If teens want to experience playing games their parents played all they need to do is pay a visit to the North Point Youth teen center in downtown Grand Marais. Instead of storing Donkey Kong & Pinball over the winter, Patrick Burns, owner of North 61, loaned them to North Point Youth, a free teen center. North 61 is located […]
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Ruby’s Pantry Cook County Ruby’s Pantry, 2nd Tuesday of the month food distribution 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., $25 (cash only) Sponsored by Spirit of the Wilderness Church. Ruby’s Pantry will now be at the Cook County High School, near football field. No financial or other qualifications—this is surplus food for all! Cook County Higher Education Career training and college […]
Pets of the Week
These are feral cats living in The Bronx in New York City. Within their neighborhood, volunteers feed them and provide fresh water every day. A nonprofit organization carefully captures the cats, and then works with veterinarians to neuter, and vaccinate the animals. This is called a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program. When the cats have recovered, they are released back into the […]
Tesla Superchargers coming to Bluefin Bay Family of Resort in 2023
The Bluefin Bay Family of Resorts-an award-winning collection of Lake Superior resorts will bring the first Tesla Supercharging Station to Cook County. The station, coming this spring, will feature a total of eight Tesla superchargers. The Tesla Supercharger is the fastest charging operation available, providing up to 200 miles in 15 minutes. Currently, the nearest supercharging stations can be found […]
North Shore Storm boys and girls place third at Sections
Two girls, Olya Wright and Lamar Gordon, and two boys, Ian Thorpe and Cyrus Myers, qualified to run at the state cross country meet next week, but North Shore Storm Head Coach April Wahlstrom called the Section 7AA state qualifying meet “bittersweet” for a good reason. The boys’ and girls’ teams placed third in the competition, with the top two […]
Vikings bow out of playoffs
The Cook County High School Vikings football season came to an end in Cherry last Saturday when the Vikings were defeated 68-8 to finish their play-off run. The Vikings beat Hill City/Northland in the first play-off game to advance to the second round. This was the second meeting this season between the two teams with Cherry taking the first contest […]
10th Annual Halloween Bonspiel draws teams from around the state
The Cook County Curling Club held its 10th Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel this past weekend with eight teams playing a round robin format. Old and new friends from the Duluth Curling Club, St. Paul Curling Club and the Lakeville Curling Club were guests for this bonspiel. Most of the teams had connection to Cook County by either being born or […]
Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying photos
The Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying the people in this photo. If you know who they are please write their names from left to right and send your reply to history@boreal.org.
Applications are now being taken for Operation Family Christmas
Times are tough for some families. Inflation is digging hard into families’ pocketbooks. So, with Christmas coming, and money is tight, how do you tell your kids there won’t be any presents under the Christmas tree? Jes Rodne said that doesn’t need to be the case. In her eighth year as the volunteer director of Operation Family Christmas, Rodne noted, […]
University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Announces Dean’s List for Spring Semester 2022
Greggary Peroutka, a senior from Schroeder, made the University of Minnesota Duluth Dean’s List for the Spring Semester 2022. Students on the Dean’s List have achieved a grade point average of 3.50 or higher while earning a minimum of 12 letter-graded credits. Greggary is enrolled in the Swenson College of Science and Engineering (SCSE), where he is seeking a Bachelor […]