What we do with shorelines affects Minnesota’s waters. Native plant buffers are a thin, green line protecting our rivers, lakes and wetlands from harmful pollutants and sediments. Many species rely on these natural habitats for food, shelter and travel. Buffering shores with native plants helps stabilize shorelands and control erosion by slowing runoff. Areas with native plantings have less water... READ MORE >
Cook County is currently under burn restrictions. However, even when restrictions are lifted, property owners need to carefully consider conditions before burning brush. Also, remember that a burning permit is always required. The only exceptions are for campfires, as long as there are no other restrictions, and if there is a continuous cover of snow three inches deep in area... READ MORE >
At 10:06 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2009, about halfway through the town of Tofte’s fireworks presentation near Bluefin Bay Resort, a tube holding a round of fireworks ruptured, sending a five-inch round into the stockpile of pyrotechnics yet to be lighted. The resulting explosion sent the volunteers scattering and startled the crowds lining the lakeshore. Cook County Law Enforcement... READ MORE >
After months of opinion-gathering and discussion, the Grand Marais Park Board has decided on the basic components of the Recreation Area Master Plan it has been working on for months. At its regular meeting in the park rec hall Tuesday, July 7, 2009, each member of the park board weighed in on the ideas that have been generated throughout the... READ MORE >
The damage at the Jeremy Somnis home on 934 Cut Off Road in Grand Marais would have been much worse if not for an overexcited Golden Retriever named Samson who alerted neighborhood teens to the fire. When the fire was noticed at around 3:00 p.m., on Thursday, July 2, the Maple Hill Community Fire Department responded and was able to... READ MORE >
Independence Day weekend was once again touched by tragedy with a drowning on Temperance River in Tofte. On July 4, 2009 at 6:51 p.m. the Cook County Sheriff ‘s Office received a 911 call reporting a possible drowning at Temperance River in Tofte, Minnesota. Ari Benjamin Sommerfeld, a 45-year-old male from Ramsey, MN had been witnessed swimming in the river,... READ MORE >
Date High L ow Precipitation From Dave Clutter, Poplar Lake June 30 48.55 45.95 0.70 0.00 July 1 57.20 44.40 0.00 0.00 July 2 60.60 49.50 0.00 0.00 July 3 57.20 44.05 0.00 0.00 July 4 73.05 39.75 0.00 0.00 July 5 69.95 46.50 0.00 0.00 July 6 69.60 48.15 0.00 0.00 From Joseph & Mary Routh, Hovland June 30... READ MORE >
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by the Minnesota State Patrol, officerswere at the scene of a head-on crash near Cutface Creek on March 23 when they received a call from responding firefighters that they had been passed by a vehicle, driven by Frederick Rudolph Sobanja, 60, of Creechville Road, Grand Marais, chairman of the Cook County board... READ MORE >
[caption id="attachment_1208" align="alignleft" width="300"]Photos courtesy of Cook County Law Enforcement Cook County Law Enforcement received three calls at 8:36 p.m. on Sunday, July 5 reporting a vehicle on fire at Paradise Beach in Colvill. The Colvill and Hovland Fire Department were on the scene within ten minutes to find the vehicle fully engulfed. The 2005...... READ MORE >
TheCook County Highway Department will host an open house to discuss CSAH 12 (Gunflint Trail) projects slated for the 2009 construction season. The open house is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, July 16 at the Gunflint Conference Center on the grounds of the Gunflint Lodge at 143 S. Gunflint Lake, approximately 43 miles north of Grand Marais on... READ MORE >
