Jan 25, 2021 | BWCAW, Community
For Jacki Fisher cross country skiing is a lifestyle. A way to “get out there and play!” And when one lives in the northwoods, a ‘get out there and play’ mentality is essential to doing anything more than simply surviving the winter. Consider any children you...
Jan 24, 2021 | Community, From the Archives
This article originally appeared in the 2008-2009 Ely Winter Times. In 1961, the Ely Ski Club punched a road through the woods on the east end of town, cleared slopes and trails by hand, installed ski jumps and tows, and built a first-class chalet. An amazing...
Dec 21, 2020 | BWCAW, Community, From the Archives, Hiking
This article was originally published in the 2008-2009 Ely Winter Times. 2008 editor’s note: The following is a blog entry I stumbled on when I was Googling something else. Better written than 90% of the blogs I’ve read, it stuck with me. I joined the blogspot...
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...
