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DNR to begin to auction Iron Range mineral rights
Associated Press (AP)-The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources opens bids on Thursday, April 28 for mineral leases that allow companies to prospect for copper, nickel, gold and other metals across northern Minnesota.<
Michael Monroe has musical residency with local students
-Multi-talented Grand Marais musician Michael Monroe will be spending a week with students at Great Expectations School.
Howard Sivertson on Third Thursday
-He grew up in a fishing family on Isle Royale. He’s made a study of voyageur history and the Lake Superior fur trade.
Weekend News Roundup for April 23
-Each weekend WTIP news produces a round up of the news stories they’ve been following this week.
Dave and Amy Freeman talk about their 900 mile dogsled adventure
-Friday, April 22 was Earth Day and one year ago, Dave and Amy Freeman of Grand Marais began an 11,000 mile expedition, traveling across North America by kayak, canoe, and dogsled.
ISD166 to hold public meeting on proposed Admin cuts
-The Cook County School Board will hold an open meeting on May 4 to hear how the public feels about proposed reductions in ISD166 administration.
DNR adds more counties to burning restrictions list
-The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that 16 more counties will be placed under burning restrictions, beginning on April 22 at 8 a.m.
DNR warns homeowners that bears are waking up
-State wildlife officials are reminding homeowners that Wisconsin's bears are waking up — and they're hungry.
Drivers urged to use care on Superior National Forest roads
-The U.S. Forest Service says drivers should be careful using roads in the Superior National Forest this spring.