The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forest Nursery is looking for people to collect black spruce cones this winter in northern Minnesota. The seeds found inside the cones are needed to reforest nearly 3,000 acres of black spruce forest each year.
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In a display of exceptional teamwork and resilience, Arrowhead Cooperative swiftly responded to a power outage caused by a semi hauling a rock crusher that inadvertently caught a communication line, resulting in a severed power pole. The incident occurred on November 28, 2023, at 09:54, plunging the town of Tofte into darkness.
Cook County Year-End Update Over the last 12 months Cook County Government has made good progress on two major initiatives that will position the organization to continue to provide high quality public services as the county continues to grow. A capital improvement planning process that the County initiated in 2022 was completed this past spring with significant input from the County’s Budget and Facilities Advisory Committee and county residents.
Anne Brataas took her Letteracy Desk inside the Lake Superior Trading Post last Saturday. She hosted a day of writing letters to Santa and offered gift wrapping to folks buying Christmas presents in the store.
Last week, the Cook County High School Viking football team held its fall banquet and handed out awards and accolades. The Vikings ended their season with one playoff win and sported a 5-5 record for the year.
Staff photos by Brian Larsen Lake Superior Trading Post co-owner Eric Humphrey hosted a morning and afternoon rock skipping contest just outside of his store last Saturday. There were winners for getting the most skips, having the farthest skips apart from each other, and skipping the largest rock.
Vikings boys’ head basketball Coach Keaton Riley and his assistant coaches Tia Parks and Will Sandstrom ran the kids through a spirited practice last Tuesday. 'We are building a culture here, and the kids are getting it,' Riley said.