This article was originally published in the 2008-2009 Ely Winter Times. 2008 editor’s note: The following is a blog entry I stumbled on when I was Googling something else. Better written than 90% of the blogs I’ve read, it stuck with me. I joined the blogspot (my first!) in Albuquerque where it originated – Duke…
It’s 6:30 am on a January morning. Granite, the sled dog, pulls his tail away from his nose to look over the dog yard in hopes that his human is bringing soup. Chris, a dogsledding guide and Granite’s human for the season, has just arrived at the mushers’ shed and is mixing up 10 gallons…
Books for Blizzards: Land of 10,000 Lakes by Patrice Johnson Land of 10,000 Lakes mixes recipes and stories with Minnesota heritage to cook up a book that’s equal parts sentimental and practical. Although she gives a nod to the bland Scandinavian style of Minnesota traditional food, author Patrice Johnson steps boldly into “seasonings outside the…
No-Can Tater Tot Hotdish Serves 9-12 (depending on hunger levels & how blustery it is outside) This recipe comes from Land of 10,000 Plates by Patrice Johnson, one of the featured books from our Books for Blizzards segment in the 2020-2021 Ely Winter Times. For the sauce: 2 Tbsp butter 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 1…
This article was originally published in the 2009-2010 edition of the Ely Winter Times. In 1970 a group of ambitious Ely citizens put together a winter event that was to become as big a draw in winter as the Blueberry Festival has become in summer. The booklet for the first race explained, “It is…