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Cora Olson and Charlotte Hegman perform during the Math in Motion event. Many of the performers this year were seniors and are soon headed away to college.
Math in Motion
ELY - Cartwheels and handstands, jetes and pirouettes, shuffles and flaps, and some dance moves so innovative they don’t have names, demonstrated the artistry and energy of this … more
Be sure to check out the animal barn at the Embarrass Fair.
Embarrass Fair starts on Friday, Aug. 26
EMBARRASS- It’s time to get ready for the Embarrass Region Fair. This event has been held almost every year for over 80 years. It’s a chance to remember the area’s agricultural … more
Calvin Herrala, Ely’s oldest military veteran, was recently presented with a Quilt of Valor by Joan Novosel, of the Ely American Legion Post 258 auxiliary, and Michelle Sherwood, of the Quilts of Valor Foundation.
Ely pays homage to its veterans
ELY – Calvin Herrala, age 98, this community’s oldest veteran, was honored earlier this month with a Quilt of Valor for his service in World War II.Herrala and several other area military … more
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A DNR crew member operates the recently-purchased air boat on Big Rice Lake. Cutting blades that hang out the back below the water line, slice off the leaf stems of the pickerel weed, setting the stage for a possible recovery of wild rice.
Big hopes for Big Rice
BIG RICE LAKE— For much of this summer, the roar of an airboat engine has regularly broken the sounds of nature that normally dominate the shores of this remarkable lake, tucked away in the … more
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Drillers installing a new well at The Rock.
A short history of water on The Rock
You would think that when you live on an island and are surrounded by water that there couldn’t possibly ever be a problem with, well, water. Only here’s the rub. It’s all in the … more
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New federal law will invest in public and private forests
REGIONAL— With President Biden’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act on Tuesday, the media has focused much of its attention on the big ticket items in the bill. Those include … more
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The moon speaks different names to different people
Call me a spoil sport, a curmudgeon, a sour puss, a grump, call me whatever you’d like, but I really do get annoyed, and have for years, at the media’s seeming love affair with, of all … more
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Lock him up
The same violent anti-government rhetoric that led to the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City has made a disturbing return to America in the wake of the FBI’s … more
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Obituaries: August 19, 2020
Frank A. Planton Frank A. Planton, 82, of Soudan, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by all his family on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. Funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at St. … more
Sen. David Tomassoni, seated left, looks on as Gov. Tim Walz signs his bill providing $20 million for ALS research and another $5 million to assist caregivers for ALS patients.
Chisholm legislator David Tomassoni dies after battle with ALS
REGIONAL- Longtime Iron Range legislator David Tomassoni, who championed a bill this spring to bring new hope to people affected by the degenerative disease ALS, died from that disease Thursday … more
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Audit: City making progress but financial woes continue
TOWER— The city’s finances are more transparent, but some financial issues remained in 2021, according to accountant Devin Ceglar, who presented Tower’s annual audit at the … more
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Gigabit broadband could come to Cook yet this year
COOK- Faster internet may be coming to Cook sooner than anticipated, as Paul Bunyan Communications announced on Tuesday that there’s a good chance the system will be installed this fall, rather … more
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Performer Jaidynn Diore Fierce does her impression of the video game character Mario.
Struttin’ their stuff
ELY - Heads were turning here last Saturday as the little town at the end of the road hosted an event that probably caught many people by surprise. Ely may never be the same after a parade of drag … more
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Ely's first day of school has been moved back a week to Sept. 12 because of uncertainties with the completion of the building project.
Construction woes delay start for Ely schools
ELY—What had only been rumored up until now was confirmed this week when the Ely school board voted unanimously to postpone the first day of school here until Monday, Sept. 12. Ely schools had … more
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The original concept drawings at the Tower Harbor, show a highly walkable mix of commercial fronts and upper- level residential. With the shelving of the town home proposal, a new plan could come closer to the original vision.
Sky high building costs kills town home plans
TOWER— The long-planned town home project slated for construction at the Tower Harbor appears dead, nearly six years after city officials pushed for the development project. The Tower Economic … more
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Pickup Truck Opera performs at the Ely Library.
Opera from a pickup
REGIONAL- It isn’t every day that you can get a glimpse of opera along with purchasing fresh vegetables at your local farmers market, or at the local petting zoo, or at a neighbor’s farm. … more
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Longtime park tour guide Pete Pellinen is one of the experienced staffers leading above-ground mining tours this summer in Soudan. These tour guides are drawing on their years of research about how this iron mine operated, and what work life was like for the miners.
Lots more to explore at the Soudan Mine
SOUDAN- “When you take the regular underground tour,” said Soudan Underground Mine Park Manager Jim Essig, “we have about 25 minutes to talk to you. The rest of the time we are … more
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Couple’s newest novel set in Ukraine during World War II
REGIONAL- Writer Bill Durbin has become adept at bringing history to life for young adult readers. His earliest books were set in northeastern Minnesota, chronicling the fur trade, iron mining, and … more
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Betty Firth
Why your voice and your feet and your vote count
Why Your voice and Your Feet and Your Vote CountI’m writing on Tuesday, Aug. 9, the day of the primary elections in Minnesota, and I’m feeling nostalgic about times in our democracy that … more
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Fishing guide Matt Snyder with a 54-inch musky he caught on Vermilion nearly ten years ago. He’s concerned about changes he’s seen in the number and behavior of muskies on the lake.
Different perspectives on Vermilion’s musky outlook
LAKE VERMILION— It’s been good times for musky anglers here this summer, but could trouble be on the horizon? Matt Snyder, a longtime fishing guide who specializes in Lake Vermilion … more
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Zupancich, Skraba cruise to primary wins
REGIONAL- Babbitt Mayor Andrea Zupancich and Ely Mayor Roger Skraba scored big wins in Tuesday’s Republican primary election in their mutual quests to join the state Legislature, and experience … more
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Ruffed grouse numbers may be up this fall, even though the population is supposed to be in the declining phase of its ten-year cycle.
Outlook for fall grouse harvest appears promising
REGIONAL— The region’s ruffed grouse population is in the declining phase of its roughly ten-year cycle. But someone forgot to tell the grouse. For over 70 years, the cyclical ups and … more
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Zebra mussels confirmed in the Embarrass Mine Pit
REGIONAL— The presence of zebra mussels has been confirmed in the Embarrass Mine Pit, near Aurora, by the Department of Natural Resources. A U.S. Forest Service employee contacted the DNR after … more
Summer of the arts
What a difference the arts can make here in the North Country. While our region has long attracted artists inspired by the region’s natural beauty, our area communities are benefitting from an … more
Lagging interest in COVID boosters could spark new virus wave this fall
REGIONAL—More than two-thirds of Minnesotans may have completed their initial vaccinations against COVID-19, but the state’s residents have lagged considerably when it comes to getting … more
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