November up north rarely sees 70 degrees with no wind. It was a chance to get out one more time to my favorite little secret fishing lake, take out the…
Hiked out yesterday after a hard enough frost to curl the leaves on the hearty raspberry bushes and turn their edges black. The colors are down, except for the Tamarack…
We walked the Stub Lake hiking trail on Saturday. The season of Autumn had already begun to change. Hours after the shorelines began to be dotted with some of the…
Isn’t it interesting that every year thousands of people visit Ely, but everyone experiences it differently? There’s so much to explore up here, but how you plan your vacations and…
Someone in our Corner…
Frank Benson was a local hero for young recent immigrants to Ely, Minnesota in the 70’s and 80’s. He scouted out garden tools and fishing gear and just about anything…
Time for canoe tripping. We had a great week of sun and wind and rain. Ice is gone until next winter. It is time for paddling and camping and fun…
I had always dreamed of living somewhere close to water. Close to lakes, to be precise because I grew up near the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois. Back home I…
Local Ely Author debuts “can’t put down” first book to rave reviews. An intelligent, engaging conversation with the past and the present that delivers on the promise of preservation for…
What a difference a day makes. Yeah, we know, this is just a diary how the days are going up here while April turns its pages. If this weren’t happening…