The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for two funding opportunities through the Minnesota Lake Superior Coastal Program. The first opportunity is for the STAR (short term action request) grant program, and the second is a grant program for conference and training support. Eligible applicants within the Coastal Program service area include local and tribal governments, non-profit […]
Additional burning restrictions take effect Tuesday in Cook and Lake counties
To help ensure public safety and protect natural resources, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is activating additional burning restrictions for areas within state jurisdiction in Cook and Lake counties, beginning 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, August 10. Under the additional restrictions, all campfires and recreational fires are banned and the use of welding devices and other torches is prohibited when in […]
Exchange with an Eagle
Edward is a 10-year-old bald eagle. I met Edward at the mouth of the Caribou River. Rob: Edward, it’s an honor. Edward: Many thanks. R: No, really. I’m such a fan. E: Too kind. R: You’re just such a legend– E: –legend, icon. You could also call me old. R: Ha ha. No, really. You’re almost beyond words. Majestic. Regal. […]
Second annual Disabled American Veterans golf outing set for August 28
Gunflint Hills Golf Course will once again be the site of the second annual Cook County Disabled American Veterans (DAV) golf outing. The Best Ball tournament will be held August 28. Check in from 9-10 a.m. A shotgun start begins at 10 a.m. The 18-hole, four-person scramble will include door prizes, pin prizes and dinner, which will follow at the […]
Winners of the 2021 Fisherman’s Picnic Fish Toss
Fish were flying back and forth. Under 13: Nico Tersteeg and Lucas Peters Women 13 and up: Juel and Ella Skrien Mixed 13 and up: James and Selah Martineau Men 13 and up: David and Chase Green
How has the Border closing impacted the economy?
With Canada opening its border to vaccinated Americans, a new report by the Border Research Institute found that the one-and-a-half-year slowdown of goods and people across the border between Minnesota and Canada rattled the border states’ economies. “The impacts of COVID-19 affected nearly every aspect of Minnesota’s relationship with Canada,” said Monica Haynes, director of the Bureau of Business and […]
Buck’s Big Fish Contest winners
This year, Buck’s Big Fish Contest had almost fifty participants and would have had more if folks trying to enter the contest had followed the instructions. This was the first year the competition was an online app tournament. The application Bucks used was FishDonkey. Kids did better than adults at following the entry rules, which required purchasing a $2 Lions […]
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 […]
Great Lakes water levels below recent years record high levels
Even with a return to wetter conditions in late June and July, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers officials expect Great Lakes water levels to remain below 2019 and 2020 levels – when many record highs were set across the lakes. Late spring and summer are typically when the lakes reach seasonal peaks before beginning seasonal declines in the late summer […]
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, July 21 12:12 a.m. West Highway 61: Suspicious activity. It isafter midnight, the resort pool is […]