As Minnesotans saddle up for the 2012 horseback riding season, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds riders to get a Horse Pass before hitting any state-managed horse trails. Riders without the pass are subject to fines. The Horse Pass ($5 daily or $21 annually) can be purchased online, by phone, or from the same statewide vendors that sell... READ MORE >
Workers with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) ventured into the woods in April to hang thousands of traps across Minnesota in a hunt for the emerald ash borer (EAB). Approximately 6,500 purple detection traps will be placed throughout the state in the search for EAB. This is about 2,000 more traps than hung in 2011. The trap is a... READ MORE >
Cook County delegates endorsed Rick Nolan for Congress at the 8th Congressional District Democratic- Farmer-Labor (DFL) Convention May 5-6 in Duluth. Nolan won on the first ballot, receiving over 75% of the votes of the 180 delegates present. Nolan will campaign for the Congressional seat formerly held by Rep. Jim Oberstar and currently held by Rep. Chip Cravaack. The convention... READ MORE >
It is time once again for the annual Great Expectations greenhouse plant sale and pancake breakfast. The event will start at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 19. Pancakes will be served from 8 a.m. until they run out and the plant sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plants for sale include annuals such as amaranth, aster, bacopa,... READ MORE >
A slate of new laws designed to curb the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) was approved in a recent bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed by Gov. Mark Dayton. A program requiring watercraft owners to place an AIS rules sticker on their boats is being discontinued and replaced with an online education program. Watercraft owners will no... READ MORE >
A wonderful tradition continues on Tuesday, June 12 at Satellite’s Restaurant in Schroeder. A family-friendly dinner of Marion’s Famous Fishcakes will be served to benefit the Birch Grove Foundation. Call to reserve your seating: on the half hour from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Don’t miss these award-winning fishcakes and fixings. The cost is... READ MORE >
Birds of the North Woods will be presented by Molly Hoffman next month. This class, for beginners to experienced birders, will focus on bird identification using bird song as well as visual sighting. This is a three-day class. Friday will be classroom time with a short presentation on bird song followed by discussion on binoculars, field guides, other birding aids,... READ MORE >
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested an alleged deserter from the U.S. Army, Richard Droste, 26, of London, Ontario, at the Grand Portage port of entry on Tuesday, April 24. The U.S. citizen was deported from Canada by Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) enforcement officers and returned to the CBP port of entry where a check of his... READ MORE >
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open the inspection station at Grand Marais for the summer tourist season on May 26. Starting on that date, hours of operation for the station at Grand Marais will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. The Grand Marais border station is located within the U.S. Coast Guard Station in... READ MORE >
The Grand Marais Playhouse will hold auditions for The Kitchen Witches at 7 p.m. May 10 at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts. Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle are two “mature” cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years, ever since Larry Biddle dated one and married the other. When circumstances put them together on a... READ MORE >
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