The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is recruiting new members to serve on seven key advisory groups related to Minnesota’s natural heritage, the Game and Fish fund, and hunting and fisheries management. Interested people can sign up on the Engage with DNR website (engage.dnr.state.mn.us/advisory-group-appointment-opportunities). In addition to the specific knowledge and experience required for each committee, the DNR seeks inclusive... READ MORE >
Minnesota Republican candidate for governor Dr. Scott Jensen will be in Grand Marais at the HUB (senior center) on Sunday, August 14th from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. to meet the public. Dr. Jensen was a member of the Minnesota Senate from 2017 to 2021. He has served as a professor at the University Medical school and has had a... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has scheduled two public auctions of confiscated fishing, hunting and trapping equipment, one on Saturday, August 27 and the other on Saturday, October 1. The auctions, which will be held online, include 316 firearms, 67 bows and a variety of other equipment. All of the equipment was confiscated following serious game and fish violations.... READ MORE >
The Grand Portage Rendezvous Days and Pow Wow will be held on August 12, 13, and 14, with events kicking off on Friday, the 12th, at 10 a.m. at the Great Hall at the National Monument, which will feature the Stone Bridge Singers. The annual Grand Portage Pow Wow, sponsored by the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe),... READ MORE >
The annual alumni Fisherman’s Picnic baseball game is tonight (August 5) at 5 p.m. Players come early so the teams can be decided. For fans, the game will be played on the Arleigh Jorgenson baseball field which is located behind the high school. The first Fisherman’s Picnic alumni game was played in 2016. Winning that first contest was the blue... READ MORE >
The first day of school is quickly approaching! Help support local students as they return to the classroom by ensuring they have the tools for success. The Hub wants to help Cook County students start the year off on the right track. Students having the school supplies they need helps keep students focused and learning at school. Please consider helping... READ MORE >
The North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) is pleased to have successfully secured new grants from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and the Cook County Community Fund, to further its mission and expand programming in Cook County. Cook County MN Restorative Justice (CCMNRJ), a program of NSHCF, received a $50,000 grant to add staffing and to take on truancy... READ MORE >
Macaroni first appeared in the pages of the Cook County News-Herald in 2010. Then, Macaroni was a champion bed bug detective, a 2 ½-year-old, 34-pound dog, part beagle, part lab and maybe part whippet. “That would make him a ‘wabble’”, said his owner and business partner Walter Penny Jr. who was here visiting his parents. Walter bought Macaroni from the... READ MORE >
The annual kick-off to the Fisherman’s Picnic was always hosted by the Lioness Fisherman’s Picnic buffet at St. John’s Catholic Church. However, the Lioness Club morphed into WISE, (Women’s Imitative for Service and Education) which is now hosting the meal through “Buffet in a Box.” Choose lunch or supper and the time you want to pick up your meal. The... READ MORE >
Talk about the Cat’s Pajamas, Historic Cook County is hosting a fund raiser for the organization on August 23 at the former Harbor Light Supper Club. The event will start at 6 p.m. The swinging evening will feature the bee’s knees of 1920s music, and there will be dancing, games, food, drink, and a great talk from local Historian Dan... READ MORE >
