The Cook County boys’ basketball season came to an end last Monday when they fell to Hill City 60-49. With the loss, the Vikings ended with a 3-17 mark. The game was a rematch of an earlier contest where the Vikings stayed close to the Hornets but fell 71-63. At halftime, the Vikings led the Hornets 30-23, and for much... READ MORE >
Grand Marais City Councilors voted unanimously to rezone approximately 12 acres of property in Creechville from RC Recreation Commercial to R-1 Residential at the council’s Wednesday, February 22 meeting. The vote came on the heels of a February 15 Planning Commission meeting open to the public to discuss the rezoning proposal. Comments came from 11 people who attended the February... READ MORE >
When Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority Director Jason Hale learned that a rumor has been circulating about him, he wanted to promptly put an end to it. Some local residents have suggested that Hale is in business with a Duluth area builder who may or may not come and work on a building project in Grand Marais this summer.... READ MORE >
“Exhilarating.” That’s one-word Bryann Bockovich used to describe this year’s Polar Plunge held in Duluth, Minnesota. Over the last 21 years, the Duluth Polar Plunge has raised more than $2,558,554. This year’s Plunge took place on February 18 at Park Point, where 624 people took the big Sploosh into a cold Lake Superior and raised $165,530. Bockovich organized a group... READ MORE >
Under a federal judge’s ruling issued on February 21, 2023, trappers in northeastern Minnesota must refrain from using leg traps large enough to capture a Canadian lynx and are banned from using most snares in northeastern Minnesota. A lawsuit filed over two years ago by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) was the impetus for the judge’s ruling. The CBD... READ MORE >
Imagine Robert Tomczak’s surprise when he found the lock to his snowmobile trailer had been cut and his four snowmobiles, a chainsaw and two gas cans had gone missing. Tomczak had parked his trailer on South Fowl Road and checked the contents on February 12. The Carlton, Minnesota man reported the theft to the Cook County Law Enforcement dispatch on... READ MORE >
The Littlefork-Big Falls Vikings came to town last Friday night and proved to be the better Viking team, taking the non-conference win over our Cook County Vikings. One disadvantage for the Cook County Vikings was two players weren’t available to play. “Our two starting posts were on vacation, which hurts,” said head Coach Keaton Riley. For the Cook County Vikings... READ MORE >
Auditor/Treasurer Braidy Powers asked commissioners to contact area legislators “and let them know our concern over the implications of this new federal law and how the standards are written.” Powers was referring to the Financial Disparity Act passed in December 2022. According to Powers, while the law’s stated purpose is to provide greater transparency, the way it is written, it... READ MORE >
A request by the Cook County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (H.R.A.) to have approximately 12 acres of land in Creechville rezoned for residential brought out supporters and concerned citizens opposed to the proposal. All of them got a chance to speak at the Grand Marais Planning Commission meeting held on Wednesday, February 15. The City of Grand Marais sold the... READ MORE >
Laura Durenberger has a busy job, well two really if you count being a mother and a wife. As the editor of Boreal Access News, she compiles a wide-ranging amount of reading material for folks to peruse, as well as writes some terrific stories. So, who is Laura Durenberger? The Cook County News-Herald reached out, and, yes, she’s as interesting... READ MORE >
