The Ely Outfitting Company in Ely, Minnesota are Boundary Waters Canoe Trip Outfitters and a guide service for personalized canoe trips and guided trips with friendly expert guides who are committed to sharing their passion for the wilderness with you. They provide complete quality outfitting packages with ultra-light Kevlar canoes, camping gear, and delicious camp food with everything you need for your adventure include expert routing and trip planning assistance, also available are canoe rentals and partial outfitting packages. The Ely Outfitting Company guided trips are an amazing experience of something truly special where your guides share canoeing and camping skills, fishing advice, local history and more and unlock the mysteries of the Boundary Waters, come for a fascinating and unforgettable journey. READ MORE

The Grand Ely Lodge Resort and Conference Center in Ely, Minnesota has it all, from comfortable lodgings in their rooms and suites, to all day dining in the Evergreen Restaurant, and refreshing beverages in the Antlers Lounge, there's even stunning panoramic views of Shagawa Lake, and a resort shop for the perfect gift or souvenir. Whether you are seeking adventure or relaxation, you'll find it here, and resort amenities include an indoor pool and kiddies pool, a whirlpool and sauna, a fitness room and fireside lobby, complimentary use of fishing gear, paddleboats, canoes, kayaks and snowshoes, they even have a marina with fishing boat and pontoon boat rental, a game room, and so much more. The Grand Ely Lodge Resort and Conference Center has six function spaces equipped for a range of events from business meetings, to private dinners, banquets and corporate seminars, and this is the perfect venue for your beautiful and spectacular wedding ceremony, come celebrate your special day in romantic style. This is the perfect four season resort with adventures available throughout the year, come enjoy.READ MORE

Cliff Wold's Outfitting Company in Ely, Minnesota can help with every aspect of your canoe trip in the wilderness and that covers all lightweight camping and canoeing equipment plus a delicious menu of custom packed meals, they also have partial outfitting services available. With complete outfitting packages they've thought of everything from the sleeping bags and pads to the portage packs, cookware, utensil, stove, rain ponchos, detailed maps, fire grate, compass and more, your ultimate wilderness adventure starts here. They are strictly a canoe trip outfitting company, and have a campground for overnight stays before or after the canoe trips complete with sauna bath and shower facilities, modern bathrooms, open-fire cooking facilities, as well as private bunk room and campsites to pitch tents. Cliff Wold's Outfitting Company also offers free transportation for full outfitting packages and will bring the food and equipment to group members within a 22 mile radius.READ MORE

River Point Resort in Ely, Minnesota is located on the shoreline of beautiful Birch Lake, here it's about the setting deep within the wooded beauty of the Superior National Forest. Accommodation options include lake cabins, luxury vacation homes, villas and chalets all providing wonderful relaxation and a stay one of the most beautiful wilderness areas in the country, come make this private peninsula setting your home for a time, it's perfect here, and there are honeymoon and fishing packages available and more. Come for an outdoor adventure with River Point Resort, they have adult and teen kayaks, paddleboats and pontoon boats, a sun deck and horseshoes, there are trails to explore and a bonfire to enjoy, go canoeing or kayaking, there's also complimentary small watercraft, croquet, gas grills, a fish cleaning service, even fishing advice and education, a WIFI service at all accommodations and so much more, come for a wonderful stay.READ MORE

South Kawishiwi River Campground in Ely, Minnesota offers incredible accommodation options from cabin rentals to campground camping, backcountry campsites where you can even create your own in the general forest, or group camping is available as well as sites for large RV's with electrical hookups, this is wilderness camping within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. South Kawishiwi River Campground also have a picnic area, swimming beach, shallow boat landing and a one mile hiking trail, there's fishing to be done, hunting and nature viewing, outdoor learning, scenic drives, motorized and non motorized boating on the lake and plenty of boat access, come enjoy nature's paradise in the Superior National Forest. South Kawishiwi River Campground also has a historic log pavilion which is available for rent for functions and events, and it was built all the way back in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, come enjoy the perfect wilderness stay and play vacation here.READ MORE

Riverside Resort and Island Campsites in Ely, Minnesota offers beautiful island campsites and a wonderful Northwoods experience on a privately owned island on White Iron Lake with excellent fishing and wilderness adventures. Here spacious, deluxe and unique tent camping accommodations await for an unforgettable glamping experience, and they come with personal Finnish saunas and spectacular sunrises and sunsets over the lake and are luxuriously furnished, plus there's a fully screened cook tent with everything you need for a great meal at the end of a wonderful day. Riverside Resort and Island Campsites is the perfect base for exploring the Boundary Waters Canoe Area for day trips or overnight excursions, and in winter enjoy snowshoeing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing, it's all here for a fantastic vacation getaway on a private 10 acre island.READ MORE

The North American Bear Center in Ely, Minnesota offers a welcoming sanctuary for captive bears and their mission is to educate visitors and advance the long-term survival of bears worldwide. With a welcoming interior full of educational displays, here visitors will learn about the conservation of bear habitats, stopping the poaching of bears for body parts, plus they offer rehabilitation of injured and orphaned bears back into the wild. The North American Bear Center offers black and brown/grizzly bear mounts in natural poses, a bear enclosure with its pond and waterfalls, background sounds of bears foraging, cubs nursing, and birds singing, video footage of wild black bears and wild brown/grizzly bears a cub room for the kids, plus it's the home of three captive black bears. There's so much to see and do here, it's a bear watching paradise.READ MORE

Boundary Waters Guides Service in Ely, Minnesota offers guided adventures for friends and family, including canoe trips, camping trips, day trips and workshops. Camping trips are a totally personalized guided canoe camping trips using ultra lightweight kevlar canoes, and the best camping gear with mouthwatering meals, and they provide all the gear, options include a relaxing and scenic easy trip over 3 or 4 days, an intermediate trip with Big Border Lakes, cliffs, waterfalls and pictographs, and a remote and least traveled challenging trip over 5 or 6 days. Boundary Waters Guides Service has fully licensed and knowledgeable guides available for a fun and safe trip, and day trips include a paddle into the scenic wilderness for fun, fishing and photo opportunities, they also offer workshops and group trips for photo workshops and women in the wilderness, let the adventures begin.READ MORE

The Jasper Company in Ely, Minnesota offers stunning lodging, wilderness trips with guided fishing and camping adventures and fall and winter day trips including hunting, dog sledding and fishing, and self guided trips are available. Accommodation options include a stay in their downtown guest house on Jasper Lake or camping on a remote wilderness lake, or in the Jasper Inn which is an old world hostel full of charm, they also have Jasper Loft rooms, and a lake house with modern stainless steel kitchen and porch with breathtaking views and 800 feet of private shoreline and a private dock. The Jasper Company bake shop is where guests check in and pick up their picnic lunches and baked goods including the best scones in town and a full variety of pastries, rolls, cookies and breads enjoyed with gourmet coffee, here they also have gift items, gourmet foods and home entertaining supplies available. Day trips include a Northwoods shore lunch, classic guided fishing, a family canoe trip, dog sledding, ice fishing and more, plus they have outfitting and equipment rental for camping trips and a tow boat service, it's all here.READ MORE

The Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast in Ely, Minnesota is located lakeside and they boast a million acre front yard in their own words, offer casual comfort, spacious well appointed rooms, accommodate special diets and are handicap accessible, plus there's free wireless internet throughout the building. Come enjoy a fabulous stay by the lake complete with free canoes and kayaks to use, and there's a new charcoal grill and all the necessities to enjoy a wonderful picnic by the lake. The Blue Heron Bed and Breakfast offer excellent winter packages, and cater to special diets including Low Fat, Diabetic, Allergies, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten and lactose Free, come for summer and winter fun, and they are ideally located for exploring the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, come enjoy.READ MORE