carlton county transportation department

A Reminder Warning to Spring Adopt-A-Highway Roadside Cleanup Crews
A Reminder Warning to Spring Adopt-A-Highway Roadside Cleanup Crews
A Reminder Warning to Spring Adopt-A-Highway Roadside Cleanup Crews
A few years ago, the Carlton County Transportation Department made us aware of a potential danger to our Adopt-A-Highway volunteers or and others that walk a long the roadway with our families or pets. Usually, the biggest safety concern is being hit by a passing vehicle, or if you are doing a highway clean-up project, being cut or poked by a piece of glass or metal.  But, this concern is much mor
Did You Know You Need an Agate Picking Permit in Carlton County?
Did You Know You Need an Agate Picking Permit in Carlton County?
Did You Know You Need an Agate Picking Permit in Carlton County?
As a child growing up in Wrenshall I did a lot of agate picking.  My parents started me out at the young age of three, agate picking in the various gravel pits in our area.  I'm not sure if a permit was needed then, but as I was checking out the Carlton County Transportation website, I came across the information I felt I should share with other "rock hounds".
Carlton County Transportation Issues A Warning
Carlton County Transportation Issues A Warning
Carlton County Transportation Issues A Warning
This is SO SAD!!!  Our Adopt-A-Highway volunteers take the time to walk the ditches and clean up after people that are careless and throw or leave their litter with reckless abandon.  Usually, the biggest safety concern is being hit by a passing vehicle, or being cut or poked by a piece of glass or metal.  But, the Carlton County Transportation Department warns of a new concern, one that could lea