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Ely’s first National Night Out event will be August 5, from 4-8 p.m. in Whiteside Park. There will be multiple law enforcement agencies, fire and EMS, bounce houses, a dunk tank, face painting, games and much more.
The August meeting of Ely P.E.O. Chapter FD will be held on Thursday, Aug. 7, at Grace Lutheran Church. Social time will start at 12:30 p.m. with the program and business meeting to follow. Visiting members are welcome.
At the Ely Public Library on Thursday, August 7 at 1 pm the program will be Egg Drop – for school aged kids up through adults. Do you think you could help safely land a human on Mars or the Moon? Come to the library and learn about the principles involved with safe space landings by designing an “egg drop” lander. We will have materials available for you to test your design by building a container to help an uncooked egg land intact when dropped from the highest reach of the City of Ely’s bucket truck. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Library with lots of help from our co-workers on the City of Ely staff! Note: this program is weather dependent.
At the Ely Public Library on Friday, August 8 at 2 p.m. the program will be Hey, It’s a Holiday: National Perler Day – for ages five up through adults. Have you made Perler bead creations? This is the perfect day to try this easy fun craft. Join Jessie and she’ll show you how! Pre-registration is required so that we have enough materials. This program is sponsored by Friends of the Library.
The Ely Watercross will celebrate its 20th year Aug. 8-10 at the Longbranch in Winton. The event will feature snowmobiles racing on Fall Lake and a concert Saturday night with Ransom and Pop Rocks.
NLAA’s Reflections Dance Company presents Water 2.0, an exploration of water issues in a changing world. Water gives life, and can take it away. Experience the power and beauty of dance accompanied by live music. Water 2.0 will be presented on Friday, Aug. 8 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Minnesota North College Vermilion Fine Arts Theater. Tickets available at www.northernlakesarts.org, general: $25, NLAA member: $20, senior: $18 and student: $12 The 10th annual Ride, Raffle ‘N Roll for ALS will be held Saturday, Aug. 16, starting at Timber Hall in Embarrass. Pancake breakfast available for purchase and open to the public 8-10 a.m. Ride registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with kickstands up at 10:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit Never Surrender Inc. through the 2026 Black Woods Blizzard Tour. For more information, call or text Travis Erickson at 218-780-8944.
Heritage Fest at Ely’s Historic Pioneer Mine in the Miners Dry is a daylong event celebrating Iron Range Heritage to be held in Ely on Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event features food, live music, a Slovenian Polka Party, refreshments, a bake sale with ethnic favorites, and free Pioneer Mine Museum tours. Admission to this event is free and open to the public. The Pioneer Mine is located at 105 Miners Lake Landing Road in Ely (across from Grand Ely Lodge). The newly renovated Ely Community Center will held a grand reopening celebration on Aug. 22, from 4-8 p.m. The open house-style event will showcase the newly revamped spaces, including the main hall, meeting room, and commercial kitchen, and offer community members the chance to explore how the space can be used for events and gatherings. Ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Free appetizers and punch will be served, and remarks will begin at 5 p.m., followed by live music from the Chickadee Dee Dees at 5:30 p.m. A slideshow of the building’s transformation will also be on display.
