Healthy Thursdays is put on by the Community Healthy Council and was designed to help our community become active in learning about and staying healthy. A Healthy community is a Happy community! We plan group activities for events that will help our area learn about being healthy as well as participating in weekly activities with others in our group to remain healthy. Check our group page out over here and become a fan, you can also see our events by going here and sorting by the category Healthy Thursdays.

Thanks and we look forward to your participation.

The Echo Trail (County Road 116) is less than three miles from Ely. From the Junction of Highways 1 and 169 on Ely's eastside, continue east on Highway 169 for ½ mile and turn left on County Road 88. Travel 2 miles and turn right on the Echo Trail (County Road 116) for the start of your tour. Use this guide to locate points of interest along the way. ENJOY THE ECHO TRAIL!!!!

The Echo Trail began as an actual trail, like most of the main roads in the Ely area. As the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC) pushed it's way northward, the trails were developed into roads to accommodate the truckloads of men and supplies. During a time span of less than 20 years, from 1933 to 1950, three trails in the Ely area were opened up for travel. This included the Fernberg Trail (County Road 18), the Ely-Finland Trail (Highway 1 South), and the Echo Trail (County Road 116).

Ely has once again been mentioned in a National Magazine. I was proud to be reading Outdoor Magazine earlier this week and notcied it mentioned the BWCA and Ely MN. Today I got a FB post about the Mesabi Daily News writing an article on it. I've included a link to the article so you can check it out. If you'd like to see the Magazine, it is the August 2009 edition of Outside Magazine. It only goes to show what those who live here already know, Ely truly is a special and unique place to live and play!

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BWCA.net has a lot to offer when it comes to Ely and The BWCA. Share pics and video with your friends, join common interest groups, buy and sell used gear, read and write reviews on great places to go and much more. Signup on BWCA.net and invite 5 of your friends using our invite tool and you'll be entered to win a Underwater Digital Camera.

Signing up on BWCA.net is quick and easy, if you already have a Facebook account, you can login using that. Just click the Connect with Facebook option on the homepage. If you don't have a Facebook account, you can create a account on BWCA.net in a few simple steps. Just visit our Registration page and walk through the steps. Once you have an account, click the friends tab and then click Invite Friends. You can import your friends email address from some of the most popular sites on the Internet and invite them to join BWCA.net. Once 5 friends have signed up, you will be automatically entered to win a 5 Megapixel Underwater Digital Camera. We will announce the winner on August 31, 2009.