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Ely (/ ˈ iː l i / EE-lee) [4] is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.The population was 3,268 at the 2020 census. [5]Located on the Vermilion iron range, Ely once had several iron ore mines.
The Ely Marathon is a race in Ely, Minnesota, first run in 2015. [1] After successfully adding a sanctioned canoe portager category in the half marathon, the category was added to the marathon in 2018. In the canoe portage, runners can compete with the others who carry a canoe over their heads, deeming the race "the 8,390 rod portage ". [2]
Ely State Theater. / 47.90306°N 91.862917°W / 47.90306; -91.862917. The Ely State Theater is a historic movie theater in Ely, Minnesota, United States. It was designed by Liebenberg and Kaplan in Streamline Moderne style and built in 1936. [2] The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]
A resurfaced race in 2020 is the Klondike Dog Derby, a 40-mile race around Lake Minnetonka in Excelsior, Minnesota. The race began in the 1930s and died out in 1998, until recently restarting. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The majority of sled dog races in North America are held close to the northern border of the United States or farther north.
May 23, 2016. The Ely Community Center is a historic municipal building in Ely, Minnesota, United States. It was built in 1938 with funding assistance from the Public Works Administration, one of many New Deal projects designed to provide both short-term employment and lasting benefits to a community. The Ely Community Center initially housed ...
Mesabi Trail. Coordinates: 47°29′44″N 92°41′30″W. The Mesabi Trail is a 132 mile paved bicycle trail running from Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Ely, Minnesota. As of 2022, two sections remain to be completed: McKinley to Biwabik, and the seven miles south of Tower. Trail construction is expected to be finished by 2024. [1]