Ely, Minnesota (nonfiction)
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
Pursuant to Ely City Ordinance, calendar parking is in effect from November 1st to May 31st (unless lifted earlier). You may begin parking your car between 6:00pm and midnight for the following day. If the following day's date is an:
- ODD DATE -then park on NORTH side of street and WEST side of avenue (on this side all
house numbers are odd)
- EVEN DATE -then park on SOUTH side of street and EAST side of avenue (on this side all
house numbers are even)
Questions, please contact the Ely Police Dept. at 218-226-5477
Roll-offs
Northern Routes Roll-off
128 E Chapman Street
Ely, MN 55731
P: 218-235-8036
Restaurants
"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.
Nonfiction cross-reference
- Arrowhead Region (nonfiction)
- Ely Neon (nonfiction)
- Grandee of the Arrowhead (nonfiction)
- Karl Jones Gallery (nonfiction)
- Minnesota (nonfiction)
External links:
- Ely, Minnesota @ Wikipedia