Anyone interested in discussing deer and deer management can tune in to a virtual open house on Tuesday, August 18, hosted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The meeting will include a presentation from Barbara Keller, the DNR’s big game program leader, who will share information about Minnesota’s deer and deer hunter population, explain some of the upcoming changes... READ MORE >
With campsites at a premium this summer it will be a welcome relief when the state opens Judge C.R. Magney and Cascade River State Park campgrounds on August 3. While the state had opened 85 percent of its camping areas, four campgrounds, Judge C.R. Magney, Cascade, Maplewood and Nerstrand Big Woods have remained closed to campers although they are open... READ MORE >
On Wednesday, July 8, the Grand Marais Business Coalition, a subgroup of the Chamber of Commerce, petitioned the Grand Marais City Council to adopt a citywide requirement that facemasks be worn in all public buildings and in all private buildings where goods and services are provided to the public. Additionally, the petition requested masks be required in all crowded outdoor... READ MORE >
The school’s cooks have been working hard this summer. Cook County I.S.D. 166 summer meal program has been serving 60 breakfasts and 95 lunches on average each day. The program is headed up by Kelly Roberts who is assisted by Jennifer Schroens and Jenna Berglund. School activities for the fall are uncertain at this time, said principal Megan Meyers. The... READ MORE >
Writing tiny books for tiny fairies seemed like a good idea, but where to put such small books? Why in a Fairy Library, of course. But who is skilled enough, creative enough, and just downright nice enough to build libraries for fairies? Simple. The kids taking Anne Brataas’ summer Fairy Library building and fairy writing course, that’s who. Minnesota Children’s... READ MORE >
A community playground, a local ski and run club, and a delivery service for seniors were three of 11 community programs that benefited from Arrowhead Cooperative’s 2020 Operation Round Up program. Through Operation Round Up, Arrowhead Cooperative and True North customers have the opportunity to give back to the community by having their monthly electric or broadband bills rounded up,... READ MORE >
Although not a resident of Cook County, a male in his 50’s was diagnosed with COVID-19. On July 3, North Shore Health reported that it had received its second positive coronavirus test result. That doubles the number of COVID- 19 cases confirmed in the county; now there are two. Last month a local man in his 30’s tested positive for... READ MORE >
Baseball is in full swing in the Northland with plenty of July games scheduled for our Babe Ruth and VFW teams. Locally, the games are played behind the high school on the Arleigh Jorgenson field. This week the kids played a double header at home on Tuesday against Eveleth, and on Thursday they traveled to international Falls to play a... READ MORE >
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) placed Beaches at the Grand Marais campground and Temperance River State Park under water advisory this past week. Due to high E.coli bacteria levels, the MDH is advising the public to have no water contact at the Grand Marais Campground beach and on the south side of the mouth of Temperance River. E. Coli... READ MORE >
A recently released summary report of Minnesotan’s attitudes about wolves conducted by the Minnesota of Natural Resources’ Division of Fish and Wildlife and the University of Minnesota yielded fairly predictable results, on average livestock owners and deer hunters aren’t terribly fond of wolves while, on average, residents are in favor of wolves. Using primarily three study groups, cattle and sheep... READ MORE >
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