Ely is home to abundant wildlife. On your drive up you might see a moose strolling along Highway 1. Just outside of town, eagles and ospreys nest in the trees, loons call to each other, residents do what they can to keep deer out of their gardens, and yes, you can often hear wolves howl at night…
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(BPT) - You know the story of how opposites attract? The straight-laced girl goes for the wild guy, or the stiff-necked, career-minded lawyer and the freewheeling Phish fan fall hopelessly in love? It’s a great story! We all love them. And maybe we love them because they’re so darn complicated, and…
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(BPT) - Long before people were staring at their phones trying to find where the Pokémon were hiding in their neighborhood, people were scouring the world looking for waterproof boxes containing a simple logbook to sign. It’s called geocaching, and for the past two decades it has become something of…
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(BPT) - It makes sense that in our hyper-connected world where digital gadgets and interconnected gizmos do stuff for us, there has been a growing interest in traditional arts and crafts. You feel more connected, more engaged, like you’re tied to a larger tradition and community. This is the idea…
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(BPT) - Why do you go on vacation? Why does anyone go on vacation? The standard answers are to unwind, see someplace new or decompress. Everyone has their reasons, and increasingly, one word has come to summarize not just why we go on vacation, but why we must go on vacation. That word is wellness…
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(BPT) - Midwinter blues get you down every year? Join us for the Ely Winter Festival, Feb. 6-16, 2020. You'll never have more fun outside in the snow, guaranteed. It's our largest winter event and getting bigger every year, so make your reservations early! It all started back in 1984, when the Ely…
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(BPT) - If you think Ely is only about paddling through the BWCAW, camping under the stars on a balmy night, and sitting in front of the campfire doused in DEET, you've only got part of the story. Winter is magical in Ely. If you've never been here when there's a foot (or much more!) of snow on the…
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(BPT) - Planning a trip to Ely this winter but aren't sure you have the right gear to keep toasty warm in the cold? Don't worry! We've got you covered. Ely is home to two of the best manufacturers of winter outerwear on the planet: Steger Mukluks and Moccasins, and Wintergreen Northern Wear. If you…
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So many guests in Ely tell us that one of the most pleasant surprises about our area is how amazing our restaurants are. “We wish we had more time just to eat,” they say. We completely understand. While we can’t help you secure an additional day to focus on food here in Ely, we can help you plan how…
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(BPT) - Come to Ely for the holidays, and you'll swear you just woke up in a Hallmark movie. It's the perfect small town, all lit up for the holidays, surrounded by hundreds of miles of pristine wilderness and snow-covered pines. Downtown's beauty comes to life when the sun goes down early on our…
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