This Festival is made possible in part by grants

This Festival is made possible in part by grants from the Donald G. Gardner Humanities Trust,
the Ely Chamber of Commerce, and by the generous donations of our many Sponsors.
Steger Mukluks
www.mukluks.com
33 E. Sheridan St.
218-365-3322
“A Stay Inn Ely”
www.astayinnely.com
112 W. Sheridan St.
1-888-360-6010
Grand Ely Lodge
www.grandelylodge.com
400 N. Pioneer Road
218-365-6565
ZUPS Inc.
Famous Homemade Meats & Sausages
303 E. Sheridan St.
218-365-3188
Front Porch Coffee & Tea Company
4th and Sheridan St.
218-365-BEAN
LaGringa Graphic Design
Jennifer Arcila
218-365-0863
www.elyarthouse.com
Ely Kiwanis Club
PO Box 204
218-365-6165
Vermilion Community College
www.vcc.edu
Environmental, Liberal Arts
800-657-3608
ELY SUBWAY
Open for BREAKFAST
1307 E. Sheridan
Timber Trail Lodge
629 Kawishiwi Trail
www.timbertrail.com
Roger’s Printing
9 E. Chapman St.
218-365-6275
Ely Steak House 218-365-7412
Open 11am (7 days)
Karoke - Thurs. & Sat.
Border Lakes Realty
877-365-3451
Pamida
Blair’s Point
Ely Area Credit Union
Queen City Federal Bank
Pengals Basswood Trading Co.
Kess Gallery
Bear Island Land Co., Inc
Silver Rapids Lodge 365-4877
Ely Chamber of Commerce
Ely Real Estate Specialists
Merhar’s Ace Hardware & Plumbing
Everything you need to know
www.bearislandland.com
Vertin’s Café & Pub 365-8644
Fortune Bay Resort Casino
about Ely, Minnesota
218-365-2800
Ely ArtWalk
Casino, Lodging, Golf Course
www.ely.org
Restaurants & Conference Center
Nordic Ski Club
www.fortunebay.com
Northern Lakes Arts
Ely Greenstone
www.globalwarming101.com
Piragis Northwoods Company
Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Comany Raven Productions
105 N. Central Ave.
Hand-Done T-Shirts, Inc.
A powerful partner in your community Singing River Publications
218-365-6745
15 E. Sheridan St. 218-365-5599
www.mnpower.com
Paddle Inn
www.piragis.com
www.handdonetshirts.com
Jackpine Bob Cary Enterprises
Music Outfitters
Ely DQ Braiser
Retreat By Design
Open Every Day
Outward Bound
1441 E. Sheridan St.
Giant’s Ridge Golf & Ski Resort
The Pebble Spa
Webgoddess.net
www.giantsridge.com
Coldwell Banker 1st Ely Realty
Veteran’s On The Lake Resort
Internet Consulting & Design
800-688-7669
229 E. Sheridan St.
Ely Senior Center
218-827-3732
www.elyrealty.com
DOBRO
Circle of Friends
Ely Northland Market
Signs of Ely - 365-5134
1230 E. Sheridan St.
The Lodge at Giant’s Ridge
BaskeTree - 36 W. Sheridan
11 E. Sheridan St.
218-365-3216
www.lodgeatgiantsridge.com
City of Ely
wwwjimbrandenburg.com
Full-service four-season conference resort Homemade Sausages, Deli, Bakery, ATM Cecilia Rolando, Artist (Pin Design)
Mike’s Liquor & Wine Shop
Wells Fargo Bank, 104 E. Chapman
Secret Sisters Boutique
Drive-in Bank 22 E Chapman
ATM at 104 E. Chapman
Winterized Suites & Cabins
205 E. Sheridan St., ELY
www.northern-lights-lodge.com
Journey’s End Café & Smokehouse
Fitger’s Complex, DULUTH
528 East Sheridan Street
www.WintergreenNorthernWear.com
218-365-3398
Local, long distance, & Internet Access
www.frontieronline.com
800-921-8101
Schedule of the
2007 Events
Ely Winter Festival Headquarters are located at
The Front Porch Coffee & Tea Co,343 East Sheridan St.
218-365-BEAN Email: info@frontporchcoffeeandtea.com
Purchase Commemorative Festival Pins and Raffle Tickets
and pick up maps and info on events.
Ely ArtWalk Over 100 local artists and more than 500
works of art are displayed in downtown merchant’s
windows. For more information: www.elyartwalk.org
International Snow Sculpture Symposium at
Whiteside Park Meet and watch the sculptors,
both local and international, as they carve huge
snow blocks into beautiful works of art. Feb 1 – 4
www.boundarywatersartists.com
End of the Road Rendevous at Whiteside Park
Historic reenactment of a winter encampment from
the fur trade era. Sat 10am to 4pm, Feb 3 and 10
The Mukluk Benefit Ball at the Ely Community
Center Patti Steger www.mukluks.com brings back
this fun event featuring the Lamont Cranston Band.
$20 per person. Proceeds benefit the Ely Winter Festival.
Saturday Feb 3, 7pm
Vermilion Community College OPEN HOUSE.
Become acquainted with Ely’s beautiful local campus
and staff. Complimentary lunch and live music! Feb 3
10am to 1pm. Register or info: 1-800-657-3608 or
online at www.vcc.edu.
Saturday, January 27
1:00 PM LEARN TO CARVE A SNOWBLOCK! FREE!—Amateur
Snow Carving Workshop - Join Mike Sinesio, artistic director for
the EWF Snow Sculpture Symposium, for a free workshop in
Whiteside Park sponsored by Ely Greenstone Public Arts.
All ages welcome. www.boundarywatersartists.org
Monday, January 29 – Saturday, February 3
NLAA Amateur Snow Sculpture Contest Register at www.elyarts.
org or call 218-365-5070 to reserve a snow block to carve.
Registration is FREE. (20 blocks available-first come, first serve)
Your family or business has 6 days to complete your work of ‘snow’
art. Work side by side with the International Sculptors in Whiteside
Park. Prizes awarded at Judging on Sun. Feb 4 at 10 am
Thursday, February 1 – February 11
Ely ArtWalk —Ely’s shops and windows become city-wide gallery
with over 100 artists displayed. See www.ElyArtWalk.org
Frozen Film Festival—State Theater presents a winter flick every
day at 5 pm and 7:15 pm. Adults $6 Students$5 ($1 off with
Winter Festival Pin)
Thursday, February 1
8:00 AM International Snow Sculpting Symposium—Professional Snow Scuptors from all over the world begin carving huge
blocks of compressed snow in Whiteside Park in Downtown Ely.
Walk around the park, talk to the teams and watch the progress.
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Snow Sculptor’s Jam at Grand Ely Lodge
Meet and greet the sculptors as they share live music with local
musicians in the Banquet Hall of the Grand Ely Lodge on Shagawa
Lake. Dinner and Drink specials. Tom Walchuk emcees Admission:
Free with EWF Pin or $5 per person. Must be 21 to attend.
Friday, February 2 – Sunday, February 4
International Snow Sculpture Symposium—Blocks of snow
are sculptured by local, state and international artists (display
remains throughout festival)
XC Ski Races at Hidden Valley The Ely Nordic Club is
sponsoring two races. The Wilderness Trek on Saturday,
Feb 3, and the Bob Cary Memorial Tour XC Fun Day.
Sunday, Feb 11 all day www.elynordic.org
Friday, February 2
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Kizer Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser—Carb up for a
good cause at the Ely Community Center Cafeteria-30 S. 1st Ave
E. Adults $7 kids $4
Frozen Film Festival-at Ely’s historic State Theater
Downtown. A different winter film showing each day
at 5pm and 7:15pm
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Ely Winter Festival Opening Ceremonies—
The Official Start of the Festival at Washington auditorium.
Admission: Adults $5 Kids $3 ( FREE if you are wearing the
EWF Pin!) Come early to get seats. GRAND MARCH, Mayor’s
Proclaimation and Induction of Grand Marshal.
International Wolf Center Open Sat & Sun, 10am-5pm.
Call 218-365-4695 ext. 25 to register for special feeding
program. Or visit online at www.wolf.org
Ely Chamber of Commerce 1600 E. Sheridan St.,open
Mon-Fri 10am to 5pm
fun@ely.org
Saturday, February 3
Historic Voyageur Encampment—View a scene from the past as
hearty souls reinact life as it was in the cold north
EAW Opening Ceremony—Ely ArtWalk hosts the Opening
Ceremony for it’s event at the Chocolate Moose, downtown Ely.
1:00 to 4:00 PM
9:00 AM Wilderness Trek XC Ski—Register online at
www.elynordic.org or before 9am at Hidden Valley.
9am Adult Races (7K & 15K) 11am Awards Ceremony.
Masters Division and Age Group Divisions.
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM FISH FRY at Veteran’s on the Lake—
The Vet’s host a FISH FRY in Winton. A great lunch for a
good cause. 218-365-6900
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Vermilion Community College OPEN HOUSE
Tour Ely’s College campus and meet the staff. Free lunch and live
music! Register 1-800-657-3608 or www.vcc.edu
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Crafts Fair—Arts & crafts by local and
regional artists on display and for sale at the Ely Community
Center Cafeteria, 30 S. 1st Ave E. and Harvey St. Sponsored by
NLAA. $1 - Free with festival pin. 218-365-5070 www.elyarts.org
7:00 PM Mukluk Ball—Lamont Cranston Blues Band plays, Patti
Steger emcees the Mukluk Ball at the historic Ely Community
Center Ballroom. $20 per person with chances for great prizes.
Doors open at 7pm, music starts at 8pm. Tickets available at
mukluks.com starting January 2nd.
Sunday, February 4
10:00 AM NLAA JUDGING Amateur Snow Sculpture Contest—
Northern Lakes Arts Association Judges the Amateur Snow
Sculpture Contest in Whiteside Park. 10 am . This is a FREE
EVENT and fun for all ages!
Arts Association. Adults $9, Students $7 ($1 off admission
with festival pin or NLAA membership)
Saturday, February 10
Historic Voyageur Encampment—View a scene from the past
as hearty souls reinact life as it was in the cold north
Radar Run Snowmobile Race—Snowmobile races at the
Longbranch in nearby Winton. (Race against the Radar Gun!)
A Fundraiser for the Ely Igloo Snowmobile Club. Info and
Register at ElyIgloo.com
9:00 AM Art and Reading FAIR—A FUN AND FREE EVENT for
the whole family! This three hour fair, meant to encourage
reading will include arts projects for children; a workshop
with guest Rob Reid, for parents on how to get and keep kids
reading; storytelling; meet authors and illustrators; and more!
Come to the JFK Lounge. Materials provided. Fun Fun Fun!
For more information 218-365-5070 or www.elyarts.org
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM—Art House EAW Artist Reception
Meet and Greet the artists involved in the Ely ArtWalk at the
Art House on Chapman St. 1 - 4pm
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM FISH FRY at Veteran’s on the Lake—
The Vet’s host a FISH FRY in Winton. A great lunch for a
good cause. 218-365-6900
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Dog Sled Rides—Northern Lights Lodge
hosts. $20 per person. Learn about and take a dogsled ride.
Pre-registration at www.northern-lights-lodge.com
1:00 PM Wolf Howling Contest Fundraiser—All ages invited
to compete in the best wolf howl. Jim Schwartz, from the Ely
International Wolf Center, Hosts this fun event at 1pm on the
front porch of the Front Porch Coffee & Tea Co. All proceeds
go to Community Ed. 218-365-BEAN
Wednesday, February 7
5:30 PM Grand Ely Lodge Hosts Wine and Cheese Tasting EWF
Benefit—Wine and Cheese Tasting at the Grand Ely Lodge,in the
Banquet Room, overlooking Shagawa Lake. Mix and mingle for a
good cause. A benefit for Ely Winter Festival. Admission Price TBA
6:00 PM Polka Dance at the Ely Senior Center—Polka Dance
at Ely Senior Center featuring Dobro and Circle of Friends.
Dance admission: Adults $6 ($5 with pin), Seniors,$4
($3 with pin) Kids 12 and under admitted FREE. Snacks
and non-alcoholic beverages served by the Ely Seniors.
Friday, February 9 – February 11 Retreat By Design—Women’s Renewal Retreat at ‘A Stay Inn Ely’.
A weekend designed by the female guest with many options and
opportunities. Only 12 reservations available @ $470 per woman.
Fri.,Sat.,Sun (2 nights/complete) www.retreatbydesign.com
Sunday, February 11
10:00 AM Bob Cary Memorial Tour XC Ski Fun Day—
XC skiing family fun for all ages and abilities at Hidden Valley,
A Fundraiser for the Minnesota Youth SKi League. Register
before 10am Sunday or pre-register online www.elynordic.org
Lots of great Prizes! Chili Feed - Polka Band
Friday, February 9
11:00 AM Hegman Lake Snowshoe Tour—This is a FREE event,
all you have to do is register with Outward Bound Wilderness
School 218-365-5761. They supply the snowshoes and one of
their expert guides to take you into Hegman Lake to see ages
old ‘pictographs’ Tour begins at 11am and lasts several hours.
Friday, February 9
7:00 PM Warm Women of the North In Concert—A music
and poetry concert at Washinton Auditorium by an eclectic
group of women from Duluth. Sponsored by Northern Lakes
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Dog Sled Rides—
Northern Lights Lodge
hosts. $20 per person.
Learn about and take
a dogsled ride. Preregistration at
www.northern-lights-lodge.com
www.elywinterfestival.com