The Cook County High School Girls’ basketball team played two games in the Ely Holiday tournament, taking a win over the Carlton Bulldogs and losing the second game to Bigfork 68-39. The game against Carlton was completed in time for last week’s newspaper, but the second game happened after the paper was put to bed. With the loss, the Viking’s […]
Cy Oberholtzer wins, Ray Dressely takes second at Koo Koo Invite at Lutsen Mountains
After two runs, Cy Oberholtzer navigated the slalom course’s tight turns and steep descent faster than everyone else at the Koo Koo Invite to take individual honors. Not far behind Cy was his teammate, Ray Dressely. Still, despite taking first and second, the boys’ team was edged by mighty Duluth East for the team championship. “After the first run, we […]
Skinny chickens, skinny dogs, coconuts, strong coffee and black pajamas
The women in that village burned coconut husks for the cooking. They woke early in the morning in the darkness and gathered in the back cooking area in the half light, and although that land was in the subtropics, still it was in the northern hemisphere, and Lunar New Year came always in January or February – in the heart […]
Cook County Historical Society needs help identifying photos
This photo was believed to have been taken in the late 1930s. If you know who these people are and what was taking place, please identify them from left to right and indicate what was going on. Send your reply back to history@boreal.org and use the photo ID A138b.
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Recently the Kettelkamps were surprised to see a bobcat pawing their birdfeeder. The cat was looking for a free meal, either suet or a bird who might come along and frequent the feeder while the cat held it steady.
Superior Spring Trail Race registration is open
The 15-day lottery registration window opened January 1 and closes January 15 for the Superior Spring Trail Races. The drawing will be held January 25 to see who gets into the field. Runners will toe the line in Lutsen at Caribou Highland Lodge on Saturday May 20, 2023, to compete in one of three events, the 50km, 25km or 12.5km […]
Resolve for the New Year
This time of year, everyone’s talking about one thing: how much collective weight we put on in December. (I know I did my part.) On a not unrelated note, they’re also talking about New Year’s Resolutions or NYRs as no one calls them. The thing I like about NYRs is that they’re cheap. To quote Jim Belushi in Animal House […]
2023 a Year for You and Me
I belong to two book clubs, and once a year, we get together in December to share inspirations. These can be poems, stories, readings and even songs. One dear friend sang us a Santa Mouse song. It is extraordinary. The Garden of Daily Living message touched me the most, and I thought it would be an excellent way to start […]
Portraits of courage
Now familiar warning to Readers: This column has attenuated ties to Minnesota Highway 61. If that offends you, turn the page. Ties do exist–the writer resides two blocks from 61; he read the e-book version while here; he once visited Marseilles and Perpignan castle near Spain; and in 1973, he knew Marly Rusoff, whose uber-literary agency repped author Meg Waite […]
DNR webinars cover camp cooking, ice fishing for lake trout
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in fishing and outdoor skills to tune in to upcoming webinars that will discuss camp cooking and ice fishing for lake trout. The first webinar was at noon Wednesday, Jan. 4. Jason Jech, executive director of the Red Wing Environmental Learning Center, will discuss camp cooking, including what to bring, what […]