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Ely Minnesota, population 3200, a hour's drive from a larger city (Virginia, pop. 8900). | |||
Not much happens here. Once or twice a year I read about a drug bust or an overdose. Rumor of arson last summer. Amazon packages stolen from steps. | |||
Nights are quiet, I don't worry. | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1687163459731951616 Post] @ Twitter (3 August 2023) | |||
== "The Big News" email to AirVuz == | == "The Big News" email to AirVuz == | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 3 August 2023
Ely (/ˈiːli/ EE-lee) is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,460 at the 2010 census.
About Ely
It is located on the Vermilion Iron Range, and is historically home to several iron ore mines.
Ely is located in the Arrowhead Region of northern Minnesota.
Today the city of Ely is best known as a popular entry point for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
The main street of Ely (Sheridan Street) is lined with outfitters, outdoor clothing stores, art galleries, and restaurants.
The main routes in and out of Ely are State Highway 1 (MN 1, also Sheridan Street where it passes through town), State Highway 169 (MN 169), and County Road 21 (Central Avenue).
Winter parking restrictions
Roll-offs
Northern Routes Roll-off
128 E Chapman Street
Ely, MN 55731
P: 218-235-8036
Restaurants
Ely Minnesota, population 3200, a hour's drive from a larger city (Virginia, pop. 8900).
Not much happens here. Once or twice a year I read about a drug bust or an overdose. Rumor of arson last summer. Amazon packages stolen from steps.
Nights are quiet, I don't worry.
- Post @ Twitter (3 August 2023)
"The Big News" email to AirVuz
From the email announcement I sent to AirVuz a few minutes ago (September 18, 2019):
Hello AirVuz,
The big news is that I have purchased property in Ely, Minnesota, and I am in the process of moving up there right now.
The property is a residential/commercial space on the main street in the heart of downtown Ely. It's been an art gallery and framing service (the Kess Gallery) for thirty years. The artist couple that own it are retiring. The building needs a lot of work, but the price is low so I can afford to fix it up.
Most of the property is taken up by the gallery / retail space, with very cramped living quarters at the back, but that's okay for now. Next year I will rehab the entire residential area, tear down the old garage and back porch, and build out more living space in back including maybe a separate small residential unit for AirBnB.
Closing is scheduled for September 30, but the owners handed me the keys right after I signed the purchase agreement and said go ahead and move in. (They have a house nearby.)
So, I will be busy moving for the next couple of weeks, but then I will settle down and get back to work.
Drive time from Ely to the AirVuz World Headquarters is about four and a half hours, and I want to get into the metro about weekly, so I will attend at least some staff meetings, maybe all of them.
You are all invited (once I get settled in) to visit me in Ely:
130 East Sheridan Street Ely, MN 55731
I will rename the place the Karl Jones Gallery and continue to show and sell art, mainly by my Twin Cities friends and myself, also by local artists. I don't expect the gallery to make much money, that's not how galleries usually work. But I'm sure it will be great fun.
The former owner, who has an established clientele base for framing services, is setting me up with all of his stock and training me how to do framing, which will be a nice little sideline business.
That's about it for now. I will keep you posted as things progress.
Your Man in Ely, Karl Jones
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Grandee of the Arrowhead
- New Minneapolis, Canada - Ely is part of the informally designated "Greater New Minneapolis, Canada area"; several prominent Gnomon algorithm theorists have retired to Ely.
- Raven in the Shadow of Clouds
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Arrowhead Region (nonfiction)
- Ely Neon (nonfiction)
- Grandee of the Arrowhead (nonfiction)
- Greater Ely, Minnesota Co-Prosperity Sphere
- Karl Jones Gallery (nonfiction)
- Minnesota (nonfiction)
- Pioneer Mine (nonfiction) - an underground iron mine in Ely, Minnesota, United States, in operation from 1889 to 1967.
External links
- Ely, Minnesota @ Wikipedia