April 29, 1971 Buck, Had a very interesting Saturday night. Kelly and I went on an adventure down the road, that didn’t turn out quite like we’d planned. Ran into numerous difficulties, mostly of our ...

ELY SENIOR Clare Thomas puts up a shot against Cromwell in the Section 7A semifinals in Hibbing. It was hardly surprising that Cromwell was in the Section 7A girls basketball semifinals Tuesday night, ...

District 6 - Two Harbors CO Sean Williams (Ely #1) reports that for the first time in several weeks angling activity was again high as snowmobile use dwindled. Success for trout was stereotypically ...

With the warm days that have now come, it is inevitable that conversation on the street and in Zup’s and other local haunts turns to Spring and Summer. I’m no weatherman but it just turned March a few ...

Oh you know the place well, and known it since your grandparents took you there for the very first time, and they waited until you were old enough to get a grasp of where they took you and more ...

Ely has returned to the Iron Range Conference in hockey and two Timberwolves were named to this year’s All-IRC Team. Ben Leeson and Jace Huntbatch, both seniors, were named All-Iron Range Conference ...

The Ely Echo Shagawa Lake Ice Out Contest is now underway, sponsored by Grand Ely Lodge. Entries are now being accepted, by email only, at [email protected] by March 25. Ice out is official when a ...

The Ely Film Festival is larger than ever, longer than ever, has a day devoted to Indigenous filmmakers, and includes two showings of a movie shot right here in town. Those are among the highlights of ...

Students who participated in the class included Bryce Houde, Conner Helgeson, Sawyer Anderson, Wyatt Carlson, Boden Devine, Braden Jonas and Lucy Luthens. Seven youth from the Ely area and beyond ...

The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,040 animals, according to the results of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ 2025 population survey. Results continue ...

After an overtime victory in January, the Ely Timberwolves tightened things up defensively and had a much easier time with McGregor in the rematch. Ely kept the Mercuries’ most potent weapon under ...