Dive into celebrating Minnesota winter at the Ely Winter Festival. There are fun activities for everyone! February is one of ...

Like the camping mantra “leave no trace,” Imhoff built the cabin to minimize disturbance to the site — perched atop bedrock ...

State officials have given the go-ahead to Franconia Minerals, a subsidiary of Twin Metals, to conduct exploratory drilling ...

ELY, Minn. (WCCO/AP) --A forest fire advanced within a few hundred yards of the popular tourist town of Ely on Thursday, prompting officials to evacuate a corner of the northeastern Minnesota ...

Vacations are about jumping out of what’s normal and into an adventure that makes us feel new again — and that’s what brings people back to Ely, Minnesota, year after year. This outdoor recreation ...

Residents of Eagles Nest Township, a small community southwest of Ely, Minn., have spent more than a decade preparing for wildfires. Here’s a look at their efforts. Ely is a small town with a big ...

A fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness about 12 miles northwest of Ely continued to slowly grow on Tuesday. The Cummings Lake fire is now estimated to have burned across about 40 acres, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- We've all suffered through this April, none more so than area high school athletes waiting just to play a game. But up in Ely, Minnesota, they're used to conditions like this, and ...

It would be the largest underground mine in Minnesota history, digging the largest untapped copper deposit in the world, and it’s edging closer to reality in the woods southeast of Ely. Twin Metals is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ely, Minnesota, is offering free canoes to new police recruits in exchange for three years of service. The unique incentive was introduced as Ely, like many other communities across the U.S., ...

When asked to present his argument for Donald Trump's reelection, Ely Mayor Chuck Novak introduced the News Tribune to former Vikings mascot Joe Juranitch, who says his blade-sharpening business has ...