Taking a few hours away from the recent helter skelter of the office work at the Grandma’s Marathon headquarters, I attended a reunion for the North Shore Striders, a running club that has long since disappeared into the ether but a club that inspired the concept of starting a large marathon along the North Shore of Lake Superior. About 125 […]
Crime novel by former Cook County News-Herald editor Jay Anderson
“The Flayed Man” by Jay Andersen is a gritty, fast paced procedural crime novel set on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. Riverplace Press is releasing the book in time to meet the wishes of readers looking for an exciting summer read. Riverplace is a custom publishing company helping authors craft, print, distribute and sell their books. They […]
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 […]
Junior Legion baseball team falls to Ely
Baseball fans saw lots of action in the Tuesday, June 14 baseball game that pitted Ely against Cook County/ Silver Bay Jr. Legion. The high scoring contest ended with Ely taking a 17-9 win over seven innings of play. The Vikings were held scoreless through the first three innings as Ely took a 5-0 lead. In the top of the […]
Legion team loses heartbreaker
Despite outhitting Ely seven to one, the Cook County/Silver Bay Sr. Legion baseball team lost one to nothing (1-0) In a game played on Tuesday, June 14. Kole Anderson took the mound for the Vikings, and he pitched a tremendous game, allowing one hit, one walk, one run and striking out 13 over six innings. The game was called after […]
Matters of Record
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $150 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not […]
Moose mate selection
Despite the showy antler displays and asserting of dominance over lesser bulls, the victor of a competition may not do as much of the breeding as has traditionally been thought. In moose, and in a number of other species of the deer family, female choice is an important factor. A bull’s social display can impress a cow to select that […]
Photo
Jean Brislance captured this really neat picture of Red Squirrel sitting on a gorgeous cedar stump. “It was raining a bit at the time, and I love the texture of the wet, weathered wood.”
Do you know your way to SNA?
I first became acquainted with Minnesota DNR Scientific and Natural Areas (”SNA’s”) I drove along Highway 61 from Duluth. There are two SNA’s showing up on signs as you drive by: Ionas Beach in Lake County and Sugarloaf Point in Cook County. When I was ready to sell my 22.95-acre Mississippi River Island, river milepost 1160, SE of Grand Rapids […]
Afoutayi Dance to perform in Cook County
Grand Marais Public Library invites the public to a free, all-ages performance of Afoutayi Dance on Friday, June 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Cook County Higher Education. COMPAS Teaching Artists Afoutayi Dance, Music & Arts are dedicated to promoting knowledge and understanding of Haitian culture, history and traditional arts. They provide an hour of dance, Creole and French language music, […]