“Me and the Shoe Lake Road have to take a break from each other,” said weary finisher Jay Decoux who was slumped over the handle bars of his mountain bike as he talked last Saturday. Normally cheerful, the Grand Marais Mayor had just finished the 110-mile Le Grand Du Nord bicycle race, which started and ended at the bottom of... READ MORE >
Seven hundred mountain bikers took part in the Saturday, May 28 Le Grand Du Nord annual gravel grinding event that started in Grand Marais. Racers entered in either the marathon, the 54-mile race or pedaled the 110-mile event. They finished across the street from Voyageur Brewing Company, where an after-party was held. Riders in the 110 mile event climbed more... READ MORE >
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa will receive $391,473 to help improve housing on the reservation. The announcement came from U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-Minn.) who chairs the Senate’s Housing Subcommittee. Senator Smith said Minnesota Tribes will receive the largest ever housing investment as part of a key federal program to improve housing on Native land. All told, eleven... READ MORE >
As of May 25, 2022, the following folks, all of whom currently hold office, have signed up to run for county office in the fall general election: Commissioner District 3, David Mills; Commissioner District 4, Ann Sullivan; Commissioner District 5, Ginny Storlie; Sheriff, Patrick Eliasen; Attorney, Molly Hicken; Recorder, Dusty Nelms; Auditor-Treasurer, Braidy Powers; SWCD District 1, Gregg Westigard The... READ MORE >
A half dozen folks in the Cook County Pride Community have been busy getting ready for the 2022 Pride Celebration since last June. The big day in Cook County will be Saturday, June 4, but it’s just one day in a month long, no, a year-long celebration, said Lenna Stever-Sobanja. Lenna, Benjamin Nichols, Matthew Baxley and Julisa Swader stopped by... READ MORE >
The Cook County girls’ and boys’ track teams competed at the May 18 Polar League Track and Field Championship, and both teams came away with some good results. The girls placed seventh out of eleven teams in the team competition, while the boys were tenth out of eleven teams. Girls’ results 100 meters: CCHS senior Molly LaVigne posted a time... READ MORE >
Through the first two innings, goose eggs appeared on the scoreboard, but the Vikings rallied for two in the third, two in the fourth, three in the fifth and one more run in the sixth to take an 8-0 win over the Northwoods Grizzlies. The game was played on Thursday, May 19, at Northwoods. Paul Dorr pitched an excellent game... READ MORE >
The Vikings’ baseball team played the first double header game in Ely on Saturday, May 21, first facing off against the Moose Lake/Willow River (MLWR) boys team before playing Ely in the second game. MLWR put up two runs in the first inning and used a big seven-run third inning to take a commanding nine to three lead into the... READ MORE >
As the season winds to a close, there are a flurry of make-up games and regularly scheduled games to be played before playoffs start, and the Vikings baseball team has had a hectic spring schedule. On Saturday, May 21, the Vikings traveled to Ely to play the Timberwolves and got behind early, giving up three runs in the first inning.... READ MORE >
Going into the sixth inning, the Vikings led Northwoods Grizzlies 8-7, but a big sixth inning by Northwoods resulted in four runs, and the Vikings fell 11-8 in a game that was up for grabs until the end. Northwoods started the first inning with a one-nothing lead, scoring on an error. The Vikings countered with three runs in the second.... READ MORE >
