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Cook County logo. WTIP file photo

You can register to help Cook County Public Health and Human Services slow the spread of Covid-19

Ann Possis-

Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) seeks to build a volunteer base using the MN Responds system and invites interested community members to register online at

Cook County Sheriff's Office - Photo courtesy of Sheriff's Office

Fire destroys cabin at Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail

Joe Friedrichs-

A structure fire over the weekend resulted in the loss of a cabin at Bearskin Lodge up the Gunflint Trail.


Beau Larson and Hana Bucholz in Crested Butte, Colorado. Submitted photo

Lutsen's Beau Larson gives coronavirus update from Colorado

Rhonda Silence-

Beau Larson, who grew up in Cook County, now lives and works in Gunnison County, Colorado.


Gunflint Trail Volunteer Fire Department - File photo

UPDATE: Phone service restored on the Gunflint Trail

Rhonda Silence-

**Update - 4:00 p.m.  **
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has announced that phone service has been restored in the 388 telephone exchange. 


Dominique and Sophie Holz in Laroque-des-Albères, France. Submitted photo.

Sophie Holz of Grand Marais on coronavirus situation in France

Rhonda Silence-

Sophie Holz of Grand Marais was visiting Spain when the coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic.


Some local liquor stores are open, with cautions. Photo by Jeremy Brooks via Flickr.com

Grand Marais closes liquor store, others remain open

Rhonda Silence-

The Grand Marais City Council voted last night, March 18, to close the Grand Marais Municipal Liquor Store for an indefinite time due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.


Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Judge backs Twin Metals mine in BWCA dispute

Associated Press (AP)-

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge by environmental groups against the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, saying the Interior Department had the authority


Tony Hegg and Jessica Vega in China - Photo courtesy of Tina Hegg Raway

Another check-in with Tony Hegg in Shanghai, China

Rhonda Silence-

Tony Hegg, former Grand Marais resident and his wife, Jessica Vega, live in Shanghai, China, where Tony works as a researcher at a Chinese university.


Gitchi Gami State Trail at Gooseberry Falls. Photo by Tony Webster via Flickr.com

Tree clearing for local section of Gitchi Gami State Trail begins this week

Rhonda Silence-

In the past, WTIP has reported on the work toward completion of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, which will eventually be an 89-mile non-motorized, paved recreational trail between Two Harbors and Grand M