The theme for this year’s Rendezvous Days was “Dressing the fur Trade”, with textiles-clothing, moccasins, finger weaving, rabbit fur, blankets, beaded garters and more on display throughout the Grand Portage National Monument, a site managed by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Grand Portage Band, the interactive demonstrations and workshops related to the 17th and 19th-century fur trade.
CO Hudson Ledeen (Hovland) reports a busy weekend in the Northwoods. Many folks were out riding ATVs and paddling canoes. Nuisance animal calls were fielded along with questions about the upcoming bear hunting season.
Daniel Alan Drassal, 75, Isanti, Minnesota, was cited for operating an unlicensed watercraft and fined $135.00.
On August 12, 2025, the Cook County Sheriff ’s office was notified of a person in the water at approximately 4840 West Highway 61 in Lutsen Minnesota. Deputies arrived to observe an unresponsive body in the water which was drifting in the current approximately 100 feet from shore. Cook County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) was paged, and responders launched a boat in Tofte but could not navigate the rough water and had to turn back.
Get ready for a thrilling display of athleticism as some of the northland’s finest boy and girl cross country runners gear up to conquer the Pincushion trails on August 28. The action kicks off with the junior high boys and girls races at 1 p.m., followed by the junior varsity at 1:30 p.m., and varsity boys at 2:15 p.m., culminating in the girls’ varsity race at 3 p.m.
The Lake County Sheriff’s office reported that on Monday, August 11, at 11:34 a.m. that “Lake County Dispatch received a 911 call stating that a male had jumped off the High Falls (of the Baptism River) within Tettegouche State Park and had not resurfaced. Lake County Deputies, Lake County Rescue Squad, Silver Bay Police Department and Lake County Ambulance all responded.
Most avid golfers never get a hole-in-one, but Ada Hill has managed to get her second ace in the last six years.
Earlier this month, Cathy Wurzer, the host of MPR News' Morning Edition, visited Cook County and conducted short, separate interviews with Grand Marais Mayor Tracy Benson and Linda Jurek, Director of Visit Cook County/ Cook County Chamber of Commerce.
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative and Local Leaders Launch Preliminary Design Efforts to Strengthen Shorelines and Safeguard Infrastructure