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Visit the Dorothy Molter Museum , dedicated to the "Root Beer Lady" who lived alone in the Boundary Waters and served homemade root beer to passing paddlers until 1986. Explore mining history at Pioneer Mine , where tours bring Ely's iron mining past to life, and a self-guided walking tour around Miners Lake tells the story of its past as an iron ore mine pit.
Browse artifacts and archives at the Ely-Winton Historical Society .
Take the Tour Ely Walking Tour through downtown's historic buildings and landmarks.
Paddle in the summer - snowshoe in the winter - to the 1,000-year-old Hegman Lake Native American pictographs .
Spend time at Listening Point Foundation , the restored property where writer Sigurd Olson found the stillness that shaped his conservation legacy. Visit their website for details.
Check out Pillow Rock - a rare ellipsoidal lava flow formed beneath primeval seas 2.7 billion years ago .
Photos to right: Guide Marie Sarkipato | Ely-Winton Historical Society, Opie Brothers 1900 | IRRC, Tourist Park | EWHS, St. Croix Lumber Co. Logging Train | EWHS
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