Events

Ely-Winton Historical Museum located at the Minnesota North College Vermilion Campus. 

Teresa Floberg who is the Treasuer and Michelle Greener, Board President will give us some updates on what's going on and other interesting information. 

Words from Jamie..

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)!!

The Sexual Assault Program of Northern St. Louis County is honored for the invitation to join the Ely Rotary Club on April 16th to help raise Awareness for Community Members and for Victims/Survivors of Sexual Violence!

Jamie Koppes will be speaking about the agency and the services they provide! Jamie started working as an advocate in 2019, and has since then been committed to providing ongoing direct services and advocacy with victims of Sexual Violence throughout their healing journey! Jamie, has recently taken over the role as Director of the Program and is excited to get more involved in community outreach! After all, we are in this together! 

Lots of amazing work has been done since the start of the non-profit in 1984! We do not forget those before us who have really been the foundation and strength of this work and were brave enough to use their voices! Our job is to make sure we do NOT lose our voices and that we continue to strengthen awareness of advocacy services. It is absolutely vital for bringing awareness to our program for the members of our community! Thank you for having us and being part of the tough conversations! 😊

Jules is the Education Specialist for the International Wolf Center. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Wildlife Conservation. Jules enjoys teaching about wolves and working with the Center's ambassadors.

Description of her presentation below. 

Wolves and humans have a complicated relationship, and where they live together conflict often follows. This program addresses the nature of these conflicts and the role wildlands play in this relationship. By discussing the myths and misinformation that have contributed to fear and misunderstanding of wolves, we will explore ways we can work toward a goal of co-existence.

Let's get ready for spring!! 

Florencia is the owner of Zone 3 Gardens, she will be talking about native species, good pollinators for our area and other helpful hints in the garden. 

Hello! My name is Jill Nocera Swanson and I have lived in Ely since 2009. Originally from Bristol, Connecticut, I began working at Ely Community Resource in the Spring of 2011 as a Youth Program Coordinator. In November of 2024, Julie Hignell retired from her position as the Executive Director of ECR and I took on that new role. Before moving to Ely, I was a teacher in both formal and non formal settings and received a masters of Education in Environmental Education Degree at the University of Minnesota Duluth in the Spring of 2009. I absolutely love working at ECR and I love our community here in Ely. My husband Scott is a Forest Technician for the Forest Service here at the Kawishiwi Station and we have two strong-willed "not so little anymore" girls named Kaija (11) and Mila (9).  

I would like to talk more about our programs at Ely Community Resource, what we have to offer, how many students and families we serve, volunteer opportunities and the new initiative we are now a part of in North St. Louis County as a Community and Family Resource Center. 

We will enjoy some lunch at the Grand Ely Lodge then head over to the HUB to check out their water display which will also be where we hold the 2nd anual Casino Night this year! 

Come check it out! 

Lea Zmurko, Meteorologist from WDIO will be speaking to us via Zoom. 

Tom and Cathy will be talking about our 2nd annual Casino Night and distributing tickets

Curt will explain some of the services his company offers and go into detail about land development and wetland permitting process

Kelsey Cooke serves as the Executive Director of the Ely-Winton Historical Society, where she leads efforts to preserve and share the unique history of the region. With a passion for storytelling and local heritage, she also works as a tour guide at the historic Soudan Underground Mine.

Gregory Ash is a passionate Aurora photographer and artist from Duluth Minnesota (with a cabin on Eagles Nest Lake #3 for the last 30 years). 

With 10 separate chases above the Arctic circle, from Alaska, Iceland and Norway, he has extensive knowledge and experience teaching at both the  Duluth and Ely folk school, and was the Boot Camp instructor at last years Aurora Summit. His Aurora images have been featured numerous times on Spaceweather, and also the Washington Post and Fairbanks, Alaska visitors guide.