for the movement of invasive species. Throughout the year, the DNR urges campers, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts to protect forests, wetlands and prairies from invasive species by cleaning their gear […]
Where the fish are
With the Mayfly hatch over, the walleye are starting to feed again on minnows, leeches, and nightcrawlers, just the kind of fish food found in bait shops. “There’s been some recent nice catches of walleyes from Devils Track Lake,” reports Tyson Cronberg, who owns and operates the Beaver House bait and tackle shop in Grand Marais. Tyson recommends using leeches […]
Team Sport Coaches persevere and shine in Cook County
Tackling every part of education throughout the 2020-2021 academic year has been a challenge. Schools were quickly changed, rearranged and reinvented. With a sudden shift to distance and hybrid learning, teachers became overnight heroes, but even more than usual, and with more layers than we knew were possible. Both students and parents (heroes, as well) had to rethink every part […]
Bryan Hansel follows in Winchell’s path
A local man decided to follow the route of famous American geologist Newton Horace Winchell as he surveyed Cook County in 1879. Along the way, he discovered some of Winchell’s portages and geology work. Bryan Hansel, a noted outdoor photographer and inventor of filters for cameras, spent 11 days on a rugged solo trip that pushed him physically and mentally […]