No Joe Klecker this year. The 2018 Tofte Trek winner and 2020 Olympian is coming off a 2023 12:54 indoor 5K and an outdoor 27:07 10K and is instead racing against the best runners in the world in Europe on the Diamond League. Oh well, anything to get out of running the rugged Tofte Trek 10K! The annual July 4... READ MORE >
Jordan Ekroot and Vaughn Swindlehurst recently received scholarships from the Arrowhead Eagles Aviation Organization. Vaughn received a $2,500 award that he’ll apply towards his goal of earning a private pilot certificate, in his quest to become a commercial pilot. A second Scholarship award was presented to Jordan Ekroot as a “continuation grant” to help Jordan get his transitional fixed-wing rating.... READ MORE >
A wildfire was spotted ten miles west of the Gunflint Trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) late June 13. The fire is near Spice Lake and Ogishkemuncie Lake in the BWCAW in the Gunflint Ranger District of the Superior National Forest. Forest Service fire personnel flew over the fire to determine the fire’s activity and location. Moderate... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to help monitor the loon population in Cook and Lake counties. Volunteers are needed for a minimum of one morning during the June 30 through July 10 monitoring period, to count the number of adult and juvenile loons on pre-selected lakes. For more than 20 years, with the assistance of hundreds... READ MORE >
Anyone who has attended the local Summer Solstice Pageant would agree that the puppetry and pageantry are first rate. But who makes those puppets? People just like you, that’s who! If you would like to participate in creating life-sized puppets please come to the Grand Marais Community Center Wednesday, May 31 Through Wednesday, June 14. The hours are 10 a.m.-... READ MORE >
Law enforcement, Special Olympics athletes, parents, and friends will carry the Flame of Hope through Cook County June 19 and June 20. The relay will start at the port of entry in Grand Portage and the runners should be at Steve’s Sports around 3:15 p.m. on June 19. Pictures will be taken at Java Moose after a stop at World’s... READ MORE >
Thunder Bay Newswatch reported that Provincial police arrested a man trying to enter Grand Portage while attempting to cross through the Pigeon River border in a stolen vehicle. The arrest of a 34-year-old Québec man came Sunday morning, May 7. An investigation led to more charges being filed against the individual who was found with fraudulent identity documents. He was... READ MORE >
As fishing season ramps up, media are invited to use this information for story ideas or to include as part of longer articles, and are encouraged to contact the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to get connected to subject matter experts: All fish have value whether or not anglers typically pursue them. Native fish species benefit their ecosystems and the... READ MORE >
This year’s population estimate of 3,290 moose marks a decade of Minnesota’s moose population remaining relatively stable, according to the results of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2023 aerial population survey. Although the estimate dropped from 2022’s estimate of 4,700, the change continues to reflect the population stability observed in previous years. After a decline from a population estimate... READ MORE >
Hovland’s Rolland LaBoda of Night Train Racing Sled Dogs, age 12, was the second youngest musher at the CopperDog 15 sled dog race. His father, Charlie, finished third in the CopperDog 15. Rolland placed seventh out of 21 mushers who entered. Sheryl Johnson won the race with a time of one hour, seven minutes, and five seconds. Charlie was just... READ MORE >
