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Fall baseball events set for Ely this year
ELY— The recent military veterans salute by the Ely Baseball Association would normally have marked the end of the baseball season in Ely. The salute was presented late last month during the … more
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Elli Borovsky displays the 50-inch muskie, caught on Lake Vermilion, that vaulted her and teammate Carter Graff to the high school state tourney championship.
High school anglers show how its done
LAKE VERMILION- A pair of Twin Cities high school anglers won the 2022 Minnesota High School Muskie State Championship held Aug. 12 on Lake Vermilion.Runners-up in last year’s tourney, Elli … more
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Well-known amateur astronomer “Astro Bob” and a young night sky enthusiast point out an early-appearing star as dusk was descending at the Voyageurs Star Party on Saturday.
VNP’s dark sky celebration draws a hefty crowd
REGIONAL- Humans have forever looked to the night skies in awe and wonderment, and those emotions were on full display at the Kabetogama Visitors Center at Voyageurs National Park on Saturday during … more
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Workers wear respirators to avoid inhaling the dust created by their work on Tower's historic fire hall.
Fire hall facelift part of ongoing renovation
TOWER- Anyone driving down the Main Street here recently likely noticed the flurry of activity at Tower’s historic fire hall. As part of a multi-stage overhaul, the building is currently … more
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Dave, Lisa, and Dale Erickson.
D’Erick’s Tower Liquors looking for a new owner
TOWER- Back in 1986, the city of Tower decided to sell its municipal liquor store and bar, and Denny Erickson decided it could become a family business that would help support the family cabin on the … more
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The tournament-winning Eden Prairie team of Danny Frischmon and Asher Weinberger prepare to haul in another bass on Sunday.
Eden Prairie team wins student bass tournament
VERMILION RESERVATION- Fortune Bay Resort Casino hosted a large group of high schoolers this weekend who were betting that they could outhustle and outfish all the others in the Student Angler … more
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Eagles Nest firefighters Terry Mattson and Ron Potter examine a nozzle during Saturday’s training exercise.
Training for the worst
EAGLES NEST- Last Saturday’s simulated fire and evacuation exercises at Eagles Nest Lake 4, involving both Eagles Nest and Morse Fall Lake Fire Departments, turned out to be more than mere … more
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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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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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Kelly Kidd and Mike Kindel performed a wide selection of both well-known and original country songs during an outdoor concert at the MarJo Motel in Tower on Aug. 4.
American Motel Tour stops at the MarJo
Kelly Kidd and Mike Kindel performed a wide selection of both well-known and original country songs during an outdoor concert at the MarJo Motel in Tower on Aug. 4. The two are touring the country as … more
The Wolf Center’s newest residents, Caz and Blackstone, were allowed to joined the rest of the Exhibit Pack late last week and were getting acquainted with Rieka, Axel and Grayson over the week.
Wolf Center’s new pups join exhibit pack
ELY – The newest residents at the International Wolf Center, Blackstone and Caz, are now part of the Exhibit Pack.After several months of getting acclimated to their new home and roommates, the … more
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Even cowboys behind the fence look apprehensive as a huge and angry bull explodes out of the gate leaving its rider quickly off balance. Score one for the bull.
Ride 'em Cowboy
The 67th annual edition of the North Star Stampede in Effie, the country's oldest family-run rodeo continuously operating in the same arena, got back to nearly pure rodeo and fun this year, with … more
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Members of the St. Louis County Volunteer Rescue Squad prepare to rappel hundreds of feet into the former Soudan mine pit.
Rescue squad goes over the edge in former mine pit
SOUDAN MINE— Almost two dozen members of the St. Louis County Rescue Squad went down in the Soudan Mine the hard way last Saturday. It was all part of a training exercise that the volunteers … more
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Dan and Greta Burandt outside the Good Ol’ Days Bar and Grill in Tower. The couple took over ownership of the popular establishment last month.
Re-imagining the Good Ol’ Days
TOWER – Anyone who’s ever stepped foot in Tower’s iconic bar on the east end of Main Street most likely left with a belly full of good food and fond memories of Marilyn on the wall, … more
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Dancers Brooke Pasmick, Gracie Pointer, Cora Olson, and Charlotte Hegman rehearse their piece “Movement” for the upcoming show
Ely’s Reflections Dance Company presents Math in Motion
REGIONAL - Residents of Winton may have noticed some busy dancers rehearsing outside the Winton Community Center this summer as the Reflections Dance Company (RDC) prepares for their annual summer … more
Ely’s Historic State Theater plans film festival
ELY - Ely’s Historic State Theater (EHST), was recently awarded a Minnesota State Arts Board grant to host Ely’s first annual film festival. The event is set to be held during the second … more
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Blueberry/Art Festival is back better than ever
ELY – With Mother Nature’s cooperation, more than 200 art, craft, and food vendors will fill Whiteside Park starting at 10 a.m. Friday, July 29 and stay until Sunday, July 31 at 4 p.m. … more
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Postcard of Tower Main St. showing the Historic Fire Hall.
Charlemagne’s Attic Sale Friday & Saturday at the Historic Fire Hall on Main Street
TOWER- The Tower-Soudan Historical Society’s “Charlemagne’s Attic Sale” is being held on Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July 30 at the historic fire hall at 504 Main Street in … more
Ojibwe expert mesmerizes with history of timber on the Range
VIRGINIA- This summer’s Northern Lights Music Festival in Virginia featured a successful wrinkle from last year’s festival that’s surely not duplicated in any other similar music … more
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One of two Conoco Gas Stations located in Ely in the 1960s.
When gasoline was 29 cents a gallon in Ely
Most of us older than 65 years of age can remember when gasoline cost much, much less than today. Like maybe even $4 or more per gallon. That 29 cents back in 1964 would be worth about $3 today. Back … more
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The Alaspa Bunch from Embarrass beat out another Embarrass team in the championship game to take home top honors in this year's Red Bear Wiffleball tournament.
The Alaspa Bunch wins Red Bear wiffleball tournament on July 16
EMBARRASS - The fourteenth annual Red Bear Wiffleball Tournament was held at the Marlin Bjornrud home in Embarrass on July 16.  Six teams from Embarrass, Tower, International Falls, Bemidji, and … more
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