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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. mapGreenstone 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. mapVoyageur 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. mapBoundary 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...Spirit of the Wilderness
2030 East Sheridan Street • Ely, MN 55731
218-365-3149
A full service canoe trip outfitter. They offer complete or partial outfitting, canoe & kayak rental, transportation, live bait, fishing tackle, retail outdoor sportswear, footwear, camping supplies, gifts and more. 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. mapWintergreen 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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