Modern Life in Northern Minnesota
The small “end of the road” town of Ely continues to make hay out of its bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. This northern Minnesota hamlet is best known as the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe area. A local company is also holding a contest to create a mascot for the Ely bid. It’s nice to see a town commit to a creative idea and have some fun while making money. See, Iron Range. It’s possible. It really is.
Ely Greenstone (mascot contest)
By Aaron Brown A 21st century memoir of a place and a people: (Buy now on Amazon) -- The Iron Range is a string of blue collar towns along an iron formation in northern Minnesota, many of which ... Read More →
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End? Nope, keep following that road and you get to Winton.
Its not the end of the earth, but you can see it from there. 😉
One community that really “gets it” that a thriving arts community is essential to ANY community.
“essential”? WTF?
Wrong, Steve, clean water and proper trash removal are essential to any community.
What next, build a new arts center in cherry?
How about Forbes? Nah, the Forbes school turned into a bar is soooo Iron Range. That’s quite the thriving arts community!