If you are planning a trip into the Boundary Waters this year, better get your permits sooner than later. On Thursday, January 13 the U.S. Forest Service announce it was making a 13 percent reduction in permits for entry points into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The reduction in permits will mean 23,000 fewer people will have access […]
Cook County adopts updated isolation and quarantine guidelines for COVID-19
Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) have adopted updated isolation and quarantine recommendations for people who test positive for or are exposed to COVID-19. This updated guidance follows the latest recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and can be found on the County’s COVID-19 hub site at […]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., $22 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. You will be amazed at all the food you get at the Cook County Community Center. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training […]
New Arrivals
Matthew and Monica Anderson, of Grand Marais announce the birth of a son, Otto Karl Anderson, at 11:46 p.m. on Nov. 8th, 2021, in Grand Marais, Minnesota. He weighed 8 pounds and was 21 inches long. Otto is welcomed by big sisters Edith and Alma, and grandparents Wayne and Philis Anderson of Grand Marais, and Art and Evelyn Webster, of […]
Jim Vick promoted to General Manager of Lutsen Mountains, Amanda Plummer Promoted to Assistant GM
On January 13, 2022, Lutsen Mountains announced that longtime manager and Marketing Director Jim Vick will be the resort’s new General Manager, and Amanda Plummer will be the new Assistant General Manager. Those promotions follow on the heels of the announcement last week of the acquisition by President Charles Skinner of full ownership of Lutsen Mountains. Jim Vick has been […]
Photo
Jan Attridge painted this picture of Clyde Bellecourt, the recently deceased co-founder of the American Indian Movement. AIM began in 1968 in Minneapolis. Many remember the armed confrontation with the government at Wounded Knee, but less well-known was that by the early 1980’s AIM had formed health care clinics, two schools, treatment centers and worked to get native children from […]
Pets of the Week
Do you have a favorite pet photo you would like to share? Tell us a little about your pet and send pictures and contact information to ccnh@boreal.org or Cook County News Herald, PO Box 757, Grand Marais MN 55604. Thank you!
Snowmobile riders revving their engines across Minnesota
DNR reminds riders to stay sober, ride smartSnowmobile trail conditions vary throughout Minnesota but, in areas where there’s good snow, riders have been getting out with gusto. Snowmobile tracks are common sights in road ditches, on trails and atop the ice. This year’s busy start to the riding season continues a surge in recent years of people riding snowmobiles to enjoy Minnesota’s outdoors. Gov. Tim Walz has […]
Hovland dog musher and two-term former State Representative Frank Moe passes away
Everyone who was lucky enough to know Frank Moe will surely miss his smile, positive energy, intelligence, humor and upbeat nature. Frank passed away on Wednesday, January 12, after a long fight with inoperable brain cancer. He was 56. According to the Go Fund Me page set up on his behalf, Frank passed away with his wife Sherri and his […]
Local mushers prepare for the John Beargrease Sled Dog Race
Several mushers from Cook County will take part in participating in the 2022 John Beargrease Sled Dog series of races that will be held at the end of January. Below is a short piece about each and their pictures. Only two Cook County mushers will run their teams in the long 400-mile race that starts in Duluth at Billy’s Bar […]