Coming Soon!
We have not taken the time to write more blogs since our staff person in charge of them took another job. But we hope to get back to them soon.…
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Snacks From the Archives
The Ely Summer Times began with a 28-page booklet in 1996. To quote the first issue, “There’s no place like Ely, MN for creating summertime memories. Whether you’re here for…
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Books for Blizzards
This content was originally published in the 2021-2022 Ely Winter Times. We like to claim author Sarah Stonich as our own, partly because she lived in the area for…
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Gingerbread Cake Recipe
This gingerbread cake is simple to make, and pairs well with any good book in the coziest snuggery in your house. Cake Ingredients: Whipped Cream Ingredients: Method:
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I wish for all of you a wild place
Resonant words from the archives: Dear Calendar Owners, As I write this it is Memorial Weekend, 2007. I have just returned from working at the Ham Lake Fire on the…
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Let It Snow!
Let It Snow! was first published in the 1998-1999 Ely Winter Times: Snow is pretty amazing stuff. Did you know that a light powder snow cover is 92% air? It…
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Pulla (known to some as Finnish biscuit) recipe
This recipe was submitted to an Ethnic Eats of Ely cookbook that was compiled and published by the Slovenian Union of America Branch No. 23 in Ely, Minnesota. Makes 3…
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Get Warm, Get Clean, Sauna!
This article was first published in the 2019 Ely Winter Times. The first thing you need to know about a sauna is how to pronounce the word. It’s Finnish, a…
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The Winter Sauna
From the archives: The Winter Sauna by Becca Brin Manlove, 1999-2000 Ely Winter Times We scurried quickly over the path of ice, clad in nothing but soggy wool socks and…
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Tanning a Deer Hide: October 2011 Sidebar
From Cache Lake Country by John Rowlands, a 1947 book full of poetic descriptions and practical directions: The Chief and I have been dressing the skin of his first buck…
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