July 2023

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Playing at home on Monday, July 10, the Cook County/Silver Bay Jr. Legion baseball team put on a show for their fans with a 14-4 win over Proctor.

The Superior Hiking Trail Association is improving water crossings and building boardwalk this summer to make the trail more sustainable and hiker friendly. The Association is in need of 200 volunteers over the next six weeks in several locations from Duluth on up the North Shore.

Cook County/Silver Bay Senior Legion baseball team took a 2-0 lead after the first inning in their July 10 game against Proctor and then ran out of offense. Meanwhile, the floodgates opened for Proctor hitters who collected 19 hits and ten walks on their way to a seven inning 19-2 win.

The Cook County Minnesota Highway Department announced an update on their solicitation for an IIJA Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant for the Gunflint Trail Improvement Project. There were four projects selected in Minnesota and Cook County was not one of them. All told the Department of Transportation received $15 billion in requests but only had $2.26 billion available.

Responding to a petition received on October 18, 2021, from Friends of Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas, requesting that the state ban the use of lead shot and bullets and lead fishing tackle in Scientific and Natural Areas (SNAs) and Minnesota State Parks, the DNR announced it would allow the ban of nontoxic lead ammunition and fishing tackle in 57 SNAs.

The Cook County/Silver Bay Senior Legion baseball team has played a lot of baseball over the last few weeks, taking their share of wins and losses over that period. On July 15, following a stellar win over Aurora, the Vikings second game was played against Ely, and the results weren’t as good with the Vikings falling 7-1.