Boozhoo! (Hello!) Within Cook County, located in a small Anishinaabe community on the Grand Portage Reservation, lies Oshki Ogimaag Charter School. The K-6 school first opened in the year 2009 and has 34 students enrolled with a staff of 12. Here, students receive a complete quality education with an emphasis on Anishinaabe culture and attend a “school without walls,” utilizing […]
North Shore Winery Celebrates 5th Anniversary
North Shore Winery (Winery) is celebrating its 5th anniversary of serving wine and cider in Cook County. The Lutsen Winery has grown consistently, producing 12,000 bottles in its first year to over 50,000 bottles of wine, currently. In addition, the business has invested in additional storage and beverage-making building space, expanded its outdoor seating areas and, in 2021, added a […]
Boreal Bliss Yoga retreats will be held at Birchwood Wilderness Camp
After more than a year of isolation and stress, Minnesotans are finding yoga retreats a healthy way to reconnect with loved ones in Northern Minnesota. Boreal Bliss Yoga Retreats began with a simple goal – to provide affordable yoga retreats and create meaningful experiences in nature in Minnesota. Since 2016, the women behind the retreats have hosted 21 yoga retreats, […]
DNR considers requests for negotiated metallic mineral leases
Requests from Kennecott Exploration Company and Vermillion Gold, Inc. seek additional areas for mineral lease in Aitkin and St. Louis counties The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received new requests for negotiated nonferrous metallic minerals leases from Kennecott Exploration Company (Kennecott) and from Vermillion Gold, Inc. (Vermillion). Both companies have been actively exploring for nonferrous minerals for a […]
Superior National Forest Service will phase out virtual permit issuance for BWCAW visitors by mid-July
Beginning mid-July, the Superior National Forest is, for the most part, ending its virtual option for people to get Boundary Water Canoe Area permits, and instead, permit holders will have to pick up their passes in person. On July 18, virtual permits and Leave No Trace & Tread Lightly education sessions will be offered only on Sundays at 9 a.m. […]
Cook County Home Center customer appreciation prize winners
Rich Thompson of Grand Marais won the Grand Prize of a Traeger Pro Series 22 wood pellet grill in the Cook County Home Center Customer Appreciation giveaway drawing. Second place was a $250 Ace Hardware gift certificate won by Michael Perkins. Third place was a $100 gift certificate won by Steven Duclos. During Customer Appreciation month at the Home Center […]
Minnesota Department of Commerce receives $167 million in new funding for Energy Assistance Program
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has received an additional $167 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act to fund Minnesota’s Energy Assistance Program. As a result, the program is open for applications all year. The Department is encouraging thousands of Minnesota households to apply, especially those with past-due energy bills who are at risk of utility disconnections. […]
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, June 82:44 a.m. East end power outage reported. Power outfrom Upper Road in Grand Portage, East […]
Matters of Record
Jody Marie Helmerson, 51, Grand Marais, Minnesota, was convicted of a petty misdemeanor of Off Highway Motorcycle (OHM)-Youthful Operators-Prohibitions on Owner on April 5, 2021. Fines and fees total $215. Tania Lynn Barsness, 41, Hibbing, Minnesota, pled guilty on June 25, 2021, to two petty misdemeanors: 1) Operating a vehicle carelessly on a street or highway and 2) traffic speeding […]
Hovland Art Festival draws large numbers
With splendid weather, clear skies and warm temperatures greeting folks, the Hovland Art’s Festival made a triumphant return after canceling last year’s “in-person” gathering. The sign above the booth at the July 3 and 4th Arts Festival entrance proclaimed “Welcome Back,” so after missing a year because of the pandemic, people flocked to the Hovland Townhall to see all of […]