From soups to hotdishes and salads to stuffings, many Minnesotans are familiar with wild rice as a staple of the Midwestern diet. Fewer are aware of the tools and methods used for harvesting and ...

For the past 10 years, Operation Family Christmas has served families in need during the holiday season, thanks to Jes Rodne, volunteer coordinator for the program. Rodne, who took over as the main ...

October 9, 2024, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Collaborative met in Ely, Minnesota for an all-day meeting to discuss Wilderness character and how it impacts land management. Seth Cohen and ...

CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) reports there appeared to be more than the normal number of hunters out for the opening weekend of the firearms deer season. Weather conditions were much warmer and rainier ...

Cook County community members gathered in the Pam Taylor Gym at Cook County High School for the Veteran's Day Program. The annual event is a team effort between community members, students, and ISD ...

With the gale winds of November beginning to howl through our window panes, the levels of sound and draft we experience could mean the need to put better-sealed windows onto our home wish lists. Given ...

Welcome to the 2024 Boreal Community Media virtual non-profit highlight! In the past, Boreal Community Media hosted an event called Dessert to the Max to celebrate and recognize local non-profits and ...

How did you land in Cook County? What journey brought you here? I first experienced Grand Marais when I was just a child, my father took me and my sister on a vacation. I remember riding the gondola ...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that Americans purchase 1.3 billion pounds of pumpkins each year for Halloween. Of this amount, approximately over 1 billion pounds of ...

Empty Bowls 2024 is Thursday, November 14th, at UP Yonder in Grand Marais. Will you step up to support the important work of Empty Bowls in our community? Empty Bowls is the single largest fundraiser ...

WISE is a local organization that focuses on supporting education as well as many other organizations in Cook County. In the past year, we made over $10,000 in Education grants, that went directly to ...

Cook County Ruby's Pantry food distribution will take place tonight, November 12, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, at a new location: Great Expectations School (550 E 5th Street, Grand Marais). The vehicle ...