March marks 40 years since the start of the Steger International Polar Expedition. From that historic expedition came ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside the Canadian ...

Across Minnesota this week, the arts appear in some unlikely settings — a restored North Woods movie palace, neighborhood churches, a Duluth theater and a club leaning into pre–St. Patrick’s Day ...

On the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a novice learns to drive her own team on an adventure in the heart of winter.

On March 8, 1986, the Steger International Polar Expedition set out on a two-month journey that led to the first confirmed unsupported expedition to the North Pole.

Sandstone Ice Climbing: March 15, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., $90. The University of Minnesota Duluth Recreational Sports Outdoor Program offers sandstone ice climbing. Call 218-726-7128 or go to ...

ELY, Minn.-It took all of about 15 seconds for things to get exciting on a recent Tuesday morning."Someone want to get that?" Steve Foss asked as the fishing rod bounced to the beat of a lake trout ...

A hotel on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Ely, Minn., teaches guests how to harness, mush, and manage teams of ...

ELY, Minn. – In this Iron Range city on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the local miners hang out at a bar directly across the main drag from the Friends of the Boundary Waters ...

ELY, Minn. - A well-known research bear was shot and killed by a hunter near Ely on Friday, the North American Bear Center reported. Dot, who was 13 years old, was wearing a radio collar bedecked with ...