Ely Social Media Ban - News Media Coverage

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:17:03 +0100

Ely's Social Media Ban had a lot of people talking yesterday. Check out what these news media reports.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/31/ely-minnesota-social-media-ban_n_2979816.html

http://www.brandchannel.com/home/post/2013/04/01/April-Fools-Day-Social-040113.aspx
http://mntoday.mprnews.org/2013/04/ely-bans-social-media-as-april-fools-joke/
http://www.elyecho.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=12628

http://www.mnprblog.com

A Ban On All Social Media Activity (Press Release)

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:18:39 +0100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Katie Welch-Peterson
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ELY, MINN. ANNOUNCES A BAN ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY

Measure aims to get people outdoors, where the air is clean — and only the birds tweet

ELY, MINN. — April 1, 2013 — Today, the Northern Minnesota town at the end of the road, Ely, Minneso...

Ely Area Trail Conditions - January 25, 2013

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:12:56 +0100

The Ely Area received another couple of inches of snow overnight. We are at about 10+ inches of snow on the ground. There is a 30% chance of more snow tonight. Don’t miss out on the Fun Run Snowmobile Ride this Saturday, January 26 in the Ely Area. The temperatures are expected to be mild, trails are groomed, chances for great prizes and great fun! It’s not too late....you can sign up on the day of the event at any one of the checkpoints. Come on out and suppo...

Ely Area Trail Conditions - December 7, 2012

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:19:51 +0100

Warmer temperatures this past week have taken out some of the snow we received over the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Ely Area has about 0-2 inches of snow on the ground at this time.

Snowmobile Trails

MN State Snowmobile Trails officially open on December 1. A recent law change: A snowmobile that is registered after July 1, 2012 and received 06/30/2015 expiration does not need the snowmobile state trail sticker to operate on state or grant-in-aid trails. The snowm...

Tourist Journal - Our Family's 4th of July Vacation

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:19:36 +0100

By Krista Hutchins

Our family had the pleasure of spending our Fourth of July vacation in Ely. As life-long residents of Minnesota, we had never been to this small Northern Minnesota town and were looking for a new area to explore with our 3 boys. We decided to stay at the Grand Ely Lodge where we were able to canoe, kayak, fish, play lawn games and relax....

Tourist Journal - The Kawishiwi loop, July 2012

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:58:53 +0100

By Ross F. Collins

This is a great introduction to the classic Boundary Waters experience! Not so hard, but not so easy either!

Tourist Journal - Things I Remember (part 3)

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:28:12 +0100

By Dave Busch

Well, the first day of fishing has come and gone. The outboard ran well enough that we can now venture to Newton and Pipestone lakes. This means leaving early, portaging twice, and leaving enough time to do it all over again on the return trip that evening. Hope the weather holds!!

In my earlier writings, I mentioned Paul and Edna Summers. They owned and operated Pipestone Outfitting located in Winton, now Packsack. Paul and Edna had built a resort on t...

Tourist Journal - Rounnd Lake Trip

Ely Chamber Of Commerce — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:58:19 +0100

By Lonnie Tim Cofell

We had a great trip going through Brante lake toVirgin lake and seeing the burn area. Going down the frost river portages over rocks that were 5 to Six feet high. Beautiful scenes that you don't see in the cities.

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