Gunflint Canoe Racing!
Although there was choppy water and threatening skies, the 2009 Gunflint Canoe Races were a huge success, raising over $14,000 for the Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department. Upper Left: Don't try this at home! The ever-popular gunnel-pumping race is exciting and entertaining for the crowd. Full Story
Students head to Brazil and Chili
Cook County High School seniors Cedric Holtz, Gavin Danfelt-Martin and Martha Wilkes will be heading south in August to spend their final year of high school abroad. The students have been chosen to participate in Rotary's Youth Exchange Program and are being sponsored by the Two Harbors Rotary Club, District 5580. Full Story
Documentary premieres at Wolf Ridge
Birds, butterflies, beaver and antelope, wildflowers and frogs — could their survival possibly be connected to top predators like the wolf and cougar? For those who have seldom given thought to the great predators so often missing from the web of life, there is reason to reconsider. Full Story
Summer naturalist programs offered at Sugarloaf Cove
What kind of scat is that? Where did those rocks come from? What is blooming this week? What is VHS and is it in Lake Superior? Find out this summer at Sugarloaf Cove! Sugarloaf: The North Shore Stewardship Association will offer daily naturalist programs this summer. Programs are free of charge and will run Thursday through Monday at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. Full Story
Buck's Big Fish Report
Walleye Releases Where are the fish biting? Walleyes have been caught in several local lakes. You may find success on Northern Light Lake in 8 - 12 feet, trolling with Lindy Rigs and minnows along the weed line, nice and slow. Flour Lake has seen walleyes deeper at 20 - 25 feet with a minnow. Flour Lake anglers say look for rock piles. Full Story
Conservation Officer Tales
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few who run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Full Story
Banadad Trail Association forms
Gunflint area residents and several members of the Twin Cities' North Stars Ski Touring Club have joined together to form the Banadad Ski Trail Association. Full Story
Discourage geese from visiting shorelands
Large congregations of geese can affect Minnesota's waters. Most of us enjoy watching geese flying overhead or swimming in the water. Watching a couple of geese wander onto the shore is entertaining, but many geese on the shore of a lake, river, or wetland is not so pleasant. Full Story
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