Stories of Old Ely Read the stories of Old Ely, as told by Iron Mike Hillman. 
Reflections From the North Country, a classic book about our area, as only Sigurd Olson could write it. 
Ely Resorts and Ely Outfitters for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness welcome you to Ely and to ElyMinnesota.com, your virtual gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the BWCAW. Ely’s artists have again created a magical holiday scene with Christmas trees, wreaths and other Holiday art, now on display at the Grand Ely Lodge. Each piece you see is available by silent auction at the Lodge. Each year the display seems to get better and this year is no exception. The snow outside and the Christmas decorations can easily put even Scrooge in the Holiday spirit.
The Ely Buzz, www.elybuzz.com is a blogging section where people who love this area can learn about Ely and share thoughts, of any kind, about this area and the dynamics, social, political, or personal that holds Ely together and sometimes tears it apart. Local knowledge is paramount. Ely knowledge is interesting, always has been, and considerably different from what many visitors get to see. Visitors may now be privy to and even participate in the opening of this parochial knowledge to a larger audience. The Ely Buzz will be wading in to discuss the 20-40% estimated tax increase on Ely Citizens. Recent public hearings on the matter indicate the Ely public has had about enough. Some say the increase is due to State politics, some say it is due to poor management by Ely City Council. It may be a bit of each but the pinch, as always is on the tax paying citizens of Ely.
Be sure to bookmark or add ElyMinnesota.com to your favorites so that you can visit us and view our webcams to see what is going on in the Ely area. Check our Event Calendar for upcoming Ely events. Check www.elybuzz.com for local Ely happenings. If you want to plan ahead go to the business directory where you will find a complete listing of Ely Area Businesses. Search by keyword, name or business category.
While you are visiting ElyMinnesota.com check out the “Threatened Waters Blog” to learn the facts about the Copper Nickel mining proposed for our wetland and lakes areas. New to the blog are some recent developments that indicate more of a critical analysis of the effects of Non-Ferrous Mining here. The MN Executive Council postponed 77 exploratory leases for 6 months (video), Stony River Twp Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution against exploration and non-ferrous mining (video), that was then supported by Eagle’s Nest Twp. (video).
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