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Greenwood rep on the hot seat at ambulance meeting
TOWER- Greenwood Township Board Chair John Bassing spent time on the hot seat during a Tower Ambulance Commission meeting that started late and ended early as a result of ambulance calls requiring … more
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Gary Smith cuts one of 600 Kiwanis Club pies.
Pie and much more at Blueberry/Art festival
ELY— The annual celebration of the North Country’s most popular wild berry gets underway Friday morning at Whiteside Park and runs through Sunday. This year’s Blueberry Art/Festival … more
Watch for road construction
REGIONAL— The annual pilgrimage from across the region to Ely’s Blueberry/Art Festival, set for July 28-30, could take a bit longer than in some recent years for folks planning to travel … more
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A sign posted this week advises motorists of pending road construction on Hwy. 169.
Hwy. 169 resurfacing project to start Monday
REGIONAL— Travelers along Hwy. 169 south of Tower will want to plan for extra time starting Monday, as work is set to begin on a mill and overlay project to repair the crumbling road surface … more
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Ely area residents hold signs suggesting other local businesses the mayor could have honored.
Mayoral proclamation once again divides Ely over mining
ELY- A proclamation honoring Twin Metals packed the city council chambers here on Tuesday, as area residents turned out to voice both support and opposition to the statement, issued by Mayor Heidi … more
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A plethora of heavy equipment is deployed near the site of this week’s derailment along the CN track near Gheen.
Another CN derailment near Gheen
COOK- Ten cars of a Canadian National train, two containing hazardous materials, derailed approximately six miles north of Cook on Monday, the second such incident in the past year along the remote … more
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Bob and Jen McDonough are the new owners of the Tower Café.
New life for old cafè
TOWER—More than three years after it closed its doors in April 2020 at the start of the COVID pandemic, the Tower Café will soon be back in business. And probably no one is more … more
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Cathy Cerra-Harvieux took questions from Soudan residents last Sunday at the Vermilion Park Inn. She is hoping to convert the facility to adult addiction treatment and sober housing.
Proposed sober house still faces pushback
SOUDAN- Over two dozen Soudan residents attended a question-and-answer session with Cathy Cerra-Harvieux, who is hoping to convert the Vermilion Park Inn to a sober housing and outpatient treatment … more
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Worshippers line up to enter the St. James Presbyterian Chapel for the final sermon. Founded in 1884, the church was a center of spiritual life for many residents of Tower-Soudan for nearly 140 years.
Last Call to Pray
TOWER- The sight of a long line of people streaming into St. James Presbyterian Church on Sunday was something not seen for a very long time. But those entering the church building, built at the … more
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Council talks signs and signs of the times
ELY—Signage and signs of the times occupied considerable discussion at the city council meeting here on Tuesday. Ely residents Frederica Musgrave and Lynn Evenson addressed the council about … more
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A lawsuit filed against the EPA by Minnnesota and nine other states may clarify the regulatory playing field for wood-burning residential furnaces, something which has implications for Tower-based Lamppa Manufacturing.
Ten states sue EPA over wood furnace testing
REGIONAL— Attorneys generals from ten states, including Minnesota, have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to adequately manage an … more
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Housing needs at the top of Cook council agenda
COOK— The need for more housing and the challenges involved in fostering residential growth were hot topics on the city council agenda here last Thursday. It’s a chronic issue that city … more
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With 1,100 feet of shoreline along the East Two River, just downstream of the Tower harbor, this 18-acre parcel is now slated for development.
Major development slated for Marjo site
TOWER— Luke Kujawa couldn’t resist the potential. The Twin Cities businessman, along with his business partner Michael Jellish, closed just last week on the 18-acre parcel of mostly … more
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Profanity-laced flag mars Ely kids activities on the 4th
ELY- Residents in Ely were unhappy over the appearance of a profanity-laced flag that a homeowner located across the street from Whiteside Park erected here on July 4. The house is located less than … more
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The piers supporting Ely’s water intake line as they cross the open water of Burntside Lake. The structure seen here was built 1931-32. The water line updated in the 1970s is in the wooden box sitting on the top of the piers. This photo was taken during a city inspection of the intake structure during the summer of 2022.
Why Ely gets its water from Burntside Lake
ELY— Aging drinking water infrastructure has become a hot topic for the city council here in recent months as city officials are beginning the outreach for funding to help finance what is … more
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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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