We didn’t get our druthers. In the fading afternoon we snowshoed into the cabin, and I humped an oversized Duluth pack with not much in it. The girls were wearing their doggy vests. That was at something below zero and falling in the clear darkening sky. Inside the cabin my brother’s fire had burned down and you could see your […]
Peatlands:
My last column was about wetlands in general; this column will deal with only three very important wetland types which, collectively, can be called peatlands. They are fens, bogs, and swamps. Most of the information here was taken from the book I mentioned last time: Fen, Bog & Swamp by Annie Proulx. She admits she is not a scientist, but […]
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It’s not warm, sunny California with big waves rolling off the Pacific Ocean at Laguna Beach, but Lake Superior provides some solid surfing action if you dress for it and don’t mind a little cold. A surfer from Duluth found some nice waves near the Grand Marais Rec Park campground last week. Paul Sundberg said the young man surfed right […]
Megan Myers accepts Superintendent job
Independent School District 166 Principal Megan Myer has accepted the superintendent position at Parkers Prairie Public Schools, Parker Prairie, Minnesota. Megan began her tenure at I.S.D. 166 in September 2018. Myers announced earlier that she would leave the school district at the end of the year and start her new position in July 2023. Parker’s Prairie, population 1009, is in […]
I.S.D. 166 gets money to purchase School Bus Stop Arm Cameras
Cook County Independent School District (ISD) 166 will receive $28,112 which will be used to purchase school bus stop arm cameras for its fleet of 14 school busses. The announcement came last week from the Minnesota Department of Safety who provided nearly $1.4 million in grants to help keep students safe when they got on and off the bus. According […]
City Council approves wage hikes
With the employee contract running out at the end of 2022, the city bargaining unit met with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) representatives. At that meeting, both sides reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract, passed by resolution at the council’s January 25, 2023, meeting. The new contract calls for a three-year term where workers […]
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 […]
One Minnesota Budget includes critical funding for the DNR
Investments to connect people to the outdoors, mitigate and adapt to climate change, manage natural resources proactively, and address operational needs Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Flanagan released additional details of their One Minnesota Budget on January 25, which gives a full picture of one-time and operational funding proposed for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The budget package […]
Cook County Marriage License Applications
Brian Dennis Freitag, Minnetonka, Minnesota, and Lauren Taylor Hilgers, Minnetonka, Minnesota, December 27, 2022. Ryan David Peterson, Cumberland, Wisconsin, and April Christina Jensen, Excelsior, Minnesota, January 18, 2023. Jean Miguel Rodriguez Lopez, Tofte, Minnesota, and Narda Marshalee Johnson, Tofte, Minnesota, January 18, 2023. Vincent Roland Ekroot, Grand Marais, Minnesota, and Christine Therese Angelo, Grand Marais, Minnesota, January 26, 2023. Diana […]