Outdoors & Recreation · Ely, MN
Piragis Northwoods Company
Permits, a Kevlar canoe and a route into the Boundary Waters, all from the same counter on Central Avenue since 1979.
Piragis has outfitted Boundary Waters canoe trips from downtown Ely since 1979. It offers complete and partial outfitting, BWCAW permits, Kevlar canoe and kayak rentals, guided trips and trips into Quetico Park in Canada. It also runs a retail store and sells canoes and kayaks.
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Coffee & Bakeries · Ely, MN
Northern Grounds
Coffee roasted a few doors down, and by its own count the biggest wine-by-the-glass list north of the Twin Cities.
218-235-61252 W. Sheridan St., Ely, MN 55731thenortherngrounds.com
About a block or two
Stay · Ely, MN
Burntside Lodge
Closed for the 2026 season
Guests have been coming to this log lodge on Burntside Lake since 1913, and the LaMontagne family has run it since 1941.
About 3.8 mi away