Local News
Trapped Bees and Slap-Shot Gnats – All About Pollinating
-Chel Anderson is a botanist and plant ecologist for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Workers on Wheels program starts Wednesday
-First Congregational UCC Church of Grand Marais will be wheeling out bicycles for international workers on Wednesday, June 30. Dan Strayer is on the Workers on Wheels committee.
First Thursday looks at child protection in Cook County
- “Protecting Children and Strengthening Families in Cook County” is the focus of this month’s First Thursday Community Conversation. Tune in from 6-7 p.m.
Weekend News Wrap June 26
-Each week the WTIP News Department provides a summary of the stories it has been following that week. Tune in to WTIP's North Shore Weekend Saturdays from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Golfers list needs, solicit support from County
-Superior National Golf Course needs some new direction, more marketing and an infusion of capital dollars. This was part of the message brought to Cook County Commissioners this week.
North American Odyssey at the Inland Passage
-On Earth Day, April 22, Cook County’s Dave and Amy Freeman of the Wilderness Classroom Organization began an 11,000 mile expedition, traveling across North America by kayak, canoe, and dogs
Forest Service profiles wilderness visitors
-Not everyone who visits Cook County heads for the woods.
Cell phone tower close to BWCAW is contested
-The location of a 450-foot cell phone tower near Fall Lake northeast of Ely has wound up in court.
Storm over courthouse rain garden subsides
-The recent storm of protest over a rain garden on the courthouse lawn has subsided in compromise.