Ely Echo Editorial: Silver Rapids redux: This time around, momentum has shifted

There were smiles and positive vibes at Silver Rapids Lodge a couple weeks back as developers showed off their plans for renovating and remodeling the historic resort on White Iron Lake.

While we’ve learned not to get too optimistic about any development proposed for the Ely area, this time around the winds seem to have shifted and support for the project appears more widespread and public.

Maybe those of us with common sense learned a thing or two from last time, when a vocal and persistent group of opponents - many from outside the area - aimed fire at Silver Rapids and Lake County itself and brought the first plans for development to a halt.