Minnesota’s popular warm weather, stream trout season opens Saturday, April 16, with quality fishing opportunities in every region of the state. Brook trout and splake fishing also open April 16 on Lake Superior and its tributary streams. Trout anglers can find information on Minnesota’s trout streams and lakes on DNR’s website (mndnr.gov/Fishing/Trout). Modeled after the DNR’s popular LakeFinder tool, StreamFinder […]
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 […]
County Board holds a public hearing to look at new precinct lines
In the commissioner’s room, Cook County Commissioners held a public hearing on Tuesday, April 12, to discuss the newly proposed voter precincts caused by the 2020 census. Every ten years, the census potentially causes precinct lines to be redrawn if the population shifts from area to area. No one from the public attended the hearing. A committee made up of […]
Pet 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!
Baseball and softball games cancelled
The glorious sound of hearing an umpire say “Play ball” will have to wait for a while. Cook County High School Athletic Director and Assistant Baseball Coach Andy Feddemma sent out an email on Monday, April 11th that surprised no Viking sports fan. Upcoming baseball and softball games were going to be rescheduled because of impending mid- April snow. So, […]
WTIP announces lineup for 15th Annual Radio Waves Music Festival September 9-11
WTIP Community Radio is thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2022 Radio Waves Music Festival, September 9 to 11, at Sweetheart’s Bluff in the Grand Marais Recreation Area. This marks the 15th year of this family-friendly festival, which features an array of diverse local and regional acts that span musical genres from folk singer-songwriters, classic country, R & B, […]
Life’s lessons one brick at time
For you it was the months when the maple sap ran and the syrup was put up; when the rivers and creeks broke up and drained the snowmelt on the Sawtooths; the rivers – muddy and raging first, then clear and stained and pastoral – haunted by steelheaded rainbows; you had electricity and green lamps and south-facing windows where cup-sized […]
An Exchange with the Easter Bunny
Early one morning, Rob and the Easter Bunny met in a sunny, dew-pearled meadow. The rabbit had a basket of Easter eggs at his side. ROB: I know this is your busy season so thanks for taking the time. EASTER BUNNY: Always happy to spread the word. R: So maybe we can start at the beginning. Where are you from? […]
Nuisance bears
I would have preferred to use a different title for this because this one suggests that all the blame lies with bears. Usually, but not always, people share some of the blame by ignoring information released every year on how to avoid/reduce problems with bears; this was in the April 2 issue of this paper. Sometimes people deserve all the […]