ELY — A pair of ornithologists highlighted their years-long effort to catalog breeding bird species in Minnesota at a Tuesday Group meeting here earlier this month. Gerald Niemi, a retired UMD biology ...

Lines in the water, bonds in the heart At Whispering Winds, Muskie Madness brings veterans together for more than fishing ...

BREITUNG TWP- The annual Vermilion Range Old Settlers Reunion and Picnic will be held on Saturday, July 19, at McKinley Park Campground. Booyah served at 12 noon sharp. Booyah is a beef, pork, and ...

ELY — People came out for the dedication of the two new sculptures in Whiteside Park last Tuesday. “The Voyageurs” is a life-size bronze sculpture of two French-Canadian voyageurs … ...

REGIONAL — The notion that young people are fleeing northeastern Minnesota in droves has been an enduring topic of local conversations for years, but new data suggests the story isn’t … ...

GREENWOOD TWP — After acting as interim fire chief since last December, Brian Trancheff is now officially hired as the township’s new fire department head. Trancheff was the only applicant for the ...

REGIONAL—The Department of Natural Resources is once again proposing reducing the state’s walleye bag limit from the current six, to four. Agency officials say it’s a response to … ...

ELY- The highly anticipated Blueberry/Art Festival is just weeks away, and organizers are thrilled to announce that the event has reached full capacity. With a maximum of 278 booths filled since … ...

REGIONAL — Health care advocates and state and county officials are trying to better understand the implications of the new funding and policy landscape created by last week’s enactment … ...

REGIONAL — As high-speed fiber-optic broadband systems continue rolling out along the south shore of Lake Vermilion and in Alango, Owens, Angora, Sandy, Pike, Wuori, Great Scott, and Bearville ...

Well, another Fourth of July has come and gone, and I enjoyed the entire week ramping up to the holiday by bunting my deck rails, in addition to Porch Lady and adding some colorful lawn spinners to my ...

ELY — Ely’s long-anticipated workforce housing project has crossed a critical threshold, with major funding secured and final financing in motion, and city leaders say construction on the … ...