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TAKING OVER at Sir G’s from Jim Buchner (center) are new owners of Sir G’s Italian Restaurant, Heidi and Dan Peace. Photo by Marie Buchner

Sir G’s Italian Restaurant has been sold. The new owners are Dan and Heidi Peace. Dan has been fishing here for the past eight years and, like a lot of people, he fell in love with Ely.
After introducing Heidi to this area, they decided it would be a great place to raise their two and a half year old year old daughter Jade.
Dan is a business owner in Minneapolis and Heidi is a restaurant manager. With that winning combination, it only made sense to buy Sir G’s and become a part of the Ely community. The Peaces plan to keep the same great recipes and use the same quality ingredients that Sir G’s is known for.
The previous owners, Jim and Marie Buchner, invite you to stop in and help welcome them to Ely.

THE COMPETITION AND CORONATION was held in Washington Auditorium on Sept. 28, pictured are (front) Kayla Larsen, Little Miss Ely Audrey Engen and Lindi Zemke; (back) Miss Ely Kenzie Peterson and Jess Anderson. Photo by Tara Kay Photography.

Frandsen Bank and Trust in Ely donated $1,121.67 plus a cart full of groceries to the Ely Food Shelf. Pictured are: Laura Mattingly, Cheryl Boyes, Susan Laine, Tom Omerza, Sarah Foster, Liz Langley and Jonna Bailey.
Photo by Nick Wognum

Elyites awakened to about an inch of snow on Friday morning with a promise to turn to rain later in the day. The wet snow created a mantle on the colorful fall leaves. photo by Anne Swenson

Extremely high winds across northeastern Minnesota affected service for more than 7,000 LCP members Wednesday night.

The winds were quite breezy behind the cold front. Here are the highest gusts from Wednesday evening. Grand Marais had the highest at 56 mph.

Ely Airport finished in second place with a wind gust of 54 mph Wednesday night!

Crews are addressing the damage from theevening's high winds. Some members regained service overnight, and roughly 800 were still awaiting restoration. Lake States Tree Service is assisting with numerous toppled trees throughout the area.

by Tom Coombe -

Superior National Forest Managers Announce Changes in National Recreation Reservation System
and BWCAW Permit Reservation Process

Duluth, MN (September 28, 2018) – Beginning in 2019, visitors will see some changes in the National Recreation Reservation System which includes the permitting process for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). These changes address privacy, security, financial, and program requirements of the new, nation-wide recreation.gov website launching on October 1, 2018.

The new platform has stronger security controls, better protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and increased fraud protection. Recreation.gov will no longer store credit card information.

Beginning in 2019, the $10.00 reservation fee is changing to $6.00 for every quota permit. That means whether you reserve a permit ahead of time or purchase a ‘walk-in’ permit, the fee will be $6.00. This includes Day Use Motor permits.

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WORLD RECORD HOLDER - Ely’s Daniel Drehmel earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by completing a 26.2-mile marathon while carrying a canoe. Drehmel won the canoe portage division in Saturday’s race. Photos by Eric Sherman.

by Tom Coombe -

AT THE START of the Northern Lights Clubhouse 5K Glow Run with over 230 participants Friday afternoon in Ely. Photos by Eric Sherman.