Members of the Cook County Visitors Bureau (CCVB) were invited to join author-journalist Richard Louv at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in the Twin Cities last week as part of a symposium in conjunction with his U.S. book tour. Louv’s book is The Nature Principle: Human Restoration and the End of Nature- Deficit Disorder (May 2011). He writes about the importance... READ MORE >
Last Saturday afternoon, Mariza Andouska of Macedonia, the first of several summer season international workers arriving to work on the North Shore, showed up at the First Congregational Church in Grand Marais to pick up a loaner bike for her summer use. The bike is available through a program called WOW (Workers on Wheels), which is sponsored by the church... READ MORE >
Although most of the world wants to be nowhere near ticks, the Sawtooth Mountain Clinic is collecting them. Deer ticks, that is. According to Dr. Sandy Stover, the Minnesota Department of Health is trying to find out more about the presence of deer ticks in Cook County. Only the blacklegged ticks are believed to carry the spirochete that causes Lyme... READ MORE >
As the school year winds down, parents may be wondering what to do with all those wonderful projects, crafts, and essays brought home by their children. The Cook County Fair has the perfect solution—save them for entry in the fair! Kids—and parents, of course—can also enter gardening and baking projects. Children of all ages can enter any of the fair... READ MORE >
Cook County Higher Education, in collaboration with the Cook County Visitors Bureau, will offer customer service training – “How to Deal with Difficult Dan and Communicate with Confused Carla!” Excellent customer service is vital to your organization’s success and staff training is essential to great delivery. On June 22 – 23, Bob Anderson of Star Performance and Maggie Barnard from... READ MORE >
The Superior National Forest is purchasing native jack pine cones now through July 1, 2011. Collected seeds will support reforestation efforts in northeastern Minnesota. Before collecting cones, interested parties must contact the local Superior National Forest district office for information on specifications, picking locations, appropriate methods, and how to register for payment through the federal Central Contractor Registration. The Forest... READ MORE >
New lottery results are available for hunters who applied for a 2011 Minnesota bear hunting permit. Results are available online at mndnr.gov/hunting/ bear. People who checked results online prior to June 6 should re-check their status. Successful lottery winners will be notified by mail later this month. Selected hunters who don’t purchase a license by the deadline will forfeit their... READ MORE >
n This spring the Cook County tennis courts were tbusy, with 65+ boys and girls, ages 5 – 16, participating in the 5-week 2011 USTA Jr. Team Tennis program, which matches players of similar age and ability. Kids practiced and competed in four divisions— d QuickStart Tennis for ages 8 and under; dQuickStart Tennis for ages 10 and under; the... READ MORE >
Superior National at Lutsen’s junior golf program starts June 16. The program for beginning to intermediate boys and girls ages 6 to 17 runs for six weeks, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $50. The “Junior League” is the 9-hole “competitive” league for the intermediate to experienced boy and girl golfers playing each week until Aug. 18. It... READ MORE >
The Cook County Historical Society has completed an exciting project documenting the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The Depression-era program gave a boost to young men and their families around the nation during those hard times and was also vital to Cook County. Of the 61 camps authorized for Minnesota, 16 were created and active in Cook County from... READ MORE >
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