Dec 21, 2020 | BWCAW, From the Archives
It’s 6:30 am on a January morning. Granite, the sled dog, pulls his tail away from his nose to look over the dog yard in hopes that his human is bringing soup. Chris, a dogsledding guide and Granite’s human for the season, has just arrived at the mushers’ shed and is...
Dec 21, 2020 | Books for Blizzards, Food & Drink, From the Archives
Books for Blizzards: Land of 10,000 Lakes by Patrice Johnson Land of 10,000 Lakes mixes recipes and stories with Minnesota heritage to cook up a book that’s equal parts sentimental and practical. Although she gives a nod to the bland Scandinavian style of...
Dec 21, 2020 | Food & Drink
No-Can Tater Tot Hotdish Serves 9-12 (depending on hunger levels & how blustery it is outside) This recipe comes from Land of 10,000 Plates by Patrice Johnson, one of the featured books from our Books for Blizzards segment in the 2020-2021 Ely Winter Times....
Dec 21, 2020 | BWCAW, From the Archives
This article was originally published in the 2009-2010 edition of the Ely Winter Times. In 1970 a group of ambitious Ely citizens put together a winter event that was to become as big a draw in winter as the Blueberry Festival has become in summer. The booklet...
Nov 23, 2020 | Food & Drink
This mulled wine recipe is inspired by that served at W.A. Frost, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1 bottle dry red wine 3/4 cup Triple Sec 1 Tbsp bitters 1 cup cranberry juice 1 cup raisins 3/4 oz fresh ginger 6 whole cardamom pods 8 whole cloves 1 cinnamon stick 1/2...
Nov 22, 2020 | Community, From the Archives
This article was originally published in the 2001 Ely Winter Times. Perhaps it was a hold over from the Depression, or maybe it was the power of tradition, but picking out a good Christmas tree was one of the things Dad always took care of for our family. One...
Nov 22, 2020 | Community, From the Archives
This article originally appeared in the 2006 Ely Winter Times. It is a cold December night in a garage near Ely. Predictions are for twenty-below. Two figures trudge between the house and the garage, lugging heavy pails, taking advantage of these perfect...
Oct 16, 2020 | Food & Drink
Nordlys Ingredients: 2oz Aalborg Jubileums Aquavit 1oz Green Absinthe 1oz spruce tip infused simple syrup—plain is fine too Juice of one fresh lemon 1/2oz Creme de Violet White from one egg Small handful of ice Shaker Fine cone strainer Coupe glass – Place egg...
Oct 15, 2020 | BWCAW, From the Archives
Photo courtesy of Jim Brandenburg. This article was originally published in the 1999-2000 Ely Winter Times. One of the northwoods’ winter wonders is the night sky. Away from artificial light sources, the view of the stars and planets is dazzling. The...
