Fans of sled dog racing will be happy to learn the Gunflint Mail Run race will be held on January 7, 2023. So far, ten teams have entered the 12-dog, 100-mile event, which will leave Trail Center Lodge, run the course to Blankenburg Pit, and back to Trail Center twice. A four-hour layover separates the fifty-mile round trips at Trail... READ MORE >
A quick start for the Cherry Tigers put the Cook County High School girls’ basketball team on its heels as the Tigers got off to an 18-3 start. The game was played last Friday night at home with the Vikings falling 51 to 29. Cherry used a three-quarter press at times to slow the Vikings down. And, while the Vikings... READ MORE >
Calls came in at 12:17 p.m. on December 8 to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office that a kayaker located just south of the Bluefin Bay restaurant was in distress. Apparently, the kayaker was having trouble getting back to shore due to Lake Superior’s rolling waves that were about one foot high. An emergency response team consisting of two sheriff ’s... READ MORE >
Cook County Administrator James Joerke led the first of three public meetings held on Thursday, December 1, to talk about the county’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which will guide investments in county buildings over the next four to six years. The 10 a.m. to noon meeting was packed. Later meetings were held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6... READ MORE >
Recently Tyson Smith added two new attorneys to his law firm Smith Law, PLLC. The need was there, said Tyson, saying he couldn’t keep up with the growing demand for legal services in the county. While he grew up in Grand Marais, Tyson didn’t graduate from I.S.D. 166. “Technically my diploma is from Andover High School in Massachusetts, but I... READ MORE >
Six public members braved the cold, winds, and falling snow to attend the Tuesday, November 29 Truth in Taxation meeting held in the commissioners’ room at the courthouse to discuss the county’s proposed 2023 budget and levy. This last summer, commissioners asked department heads to estimate their department’s needs for programs and services and the cost of those programs and... READ MORE >
For 66 years Sawbill Outfitters has been off-grid, producing electricity by solar, wind, propane and diesel generation, but that recently changed when Arrowhead Cooperative got electrical and fiber to the remote business. “I’m sure we’ll continue to realize many benefits to our new access to power, but the first obvious one is just how quiet it is,” Dan Shirley wrote... READ MORE >
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is making a last-ditch effort to keep the Northern Long-Eared bat from becoming extinct. The Service published a final rule on November 29, 2022, to reclassify the northern long-eared bat from “threatened” to “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The rule will go into effect on January 30, 2023. Found in 38 states... READ MORE >
With ample snow on the cross country ski trails the North Shore Storm has been busy preparing for the upcoming high school Nordic ski season. Head Coach Jeanne Wright took some time from her busy schedule to answer some questions about this year’s squad which features 22 kids from Cook County and 35 kids from Two Harbors. Q- Who are... READ MORE >
The Cook County girls’ basketball team met their match when the visiting North Woods Grizzlies handed them a 72-28 loss last Thursday, December 1 at home. It was the first game of the season for the Vikings and the second game for the Grizzlies, who played Chisholm on Tuesday, November 29. Following the game Viking’s Head Coach Kelly Hawsen said,... READ MORE >
