A FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center will open Friday, August 16, 2024, to help residents kickstart their recovery after the severe storms and flooding of June 16 – July 4. Specialists from FEMA, the state of Minnesota and the U.S.
Homeowners and renters in the 19 designated counties—including Cook, Lake, St. Louis and Itasca—with underinsured or uninsured disaster-related loss from the June 16 - July 4 flooding and severe storms can apply for FEMA assistance online at DisasterAssistance.gov, through the FEMA app or by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362.
Although the Cook County News-Herald knows that the majority of sportsmen and women are law-abiding folks, there are a few that run afoul of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officers. Periodically, the DNR provides a report of some of the miscreants the Conservation Officers (CO) have encountered. The News-Herald shares these stories as a reminder to all to be safe and to follow the rules!
The Cook County News-Herald publishes Matters of Record to inform the public of arraignments and dispositions of criminal cases in which the punishment exceeds $125 and/or ten days in jail and/or includes one year of supervised adult probation. It is the Cook County News-Herald’s policy that this information contains a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be granted.
On a warm day—not the 90 F heat of the day before— Aulis Nelson, 16, won the men's five-mile trail race in the Fisherman's Picnic Trail Run, sponsored by the North Superior Ski and Run Club. Aulis covered the hilly terrain in 32.59 to win comfortably over second-place finisher Louie St. George, 42, Duluth, who came in at 34:52. Aulis's parents have a cabin here, so he is well-known to the local runners.
Is it Over? After Fisherman’s Picnic my husband said, “Well, I guess summer is over.” WHAT? In your dreams, buddy. My childhood friend Lynda had the same attitude, though she announced summer waning after July 15th.
Minnesota author Marcie Rendon will be at Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais, on Saturday, September 7, at 6 p.m. and Zenith Books in Duluth, MN on Sunday, September 8 at 4 p.m., to read from and discuss her new book of poetry Anishinaabe Songs for a New Millennium (University of Minnesota Press, PUB DATE: July 16, 2024). At the Duluth event, Rendon will be in conversation with musician and cultural educator Lyz Jaakola.
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa annual Pow-Wow and National Park Rendezvous Days, a three-day celebration, brought together a vibrant community, drawing some of the biggest crowds in many years.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources invites people interested in wildlife and outdoor skills to check out the summer program schedule for the Minnesota Outdoor Skills and Stewardship Series.
FINGER POINT TRAIL, CANADA – AUGUST 21, 2024 The Happy Hikers will travel to Ontario, Canada. The trail begins at the Visitor Center just across the border. The first half of this trail is fairly easy and you will walk right along Lake Superior. Then it becomes very rocky as the route climbs closer to the lookout point. The climb to the top is very rocky and somewhat challenging. Once arrived at the top, this trail offers gorgeous panoramic views for either a great photo opportunity or time to rest and enjoy nature. We will have lunch at the picnic tables at the Visitor Center upon our return.