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Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Dorothy Molter Museum
    2002 Sheridan Street • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-4451
    This museum site features two of the original cabins from The Isle of Pines, the former home of Dorothy Molter, who was the last living resident of The Boundary Waters Wilderness Area; the cabins are filled with her personal effects and have been set up as a memorial in honour of Dorothy.  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Brandenburg Gallery
    11 Sheridan Street • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-6563, 877-493-8017
    This gallery features nature photography by award winning photographer Jim Brandenburg, who traveled around the globe with National Geographic and won more prestigious international awards than any other nature photographer in the world. more...

  • Ely Greenstone Public Art
    2647 Van Vac Road • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-5917
    This gallery features a wide array of works by regional artists that were inspired by and capture the unique beauty of the Boundary Waters area.  more...  map

  • Ely-Winton History Museum
    1900 Camp Street • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-3226
    This museum elucidates, explores and depicts local history through the use of artifacts, photographs, and numerous videos; displays include themes such as Ojibwa Indian culture, the fur trade, mining, logging, voyageurs, and the North Pole Expedition of 1986.  map

  • International Wolf Center
    1396 Highway 169 • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-4695, 800-359-9653
    This center features an award-winning interactive six-thousand-square-foot Wolves and Humans exhibit, lifelike displays, artwork, video games, as well as a live pack of wolves; field trips are available. more...

Tours & Cruises

  • Hegman Lake Pictograph Tours
    1605 Hanson Road • Ely, MN 55731
    218-365-5838
    On this tour one may paddle a canoe through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness to view and learn about the pictographs, ancient Indian paintings on rocks; the two hour round trip paddle tours also highlight the geology, ecology, and fur trade history of the area.  map

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