Our intrepid birder Will Stenberg recently found a red-breasted nuthatch, right, searching for a morsel in lichens on a birch tree and a black-capped chickadee among some pines, both in Blackhoof ...

With a roster loaded with young players, nearly devoid of seniors and juniors, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey team has ...

The northern lights were active at least two nights last week across the state and much of the country, with spectacular ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will offer state lands in Carlton, Clearwater, St. Louis, and Wadena counties during an upcoming public land sale. These rural properties might appeal to ...

The Pine Knot News office at 122 Ave. C in Cloquet will be closed Fridays for the foreseeable future. Can’t wait? Call 218-878-9332, text 218-213-1231 or email [email protected].

Esko schools superintendent Aaron Fischer has a mantra when it comes to any considerations concerning fixes to the busy ...

When we started the Pine Knot News seven years ago, people in the newspaper industry noticed. Admittedly, it was mostly shock — Who was crazy enough to start a brand-new paper? — mixed in with a ...

Prospective cross country skiers and ski jumpers ages 3-18 are invited to join the Cloquet Ski Club, which is based out of the Pine Valley park in Cloquet. No experience necessary. Ski jumpers ...

The National Weather Service office in Duluth reported this week that there is increasing confidence for a snowy pattern shift over Thanksgiving week and through early December. It said there is a 40- ...

Several years ago, the social services director of a well-known Christian organization I was working for gave me this advice: “If you are going to make a mistake, make it on the side of compassion.” ...

Jana Peterson [email protected] Managing director Jeff Boulden came to the Cloquet Sappi mill in May after only a year ...

When the season started, the Minnesota Wilderness hockey team came out of the gates like a bolt of lightning. They raced to the top of the NAHL Midwest Division and looked to be an unstoppable force.