Ely History

Sort by:     SKU     Product     Price      Default     Result pages:   1 2 3   See details "Root Beer Lady" The story of Dorothy Molter SKU: DMM-16444 "Root Beer Lady" Written and Illustrated by Bob Cary. The story of Dorothy Molter who came to the Minnesota-Ontario Wilderness area as a young woman and stayed for fifty-six years. Making her home on Knife Lake, 18 miles from the nearest road, Dorothy became a North Woods legend. Trained as a... Our price: $16.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details A Finnish Family in Ely, Minnesota SKU: SKU16727 Dedication: To all the people, living or dead, of Finn Hill. They made this neighborhood so delightful a place in which to live. It is a community that I miss and will never forget. Our price: $18.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details A History of Incredible Ely SKU: EWHS-AHOIE By John Somrock, author, and pictures by Lee Brownell. Stories taken from the files of old newspapers, mining industry journals, and logging company records, along with stories told by old settlers, miners, lumberjacks, trappers, prospectors, guides, and Indians. Conversations with early i... Our price: $12.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details A Wonderful Country The Quetico-Superior Stories of Bill Magie SKU: SKU16848 Transcribed, edited, and arranged by Dave Olesen. Illustrations by Bill Nelson When Bill Magie began taking canoe trips in the wild country along the Minnesota-Ontario border, there were places where the lakes were so crowded with logs heading to the mill that his group put their gear on a hors... Our price: $22.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Burntside Lake: The Early Years SKU: EWHS-BLTEY By Milt Stenlund in cooperation with the Ely-Winton Historical Society. The early history of Burntside Lake deals with those Native Americans who called it home for centuries, and those who came later in search of land, timber and minerals. Interviews with several people who lived in the ... Our price: $10.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Dorothy's Christmas Letters SKU: DMM-16455 Eight different letters from the 1950's and 1960's. Individual letters 3.50. All eight 24.50 Our price: $3.50  Buy Now  See details Enterpreneurs and Immigrants SKU: EWHS-EAI By Michael Karni. Series of essays selected from several that were read at the Iron Range Research Center in Chisholm, Minnesota, as a result of two conferences held there. The topics that were covered include Indian life before the coming of the mine bosses, the gold rush of 1865-1866, early... Our price: $18.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Ghost Mines of the Ely Area SKU: EWHS-GMOTEA By Milt Stenlund in cooperation with the Ely-Winton Historical Society. Stories about twelve iron mines that were explored and developed between the Mud Creek Road area from Armstrong Lake to Lake Vermilion and a six-mile radius of Ely. Also included, the Howard Mine near Lake One on the Fern... Our price: $8.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Happy Depression on the Iron Range SKU: EWHS-HDOTIR By Finny Lager. A number of humorous stories relating to the Depression. Written by a second-generation Finn, covering stories of the Finnish people, also taking in the different language dialects on the Iron Range. Our price: $9.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now  See details Magic on the Rocks by Michael Furtman SKU: EWHS-MOTR Pictographs of Northern Quetico, Eastern Quetico, Central Quetico, Western Quetico, and the Boundary Waters. Covers the origin of the pictographs, the symbolism, and social customs. Also, maps, directions to sites, and photos. Our price: $17.95 Quantity   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50  Buy Now

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