Ely Winter Festival heating up
January 31, 2013After the swing in temperatures from –35 last Thursday to +32 on
Tuesday, residents of Ely Minnesota are out dancing in the streets. Grab your
mukluks and head up on Saturday night February 2nd and you can join in on the
fun while dancing at the Polar Bear Dance in celebration of the annual Ely
Winter Festival. Tickets are on Sale now.
Snow carving is one of the highlighted activities for this ten day festival
and it draws sculptors from all walks of life. Nancy Scheibe and Bill Defenbaugh
are two local sculptors from Ely that have been enjoying the tradition for
years. Other sculptors will arrive from out of town Friday night and take the
weekend to create incredible scenes at Ely’s Whiteside Park. Admission for
viewing? Free! Get off the couch and catch some fun this weekend while you watch
these artisans ply their trade.
There is a spaghetti feed, radar run, ice fishing contest, artwalk and more
that are all centered around a cold day in Ely!
For full information on this Festival that was started in 1984 by the local
cross country skiing groups go to their website and pick out some of the events
that matter to you.
- ON LINE INFORMATION www.elywinterfestival.com ...... Still not off the couch? Twin Metals is having their open house located at their newly built office in Ely on Saturday.
Blend in a day of ice fishing. Good ice conditions and
good Lake Trout fishing have both been reported out of Burntside Lake and
also Snowbank Lake at the end of the Fernberg. Bring your own gear for Burntside
but check out http://smittys-on-snowbank.com/ if you want the luxury of a
heated ice shack and rental gear. Ely is one of the best destinations to catch
natural spawned Lake Trout in Minnesota. The trout bite is all day time so
coordinate that with the festival and a full weekend is in store for you and the
family.
Want a guide for all of this? Go to http://www.stevefossimages.com/fossguide.html
Local guide and professional photographer Steve Foss can put you onto the Lake
Trout for the day like no other. He has been guiding on Burntside for several
years and has all the gear to make your trip a success.
So, Dads fishing and Moms in Ely touring all the festivities, what could be
better? Spending the night and making it a weekend!
For lodging information go to www.ely.org
Bring the family or bring the friends, Ely is Heating up for the Next 10
days starting February 1st.
Canadian Border Vacations during the winter are all but the best! Check us
out at www. MinnesotaNorth.com and go the big lodge on Burntside lake with your
group today.
See You On The Dock!
Dan Houle
LIVELY WINTER FUN AT THE EDGE OF THE BWCA!
Posted by Dan Houle. Posted In : Ely Minnesota
Dan Houle is the owner/operater of www.minnesotanorth.com and has been specializing in resorts and real estate since 1983 when he purchased the Forest Lake Sporting Goods Store. Minnesota North is a resort and real estate company that serves outdoor families and friends with recreation lodges and real estate for sale in northern Minnesota. I am always looking at growing the business but more importantly to be living a lifestyle afforded to those who make a living in the outdoors.
