The Colors are Amazing – the fishing is good too

Just a quick note… The leaves are just about prime color right now- and should still be pretty good for a week or so. Also there have been quite a few nice walleyes caught lately a number over 20 inches— 23 inch, 25 inch and couple large size crappies (not sure how large)- some have…

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Vacation Pictures from July

We want to thank the Holmstrup family for sending pictures from their July vacation. We loved the first picture – it’s a good reminder to watch your first step!

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Welcome European Visitors

We’ve had two families from Europe take houseboat vacations this summer. It’s been fun to represent what we think if best about the country – outdoors, fishing, boating, and good company. For both families the idea of staying on a houseboat was new and intriguing. One family was here for a week from Denmark. The…

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New Arrival – call to book the new houseboat

We are so pleased to finally have pictures of our new baby to show you… We have some specials to make it even easier to book our new houseboat near Ely, Minnesota.    

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Timber Bay Unveils New Houseboat

We’re sure you’ll agree – it’s beautiful! Interested in booking our new baby? Just call 800-846-6821

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Ely Sale Update

We quote from the Ely Chamber of Commerce web site: It was revealed today that negotiations between Canada and Minnesota for the purchase of the town of Ely by the Province of Ontario, have hit a snag. Once believed to be an elaborate April Fool’s joke, the story has now attracted national attention. It’s now…

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BOLD TOURISM SHAKEUP: CANADA TO PURCHASE ELY, MINNESOTA Deal Could be Final by Early 2009

ELY, MINN. – April 1, 2008 – Today it was announced that Canada has made an unprecedented offer, as a boost to tourism, to purchase the famous Boundary Waters town of Ely, Minn., and relocate it north of the U.S./Canadian border. In a prepared statement, the Premier of Ontario pledged Ely will retain its worldwide…

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Field & Stream Names Best Places for Anglers to Live

Field & Stream, the world’s leading outdoor publication, has released a list of America’s Top 20 Fishing Towns in their February 2008 issue. The magazine polled the nation’s top angling professionals to determine the list, comprised of towns with populations of 100,000 or less. Ely Minnesota is ranked number 12 in the nation! The real…

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Field & Stream Names Best Places for Anglers to Live

Field & Stream, the world’s leading outdoor publication, has released a list of America’s Top 20 Fishing Towns in their February 2008 issue. The magazine polled the nation’s top angling professionals to determine the list, comprised of towns with populations of 100,000 or less. Ely Minnesota is ranked number 12 in the nation! The real…

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American’s 10 Best Outdoor Towns

Pulled from a recent book by Sarah Tuff and Greg Melville (“101 Best Outdoor Towns: Unspoiled Places to Visit, Live & Play” The Countryman Press, 2007), MSN City Guide recently named Ely Minnesota one of the top outdoor towns: Perched on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, a 1.1 million-acre chunk of the…

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