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Finances in tenuous position as BWCC waits, hopes for state assistance

by Tom Coombe

The blocks of snow already in place around town are a dead giveaway.

The Ely Winter Festival is right around the corner.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) quota permit reservations for the 2023 quota season, May 1 – September 30, will be available beginning at 9:00 a.m. CST on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

by Nick Wognum

Our first big snowmobile ride of the year was one we haven’t done in many years: the Trestle Inn near the North Shore.

by Parker Loew

The ice fishing opener for trout (outside of the BWCA) was either feast or famine Saturday, depending on where you went and what you were fishing for.

by Tom Coombe

Ely’s Nordic Wolves are regrouping after a busy flurry of action, but both the boys and girls teams seem well-positioned heading into the home stretch of the regular season.

A perfect score was the highlight as Ely’s End of the Road Archers had another impressive day at a tournament in Hibbing.

by Tom Coombe

The Vermilion Ironhawks   picked up a badly-needed victory Wednesday night and stayed in the thick of the playoff chase.

But it sure wasn’t easy.