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WATERFALL in-person signing event at Piragis Northwoods Company with Mary Casanova

Ely makes the cut: Part of top towns to visit list this year

ELY – This community at the end of the road is once again honored as one of the best places in the country to visit. In a recent issue, Smithsonian Magazine compiled a list of the 15 best small …

US conservationists, mining firms vie for Minnesota wilderness

When Steve Piragis and his wife moved to Ely, Minnesota a town of just over 3,000 people on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness they were struck by its charm and pristine beauty. The one-million-acre area straddles the border between the United States and Canada and boasts thousands of lakes, dramatic rock formations, tiny islands and lush forests. Piragis relocated there in 1975 to work as a biologist with the US Environmental Protection Agency. In 1979, he and his wife started an outfitter company to lead tourists hungry for solitude and natural beauty on camping and canoe trips. Piragis Northwoods Company has steadily grown ever since, but copper mining interests in the region threaten both the firm’s livelihood and the area’s diverse ecosystem.

Twin Metals opponents hopeful in wake of political changes

Print subscribers If you re a print subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Twin Metals opponents hopeful in wake of political changes Posted Marshall Helmberger REGIONAL This week’s transition to new leadership in our nation’s capital has sparked a renewed push in both Washington and St. Paul for permanent protection of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from the risks associated with sulfide-based copper-nickel mining within the wilderness watershed. And that could have major repercussions for the proposed Twin Metals mine near Ely, which is dependent on maintaining two existing federal mineral leases and obtaining a third lease without which the company says its mine won’t be financially viable.

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