What a beautiful week, heat, cool, rain, wind and sun all in just a week. The fish didn’t seem to mind though. Our fishermen are continuing to tell us they are having great success. Particularly hot ...

10 top-flight teams in Ely Echo Legion Midsummer Classic Later this month, the top Division II American Legion Baseball teams in Minnesota will be in Ely for the state tournament. But a regular season ...

When I was young an older boy took me under his canoeing wings, and it was only on rivers, one more than any other. He wasn’t overly concerned with my serious lack of ability, he coached from the ...

The annual Ely Blueberry/ Art Festival is just weeks away, and organizers announced the event has reached full capacity. With a maximum of 278 booths filled three weeks ago, this year’s festival is ...

Minnesota North College, Vermilion Campus announced that its Ironhawks football program has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the NJCAA Foundation for Sport Opportunity. This funding will be used to ...

So many events take place in a day, a week, a month, a year, a lifetime, an existence. Some time to reflect, to see, to receive, to engage, to see, to hear, to feel. This birthday’s gifts included ...

North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into the news and happenings of northern Minnesota, alongside ...

The Ely Echo weekly newspaper and its companion pieces - North Country SAVER and North Country ANGLER - provide insight into ...