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. Don’t forget your bait!!! Ely, as the Gateway to the BWCA and some FANTASTIC Walleye fishing, of course has a number of bait shops. As you come into Ely on Highway 169 Babe’s Bait is one of the first that you will see. Of course there are others and bait for the tasty Walleye is plentiful. Just enter “bait” (without quotation marks) in the Search Field of the Ely Business Directory and you will see the other Bait Dealers in Ely.
Besides the Minnesota Fishing Opener, the warm winter and early Spring are bringing out, in abundance, Northland Flowers -click on the Babe’s Bait sign for a view of one fine Daffodil- and many are already planting gardens here. Normally, the “old timers” admonish not to plant until after June 1st. However, this year, we are seeing even the old timers planting NOW. When in Ely take a tour of the little known GEM or our town, some of the most magnificent vegetable and flower gardens anywhere. You also get an idea of the productivity of these gardens at the Tuesday evening Ely Farmer’s Market in Whiteside Park.
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 mining companies continue to advance with promises and PR, but little facts to backup their claims of having found, in my opinion, a new purpose in life and business to protect our waters. Profits vs. Protect our waters? What comes first in your mind? What comes first in the minds of multi-billion dollar foreign corporate interests? Health or Money? Which comes first? I will take health and clean water, not even slightly polluted with acid mine drainage thank you, over their profits 365 days of any Ely BWCA year.
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