Events
September 2010
September 04
- BWCA Photo Imagery with Musical 7 pmNorthern Lakes Arts Association presents the photo imagery of
photographer Dale Robert Klous on Saturday, September 4 at Washington
Auditorium at 7 p.m. The photos will enhance the impact of composer
Mike Olson’s original and entertaining multimedia presentation,
Noopiming.
Klous is an avid photographer specializing in "The Great
Northwoods" of Minnesota; including the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe
Area) and the Superior National Forest. Olson is a Minneapolis-based
composer and sound artist who created this public piece and received
grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Minnesota Composer’s
Forum to present it. Expressed is the power and beauty of nature into
an equally beautiful sonic experience.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students. They may be
purchased at the door or through Music Outfitters at 1st Ave. East
and Camp Street.
Visit Mr. Olson at www.mikeolsonmusic.com
- Birding At Bear Head Lake State Park7-9 AMEvery Saturday May 15-Sept. 4. Meet at the park office for a guided walk to listen and look for a variety of bird species. Bring your own binoculars if you have them. A limited number will be available to check out. Dress for the weather; bug spray recommended. A current Minnesota State Park vehicle permit is required. Bear Head Lake State Park is located between Ely and Tower at 9301 Bear Head State Park Road. Questions, call the park office, 218-365-7229.
September 05
- Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association9:00 am to 3:30 pmReunion Rendezvous Encampment
Sunday, September 5 from 9 am to 3:30 pm
Celebrating 100 years of boy scouting.
Highlights:
Hands on activities provided by our fur trade era re-enactors.
*Tomahawk Throwing
*Flint Knapping
*Blacksmithing
*Cannoneering
*Coopering
And much much more!
Tour our facility and stop in at our Lodge designed by Hod Ludlow.
See where our history began.
Join us for some fur trade fun on Moose Lake!
Come to Sommers Canoe Base, located 22 miles East of Ely. Take the Fernberg Road going East and then left at the Moose Lake Road. Travel approximately 2 miles to the end of the road. We are across from the public landing. Parking will be limited. Bring your walking shoes. The encampment is a short hike from our parking lot to the dining hall; which is at the top of the hill past the administration building.
September 07
- Tuesday E3 GroupNoonKim McCluskey returns with another in our series of adventure travelogues. Kim brought a group of paddlers to the coast of Brazil in June and he describes it as about the best kayak trip he’s been on.
Noon at the Grand Ely Lodge.
September 10
- 17th Annual Fall Harvest Moon Festival
September 10th – 12th, 2010
125+ Art & Craft Exhibitors, Demonstrations, Food, Musical Entertainment, All-American Lumberjack Show.
LOCATION: Whiteside Park (between 7th & 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street)
HOURS: Friday, September 10 noon - 6 pm
Saturday, September 11 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 12 10 am - 4 pm
ADMISSION: Free
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Spiritwood Music of The Boundary Waters
Three days of live acoustic music featuring Pat Surface and The Boundary Water Boys, and Donna Surface, performance artist in sign. Uplifting performances featuring Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk.
Lumberjack Shows:
All-American Lumberjack Show: The legend lives on with the All- American Lumberjack Show ….. Two teams, ten exciting lumberjack events and everyone comes out a winner.
Kid’s Lumberjack Sport Camp --- free to youngsters young and old who are taught how to log roll and x-cut saw by the Pro’s.
Friday, September 10 1:00 pm
Saturday, September 11 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 12 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm
PRIMITIVE ENCAMPMENT: Demonstrations
Birch bark basketry, wool spinning, spinning angora rabbit hair, blacksmithing, trapping, leatherworking, bead working, dream catchers, spirit gourds, carving, knife making, tomahawk throwing, and fire starting.
- Elder Expo Ely9:30 AM - 2:00 PMFriday, Sept.10 2010.Grand Ely Lodge. Cost of $5 includes lunch. Presented by Northwoods Hospice Respite Partners partnering with Range Respite. The forum will feature keynote speaker Barbara Caskey on "Communities for a Lifetime." Also featuring the following breakout sessions:
Dr. Stanley Smith, Genrontologist.
Esther Geischen, Northern Regional Center Director/Alzheimer's Assoc. Minnesota-North Dakota.
Debra Laine, Special Programs Developer Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging-"Matter of Balance" exercises for seniors.
Kathleen McInstra, attorney specializing in Elder Law.
Dr. Keith Peterson, M.D. Internal Medicine.
SMDC Hospice and Palliative Care Team.
Please RSVP to save your spot! Calll Lisa Porthan, Caregiver Consultant, NHRP at 218-365-8019 or Harry Grinage, Caregiver Consultant , Range REspite, at 218-749-5051.
September 11
- Renewable Energy Home & Business Tour10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Third Annual Energy Efficient Ely (
E3) Energy Home & Business Tour. It's just in time for fall projects to make your home or business more energy efficient. This is a self-guided tour of energy efficient homes and businesses. Our generous home and business owners will be opening their doors between the hours of 10am-4pm. Maps of participating homes and businesses will be available at Piragis Northwoods Co. on Saturday, Sept. 11, starting at 9:30 am. E3 board members will be on hand to answer questions and for map directions. A tour fee of $5 per person or $10 per car would be happily accepted to help cover advertising expenses. For more information please visit www.eeely.org or call Adriane Morabito at 218-365-6642.
- 17th Annual Fall Harvest Moon Festival
September 10th – 12th, 2010
125+ Art & Craft Exhibitors, Demonstrations, Food, Musical Entertainment, All-American Lumberjack Show.
LOCATION: Whiteside Park (between 7th & 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street)
HOURS: Friday, September 10 noon - 6 pm
Saturday, September 11 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 12 10 am - 4 pm
ADMISSION: Free
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Spiritwood Music of The Boundary Waters
Three days of live acoustic music featuring Pat Surface and The Boundary Water Boys, and Donna Surface, performance artist in sign. Uplifting performances featuring Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk.
Lumberjack Shows:
All-American Lumberjack Show: The legend lives on with the All- American Lumberjack Show ….. Two teams, ten exciting lumberjack events and everyone comes out a winner.
Kid’s Lumberjack Sport Camp --- free to youngsters young and old who are taught how to log roll and x-cut saw by the Pro’s.
Friday, September 10 1:00 pm
Saturday, September 11 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 12 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm
PRIMITIVE ENCAMPMENT: Demonstrations
Birch bark basketry, wool spinning, spinning angora rabbit hair, blacksmithing, trapping, leatherworking, bead working, dream catchers, spirit gourds, carving, knife making, tomahawk throwing, and fire starting.
- 3rd Annual Trezona Trail Walk/Run8 amRun or walk the 4 mile Trezona Trail around Miner's Lake, a relatively flat, mostly paved course.
Saturday, September 11th
Registration: 8-9 am on race day or pre-register by mailing in an entry form to:
Meg Heiman
519 Voyageur Road
Ely, MN 55731
Pre-registrants are guaranteed a long-sleeved race shirt. Registrations available at WELY, 133 E. Chapman Street in Ely.
Kids 1 mile race starts at 9 am
Runners start at 9 am
Walkers start at 9:10 am
Entry Fee: $20
The race starts at the parking lot at the west end of Miner's Lake in Ely. (Behind Wilderness Outfitters)
Proceeds go to Ely High School Track Team which is not funded by the school district.
Questions - call: 218-365-7082
- Meet and Greet4 pm to 7 pmTofte Lake Center at Norm’s Fish Camp
Meet and Greet
Come by, grab a drink and some food, enjoy the lake and the grounds
of Tofte Lake Center, learn about our mission to help artists expand
and deepen their creative potential through collaboration with
creators and thinkers of other fields, share who you are, and your
interests in potential programming and partnerships.
We’d like you to know what’s going on in your backyard, as well
as our getting to better know our neighbors.
Now in our 3rd year as a creative retreat center, TLC is hoping to
build some of next season’s programming around your local
interests, excitement and ideas, as well as sharing with you the
projects and artists that we’ve programmed thus far, such as the
Stuart Pimsler Dance and Theater Company, who spent their third
summer with us, performing at the Washington Auditorium and
connecting with the Ely community through workshops in dance and
caregiving.
So, if you’re interested in the writing, painting, theatre, dance,
photography, crafts, and/or any creative endeavor and partnerships,
come by, introduce yourself, and let’s see what that can lead to!
Stop by: 2209 Fernberg Rd.
Immediately following the Tofte Lake Boat Launch
Questions? Ideas? Contact Liz Engelman, Director, at 218-365-7769, or
toftelakecenter@gmail.com or check out our website: www.toftelake.com
RSVP by email or phone by September 8 if possible...or just come by
at the last minute to say hello.
September 12
- 17th Annual Fall Harvest Moon Festival
September 10th – 12th, 2010
125+ Art & Craft Exhibitors, Demonstrations, Food, Musical Entertainment, All-American Lumberjack Show.
LOCATION: Whiteside Park (between 7th & 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street)
HOURS: Friday, September 10 noon - 6 pm
Saturday, September 11 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 12 10 am - 4 pm
ADMISSION: Free
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Spiritwood Music of The Boundary Waters
Three days of live acoustic music featuring Pat Surface and The Boundary Water Boys, and Donna Surface, performance artist in sign. Uplifting performances featuring Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk.
Lumberjack Shows:
All-American Lumberjack Show: The legend lives on with the All- American Lumberjack Show ….. Two teams, ten exciting lumberjack events and everyone comes out a winner.
Kid’s Lumberjack Sport Camp --- free to youngsters young and old who are taught how to log roll and x-cut saw by the Pro’s.
Friday, September 10 1:00 pm
Saturday, September 11 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 12 11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm
PRIMITIVE ENCAMPMENT: Demonstrations
Birch bark basketry, wool spinning, spinning angora rabbit hair, blacksmithing, trapping, leatherworking, bead working, dream catchers, spirit gourds, carving, knife making, tomahawk throwing, and fire starting.
October 2010
October 02
- “Souper” Fall Extravaganza to Benefit the VCC Foundation6 pm to 9 pmJoin the VCC Foundation on Saturday, October 2 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for the First Annual “Souper” Fall Extravaganza in the Vermilion Community College Cafeteria at 1900 E Camp St in Ely.
The event will feature “Soup du War,” a competition among area restaurants for the best soup/stew award. Attendees will enjoy a sampling of the finest soups and stews from local restaurants and vote for their favorite to help decide the champion of “Soup du War.” The champion will receive a traveling trophy to display in their restaurant for the year until the next “Soup du War” competition.
The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with tasting and voting until 8:30. In addition to the soup/stew sampling, bread, crackers, dessert, and beverages will be available.
The event will also feature a silent and live auction of beautifully crafted bowls by students in VCC art instructor Chris Koivisto’s art program, as well as other local and regional artists. The live auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 with a discounted ticket price of $15 for VCC students with a valid VCC ID. Tickets are available at Dee’s (17 E Sheridan St in Ely), Music Outfitters (134 N 1st Ave E in Ely) or by calling the VCC Foundation office at 218-235-2166. Tickets may be picked up at the door the evening of the event but must be pre-paid. Seating is limited, so early purchase of tickets is recommended.
All proceeds will benefit the VCC Foundation whose mission is to promote a stronger awareness of and bond between Vermilion Community College and the communities it serves; and to seek, accept, and administer financial and material gifts for the benefit of the college, its students, and the communities. The Foundation provides scholarships and recognizes recipients and donors at the annual Scholarship Awards Banquet, helps students with the purchase of textbooks, coordinates the Name-A-Seat Campaign which raises funds for the renovation of Vermilion’s Fine Arts Theater, each year honors an alumnus of VCC or Ely Junior College with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and provides financial support for public humanities programming and presentations by national leaders in the natural resources field.
January 2011
January 29
- 9th Annual Fun RunThe Ninth Annual Fun Run snowmobile event is set to go for January 29 in Ely, Babbitt and Tower.
The event is open to all and benefits snowmobile trails in and around the three communities. $20 pre-registration by January 20th, and $25 thereafter.
One of the event’s attractions is the prize list that includes a top prize of $1,000 and many great door prizes.
On the day of the event, participants go to check in points in Ely, Tower, and Babbitt to pick up bonus tickets and increase their chances of winning prizes.
Registration is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the three Fun Run Check-In Points.
Money raised will go to support Snowmobile Trails in Ely, Babbitt and Tower.
Support your trails and have a great chance of winning prizes. A fun, fun day with the 9th Annual Fun Run on January 29, 2011!
To register, send your name, address and phone number along with a check payable to: Fun Run, P.O. Box 325, Ely, MN 55731
February 2011
February 03
- Ely Winter FestivalFebruary 3-13, 2011
10 days of fun filled winter activities - snow sculptures, dog sled rides, skiing and snow shoeing, art and craft fair, entertainment and much much more.
February 26
- 4rth Annual WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog RaceThe fourth annual running of the Wolf Track Classic Sled dog Race is planned for February 26-28, 2011
Please check their website for more information: www.wolftrackclassic.com
July 2011
July 29
- 31st Annual Blueberry Art FestivalJuly 29-31, 2011
Watch for details!
September 2011
September 09
- 18th Annual Fall Harvest Moon FestivalSeptember 9-11, 2011
Watch for more details.
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