Art: Artists and Craftspeople

• Bare Bones Studio Furniture Gallery & interior design (Ely)
• Brandenburg Gallery Jim Brendenburg's nature photography studio (Ely)

Festivals and Celebrations

• Boundary Waters Blues Festival (near Ely)

Food and Drink: Groceries, Delis & Specialty Foods

• Boundary Waters Chocolate Company a family owned business (Ely)
• Chapman Street Market gourmet food store (Ely)
• Ely Northland Market meat (Ely)
• Gene Hicks Gourmet Coffee (Ely)

Food and Drink: Restaurants

• The Dining Room at Blue Heron "A quiet, five table Public Dining Room" (Ely)
• ElyRestaurants.com restaurants in and around Ely, Minnesota (Ely)
• Northern Grounds Café " locally owned resaurant famous for its Paninis" (Ely)

Places to Shop

• Blair's Point "Country Simple Pleasure" gifts (Ely)
• Boundary Waters Chocolate Company a family owned business (Ely)
• Chapman Street Market gourmet food store (Ely)
• Ely Bouquet Shop (Ely)
• Ely Northland Market meat (Ely)
• Ely Surf Shop clothing, yes - surf boards, no (Ely)
• Gene Hicks Gourmet Coffee (Ely)
• Henry’s Shoe Repair & Handcrafted Moosehide Products belts, mittens, T-shirts ... (Ely)
• Kondos Outdoors canoe packs & camping equipment (Ely)
• Mealey's Gift & Sauna Shop (Ely)
• Mostly Moose & More northwoods gift shop (Ely)
• Pengal's Basswood Trading Company from sox and slippers to imprinted and embroidered sportwear, and northwoods books (Ely)
• Piragis Northwoods Company canoes & kayaks (Ely)

Sports and Recreation:
Golf

• Eagle Ridge designed by Garrett Gill of Williams, Gill & Associates ( Coleraine)
• Ely Golf Club "one of the best values in the area" (Ely)
• Esquaguma Country Club "Eshquaguma, Eshquagama, Esquagama: No matter how it is spelled, is derived from Chippewa (Ojibwe) and means ?the last water.?" (Gilbert)
• Giants Ridge Golf & Ski Resort "the Midwest's hottest summer resort and coolest winter destination!" (Biwabik, between Virginia and Aurora)
• Hidden Hills Pitch ~n~ Putt 9 hole golf course "right in town" (Grand Rapids)
• Pokegama Golf Course "breathtaking views of Pokegama Lake, rolling terrain, mature trees, water, abundant bunkering and severely undulating greens" (Grand Rapids)
• Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge "A premier golf resort and conference center" Grand Rapids (Oreland)
• The Wilderness at Fortune Bay on Lake Vermillion designed by Texas golf course architect Jeffrey D. Brauer (Tower)
• Wolfridge Golf Course "unique for its rugged terrain, challenging play and reversible layout" (Angora)

Places to Stay: Bed and Breakfast

• Blue Heron Bed & Breakfast & Dining Room "The B & B with a million acre front yard" (Ely)
• Morning Glory Bed & Breakfast "There's just so much to see and do, all year through!" (Grand Rapids)
• Nordic Inn Medieval Brew and Bed "A Viking interactive dinner theater and a bed and breakfast" (Crosby)

Museums and Historical

• Duluth Children's Museum (Duluth)
• Ironworld Discovery Center ("Preserving Minnesota's mining and immigration history." (Chisholm)
• Soudan Underground Mine "Elegant Lake Superior Lodging" near the Superior Hiking Trail and the Gitchi-Gami Bike and "the quaint village of Beaver Bay" (Tower)
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Places to Stay: Resorts

• Antler Lake Store & Motel "A Resort for All Seasons" the only resort on Antler Lake (Bigfork)
• Bay View Lodge "on beautiful Lake Vermilion" "Relax and enjoy the breathless view overlooking the most beautiful Lake in the Upper Midwest." (Tower)
• Fortune Bay Resort Casino "a few miles north of ordinary" casino, golf, Heritage Museum, marina and boat tor on Lake Vermilion, winter activities (Tower)
• Grand Ely Lodge Resort and Conference Center "an unforgettable resort getaway for your group a fishing Vacation Time or just an evening of fun and entertainment with your family." (Ely)
• Kenadian Acres Resort "the only resort on beautiful Wasson Lake" (Bigfork)
• Ludlow's Island Resort "family Vacation Times, small corporate retreats, honeymoons, fishing packages" on Lake Vermillion (Cook)
• Pehrson Lodge Resort "one of the finest Minnesota Resorts on beautiful Lake Vermilion" (Cook)
• Ruttger's Sugar Lake Lodge "A premier golf resort and conference center" (Grand Rapids)

Media: Magazines

• Boundary Waters Journal "The Magazine of America's Favorite Wilderness Area" (Ely)

Medical

• Virginia Regional Medical Center (VRMC) (Virginia)

Colleges and Other Educational Institutions

• Itasca Community College (Grand Rapids)

Towns and Cities

• Ely Chamber Of Commerce
• Hoyt Lakes