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Mining issues to be aired in contested case
REGIONAL—Ely-based Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, or NMW, is challenging a May 31 determination by the Department of Natural Resources that existing mining rules in Minnesota are … more
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Garrett Lamppa (r) and Todd Petersen stand along a version of the new wood gasification sauna stove Lamppa Manufacturing is preparing to launch soon.
Lamppa Manufacturing expands product lines
TOWER— Lamppa Manufacturing is poised to substantially expand its product line here, with new introductions planned in the next few months for both furnaces and sauna stoves— and … more
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Rep. Roger Skraba and Ely Mayor Heidi Omerza wield the scissors to cut the ribbon on Midco’s new fiber optic network in Ely. Also pictured are (l-r) David Sebesta, John Eloranta, Angela Campbell, and Paul Kess.
Ribbon cut on Midco’s new Ely fiber network
ELY- Midco, the newest fiber internet provider operating in Ely cut a ribbon on Tuesday, June 27, to celebrate the completion of their fiber-based broadband network in the city of Ely. A traditional … more
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DNR objects to park’s frozen roads proposal
REGIONAL- Voyageurs National Park officials are getting strong pushback on their Frozen Lake Surface Access and Use Plan from a somewhat unlikely source— the Minnesota Department of Natural … more
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The Vermilion Park Inn in Soudan could become a treatment center for adults struggling with addiction.
Concerns aired over planned “sober house”
SOUDAN- A proposal to convert the Vermilion Park Inn to an adult “sober house” prompted more than 40 residents here to turn out for a special meeting of the Breitung Town Board on June … more
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Jess Edberg, executive director of the Dorothy Molter Museum, at the newly-opened root beer exhibit on the porch of Molter’s Winter Cabin.
Molter Museum celebrates 30- year milestone
ELY- The Dorothy Molter Museum turns 30 this year and has a summer full of events and new features to celebrate the milestone. The first item of note is the new root beer exhibit showing how Dorothy … more
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Potato Island, located in the middle of Lake Vermilion’s Big Bay is home to hundreds of herring gulls and double- crested cormorants.
Fireworks display could run afoul of federal law
LAKE VERMILION— It appears that a July 5 fireworks display, sponsored by the Lake Vermilion Resort and Tourism Association, is going forward despite the potential impact to hundreds of … more
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Mickey White at last Friday’s opening day of the Tower market.
Summer's here!
It’s farmers market season once again in the North Country. With the hot and dry conditions, most area gardens are running ahead of schedule and that should mean plenty of summer veggies and … more
Council seeks balance between hikers and ATVs
TOWER— The balance between motorized and non-motorized recreation proved to be the one point of concern by members of the city council here at their regular meeting June 12, even as they … more
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Council dubious of Greenwood request for RFP
TOWER— City officials here reacted mostly with a shrug to a letter from Greenwood Township rejecting participation in a joint powers board that would oversee the operations of the Tower Area … more
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An artist's rendering of the Crane Lake Visitor Center.
Crane Lake OKs bid for new park visitors center
CRANE LAKE- With contractors in place, the long-held dream of a Voyageurs National Park visitor center and campground for Crane Lake is well down the path toward becoming reality. The Crane Lake … more
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Joint powers board resolves little
ELY- The four person Ely Area Ambulance Joint Powers Board (EAAJPB) met on June 12 without resolving any of a host of outstanding issues. That includes a substantial budget shortfall for renovations … more
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Kids dance gleefully in the overspray from Friday’s firefighters challenge.
TIMBER DAYS A HIT
COOK- The annual Cook’s Timber Days festival last weekend was a winner all around, with favorable weather, attractions new and old, and good-sized crowds across all three days of the event. The … more
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Secretary of State Steve Simon (l) was on a tour of Hibbing Taconite on Tuesday. He met with tribal officials and union pipefitters at Fortune Bay Resort Casino on Wednesday.
Simon has full agenda on Iron Range visit
REGIONAL— Secretary of State Steve Simon had a busy agenda during a trip to both ends of the Iron Range this week and he had a lot to talk about with local political and business leaders. While … more
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Brinker is pick for Timber Days grand marshal
COOK – There are certain constants about Danny Brinker, this year’s Grand Marshal for the Cook Timber Days parade. One is his volunteerism in the community, the primary reason he’s … more
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Ely High School graduates take part in the rite of graduation, tossing mortarboards to the sky.
Ready for anything
Area high schools held graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2023 last week. Here are a few images captured by Timberjay photographers. more
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The two-story boathouse at Aronson Boat Works is no more. The 80-year-old building came down this week to make room for new docking.
Major changes at one of the area’s oldest businesses
LAKE VERMILION- As one of the oldest, continuously operating businesses on Lake Vermilion, Aronson Boat Works is getting a major facelift in an effort to better serve its growing customer base. The … more
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Sah-Gii-Bah-Gah Powwow at Nett Lake
Timberjay photographer David Colburn captured images of the color and pagentry of Native regalia at the annual Sah-Gii-Bah-Gah powwow this past weekend at Nett Lake. Unseasonably warm temperatures … more
The planned processing facility for the New Range copper-nickel proposal formerly PolyMet.
Army Corps revokes NorthMet wetlands permit
REGIONAL— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has dealt a major blow to the prospects for the NorthMet copper-nickel venture proposed by NewRange Copper, formerly known as PolyMet Mining. On … more
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A Boeing Chinook CH-47D helicopter drops its 2,500 gallons of water on a wildfire that started just west of the Ely Golf Course on Saturday, May 27.
Blaze scorches 20 acres near Ely
ELY- With red flag fire weather warnings posted across northern Minnesota, Ely had its first brush with a wildfire on the afternoon of Saturday, May 27. The fire was reported before 5 p.m. … more
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Art Dale with his new book.
Retired pastor still preaching of peace and joy
SOUDAN- H. Arthur (Art) Dale has served as a Lutheran pastor in our area for decades, and now in his retirement, and at 93 years of age, he is continuing to pass on his vision through his second … more
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Jim Taylor with the Cook VFW displays the colors during a Memorial Day event in Cook on Monday.
Honor and Respect
As area communities honored the nation's fallen military personnel on Monday, Memorial Day, Timberjay staff members were out capturing images of remembrance. more
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Sen. Grant Hauschild (l) and Rep. Roger Skraba (r) talk with BWCC director Adam Masloski about the recently completed legislative session.
Progress, but more to do for nursing homes
ELY— In the wake of the recently completed legislative session, area lawmakers met here with officials from the Boundary Waters Care Center to talk about how the session helped address the … more
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As one of the many who donated to the Boundary Waters Care Center, 100 Ely Women Who Care donated $6,870 recently. Front row, (l-r) Barbara Kollar, 101-year-old resident of BWCC and Adam Masloski. Back row: Emily Brown, Cindy Gardner, and Mary Zimmerman.
New funding, donations save Ely nursing home, for now
ELY- After the drought of funding for skilled nursing homes following the 2022 legislative session, the announcement that Ely’s Boundary Waters Care Center (BWCC) would receive $750,000 for … more
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New gun restrictions approved
REGIONAL- Gov. Tim Walz has signed landmark gun control legislation expanding background checks for firearms and enacting a “red flag” provision enabling authorities to intervene when … more
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