In 1955 the Woods family came to Babbitt in December to begin their lives in mining. Debra would turn 1 the following month in January. In the same year sometime after the birth of their son, the Andersons (Glenn)movedtoBabbittwiththeir 3 daughters.As small towns would have it knowing everyone, years later boy meets girl (high school). Long story short on Saturday, May 11, 1974 they were married. On May 11, 2024 Debra and Glenn Anderson will be married 50 years. It was at the Evangelical Church in Babbitt, and they lived happily ever after. The End.
BREAKING NEWS
- 'No one else would be treated like this in Minnesota;' long-held Twin Metals Minnesota state mineral lease is canceled
- Message to the Community - Unique opportunity
- Sgt. James Mondati coming home in October after dying in Bataan in 1942
- Walz visits Ely following announcement of temporary Rainy Rivers Watershed mining ban
- RAMS opposes Walz action to block mining in Rainy River Watershed
- Firefighter dies in Ely
- Forest Service reopens over 1,500 BWCA campsites
- Special session for economic relief from fires unlikely
- BWCA entry points reopen on west side
- Fall Lake and Fenske Lake Campgrounds set to reopen August 7
- Six running for Ely school board
- Fall school referendum would raise revenue, but not taxes
- USFS to re-open some entry points across BWCA as fires progress toward containment
- Cloquet Line will be reopened, changed from GO to SET
- Firefighters progress toward containment, BWCA set to slowly begin opening
- In St. Louis County all GO changed to SET except for three
- Fernberg property owners finally allowed to return home
- Help for local businesses impacted by fire, BWCA closure discussed
- Ely is “open for business”
- Mail will now leave Ely by 7 a.m. each day
- 20-year mining ban lifted
