Kalli Hawkins

For the second consecutive year, sled dog race organizers and mushers grapple with race delays or cancellations due to insufficient snow conditions in Minnesota and the Midwest.

With the recent snowfall across northeastern Minnesota, grooming operations on the vast network of snowmobile trails in Cook County have resumed. “We had right around five to six inches in the mid-trail area,” said Forrest Parson, president of the Cook County Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club and owner of Hungry Jack Lodge. The additional snowfall in...

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, Grand Marais residents along 3rd St. w and Hwy 61 near the WTIP station lost power.

This winter, northern Minnesota is experiencing an influx of owl species, particularly the Boreal Owl and the Great Gray Owl.

As one of the leading causes of lung cancer, January is recognized as National Radon Action Month. Radon is a colorless and odorless gas that naturally occurs in soil and is commonly found in northern Minnesota and across the United States. Approximately 21,000 Americans die from lung cancer caused by radon each year, according to...

The Cook County/Grand Marais Economic Development Authority (EDA) will begin in 2025 with a new board president and commissioner. During the Jan. 21 meeting, the EDA Board held its annual organizational meeting to elect 2025 officers, designate committee assignments, and set meeting dates. The EDA Board elected Commissioner Peter Clissold as the new board president...

On Sunday, Jan. 19, many Grand Marais residents experienced a power outage amid an extreme cold warning, with temperatures reaching negative 20 degrees.

Chronic wasting disease has been prevalent in various cervid species across the United States and other countries since the late 1960s, but much about the neurodegenerative disease remains unknown.

In late December, Gunflint Lodge and Outfitters, owned by John & Mindy Fredrikson, welcomed the addition of a new lodging and event space on their property.

As spring break approaches, a handful of Great Expectations School seventh and eighth-grade students are busy preparing for an upcoming trip to Panama.