The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated students interested in learning more about natural resource careers through paid summer internships. DNR summer interns gain valuable training, build meaningful experience and help create a healthy, sustainable, and inclusive Minnesota.
On New Year’s Day, A 31-year-old man leaving Canada decided he didn’t want to stop at the U.S./ Canadian border at Pigeon River, instead driving through as U.S. customs and border patrol agents tried to get him to pause for routine questions.
Grand Marais, MN, January 9, 2024 - Historic Cook County is pleased to announce the release of the new book titled Chasing the North Wind, a Memoir of One Woman’s Lifelong Love Affair Flying a Vintage 1941 Piper J-3 Cub Aircraft and Growing up in Minnesota’s Famed Arrowhead Region, by Kathryn Krotz-Finn, with Richard C. Struck, forward by Wolfgang Greiner, and edited by Rose Arrowsmith.
The I.S.D. 166 school board will hold a special meeting on January 17 from noon to 5 p.m.
Snow, not just dusting, is finally on the ground, six inches in some places, half a foot of skiable, snowmobiling, sliding white stuff, and more to come. Cold is also creeping into the region.
The Center for Rural Policy and Development released its 2024 report for rural Minnesota and there are quite a few interesting pieces of information in the document. Below are some of those findings.
On January 4, 2024 the students at Oshki Ogimaag Charter School celebrated National Ribbon Skirt Day by wearing their beautiful ribbon skirts to school! Pictured are: Lilliana Lien, Teresta Standing Cloud, Alexandra Spry, Jazzebelle Brown, Hailey Brady, Alice Brady, Odayiin Braman, Jordyn Riddell, Jasper Vogel, Keyon Record. .
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!
Grand Portage Head Start invites you to an evening with best-selling author Today Show Parent, creator of ' Finding Cooper's Voice,' and special needs parent/advocate Kate Swenson. Kate will candidly share her family's journey navigating the world of special needs. She will make you laugh, inspire, and empower you. If you or anyone you know is touched by the world of special needs, this is the night for you.