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Supporting a fish properly during release.
Tips for successful catch and release
REGIONAL—Anglers who intend to release any of the fish they catch can boost the chances those fish will survive by following best practices for catch and release: • Plan fishing trips … more
Cook City Council debates weed
COOK— The legalization of marijuana for adult recreational use in Minnesota prompted extended discussion at the city council meeting here last Thursday. The meeting, held July 27, was just days … more
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Businesses pinched for liquor sales to minors
REGIONAL- Four North Country businesses have been fined and will have their liquor licenses suspended for a day for serving alcohol to minors. The St. Louis County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday … more
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Flooding at Crane Lake back in June.
Feds to tour flood area as cleanup efforts intensify
REGIONAL- The great Rainy River Basin flood is now a thing of the past for folks on Crane Lake and Lake Kabetogama, as lake levels there are within the normal rule curve. Even so, recovery efforts … more
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County board awards $1.5 million to assist school project
ELY— Just days ago, the school board here had few good answers for covering $550,000 in cost overruns on the district’s facilities project.Yet salvation arrived on Tuesday morning as the … more
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A sample of Wednesday’s NCRFC river forecast for the Vermilion River.
Flood forecasts for three Rainy River Basin waterways go live
REGIONAL- Under development since last year’s flooding, the National Weather Service and North Central River Forecast Center (NCRFC) on Monday unveiled three new forecast points within the … more
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Council hears of short-term rental nightmare
TOWER— Short-term rental horror stories are hardly unusual, but they had been relatively uncommon in Tower—that is until now. At Monday’s council meeting, residents from North Star … more
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A snowberry clearwing, a species of sphinx moth, hovers over an orange hawkweed.
It’s a bee? It’s a hummingbird?
One of the North Country’s coolest family of insects is the one whose members are most likely to be mistaken for a bird. They’re called sphinx moths or hawk moths (family Sphingidae), … more
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A large pack of half marathon runners made their way along Pioneer Road on Saturday.
No hitches on race day
ELY- While turnout for the Ely Marathon and the Boundary Waters Bank Half Marathon was a bit lighter than normal, 548 runners plunked down the registration fees to compete in friendly weather … more
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Betty Firth
We are stardust; protecting our dark skies
Since the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) was founded in 1988 to educate and advocate about light pollution, awareness and concern has spread globally. Earth’s artificially lit surface … more
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Obituaries: February 24, 2023
Randy J. ZupancichRandy James Zupancich, 60, of Britt, died of natural causes on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. A private service will take place for family, followed by a celebration of life on Sunday, Feb. … more
Betty Firth
Man’s best friend...and woman’s too
Melissa Fay Greene, an Atlanta-based journalist, is a new favorite author of mine. She has written a number of books on disparate subjects, which have in common her ability to write about complex … more
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Pickleball fans form group to work on new Greenwood courts
GREENWOOD TWP- While the Greenwood Town Board appeared to throw cold water on the idea of building new pickleball courts at the town hall at their meeting in August, the large group of pickleball … more
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