Join Ken Hupila on the ice and in the woods for a winter camping trip on Rice Bay.

Metallic mineral exploration is proposed in St. Louis County in an area four miles southeast of Babbitt, Minnesota. Encampment Minerals Inc. (Encampment) proposes drilling exploratory borings and ...

District 6 - Two Harbors CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) reports angling activity dropped following the extremely cold beginning of the week. Snowmobile activity ramped up and hundreds of snowmobiles were ...

February brings a host of winter events to the Ely area starting today with the Fun Run and continuing this week with the annual Ely Winter Festival. While Elyites are enjoying mild conditions at the ...

February brings a host of winter events to the Ely area starting today with the Fun Run and continuing this week with the annual Ely Winter Festival. While Elyites are enjoying mild conditions at the ...

On Wednesday around 8:12 a.m., the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office, EMS and Fire Departments, received a report of a single school bus accident on Olsen Road near the Northwoods School in the city ...

(Publisher’s Note: This is the final summary report from city department heads.) by Recreation Coordinator Caitlin Stern This past year the Recreation Department has had a focus on repair to ...

It sure is hard to think about it being 2025. I remember 1975 like it was a couple of years ago. Then I couldn’t imagine being 55. I could imagine flying cars and I figured we’d have those by 2000.

While perhaps not ideal, conditions are better this year than last for one of the area’s biggest events of the winter. The prevalence of snow and mild temperatures - at least for early February- ...

A new year brings new hope for Ely city officials, at least when it comes to bringing a long-discussed housing project to fruition. Shut out in an attempt for state funding in 2024, the city is ...

The snow blocks are up, the carvers will be here soon, and storefronts are set to be filled with art. Those are just some of the signs that it’s time for Ely’s annual winter celebration. The 32nd Ely ...

During the Ely Winter Festival on Monday, Feb. 10 from 5-6 p.m., the Ely Winton Historical Society is hosting a presentation at the Minnesota North-Vermilion Campus theater to celebrate Carl Gawboy’s ...