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Ely, Minnesota
Ely, MN
"Canoe Capital of the World" ~ Population: 3,724

  
RECREATION
State Parks

Bear Head State Park 9301 Bear Head State Park Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-7229, This secluded park features outstanding fishing waters, seventeen miles of hiking trails, nine miles of cross-country ski trails, and a one mile snowmobile trail; the ski trail runs through rugged wilderness, where one will often see deer, bear, and moose.


Lakes & Marinas

Shagawa Lake Marina P.O. Box 182, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-8400, This marina offers a variety of power boats, runabouts, fishing boats, pontoon boats, kayaks, canoes, and more.  more...


Bowling

Ely Bowling Center and Lounge 43 East Camp Street, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-6513, These lanes offer bowling, a lounge, food, snacks and beverages.  map


Outfitters & Guides

Bill Slaughter's Northwoods Guiding Service 9378 Birch Lake Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-2650, This guide service provides dogsled rides, scenic and fishing day trips, canoe trips, drive-one’s-own-dogsled trips, as well as overnight camping in and near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. map

Greenstone Adventures 3757 Echo Trail, Ely, MN 55731, 218-343-5840, This adventure outfit provides ecology-based wilderness dog sledding and snowshoe excursions, summer canoeing outfitting, fall hiking trips, and moose-calling excursions; trips can last from one to five days, and food is provided. Scheduled and custom trips are also available. map

Voyageur North Canoe Outfitters 1829 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-3251, Whether one is looking for complete outfitting or just a few items, Voyageur North can help with preparing one for a trip into the area's pristine wilderness, and offers the largest variety of rental canoes in Ely, BWCA permits, lodging, bait and tackle.  more... map


Rafting & Canoeing

Border Lakes Wilderness Canoe Trips 5865 Moose Lake Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-5811, This outfitter offers a complete range of canoe trip outfitting services, including the provision of equipment, food, and canoes, which include super light Kevlar models.  map

Boundary Waters Canoe Outfitters 1083 Boundary Waters Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-3201, This team offers complete outfitted canoe trips in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Quetico Park in Canada; provisions include gear, food, canoe routing, and maps.

Canadian Border Outfitters 14635 Canadian Border Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-5847, Canadian Border Outfitters offers complete or partial wilderness canoe trip outfitting services, including camping gear and ultra-light canoes, and no experience is needed. more...

Canadian Waters 111 Sheridan Street, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-3202, 800-255-2922, Canadian Waters prides itself on being "America's finest canoe outfitter," and provides complete or partial outfitting, with deluxe ultra-light equipment, Mad River canoes, food, personal routing, and instruction for beginners. more...

Voyageur North Canoe Outfitters 1829 East Sheridan Street, Ely, MN 55731, The Boundary Waters between Minnesota and Ontario is the largest wilderness area east of the Rockies, and travelling by canoe is the best way to see it; Voyageur North is ready to provide everything that is needed for such excursions, with one of the most extensive canoe lines available in the area. See the Voyageur North link in the "Outfitter & Guides" section above. map


Snow Sports

Run Silent 2143 Highway 21, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-4288, At this sports area one may choose from a variety of dog sledding adventures, in which one may ride in the basket or choose to guide and drive the sled across pristine lakes and forest trails; no experience is needed. map

Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge 1101 Ring Rock Road, Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-6022, 800-584-9425, Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge offers three, five, and seven day dog sledding excursions, with complete instructions, outfitting, lodging, and meals provided. more... map


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