Épisodes

  • History of Tuesday Group & Reflecting on Life in Ely with Steve & Ann Schon
    Dec 4 2025

    In this episode listeners will join Lacey in conversation with friends and neighbors Steve & Ann Schon.


    Show Notes

    • Email Lacey with your ideas and feedback: podcasts@visitelymn.org
    • Visit Ely Adventure Guides
    • What’s Up Ely Facebook Group
    • Explore Minnesota
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Tuesday Group
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    1 h et 4 min
  • Modern Mysticism in Ely with Johannah Scarlet
    Nov 28 2025

    Join Lacey in conversation with her friend and neighbor Johannah Scarlet. Joh is the creative force behind Sacred Saturdaze Outpost, through which she offers mystical musings on the seasonal wheel of the year, insights about the zodiac, the power of tarot, and the infinitely customizable nature of spirituality. Joh is also a freelance commercial & film producer, promoting Minnesota’s film incentives to bring directors and films to northern MN. She shepherds projects from prep through to completion, and believes in the magic of visual storytelling.


    Show Notes

    End of the Road Yoga Event Page: https://endoftheroad.yoga/event-schedule/.

    Tarot & Astrology Readings: www.sacredsaturdaze.com

    Substack & Sacred Daze Podcast: https://substack.com/@sacredsaturdaze

    Commercial & Film: www.johannahscarlet.com

    Tim Mattimore Photography: www.ghostlandscapes.com

    UMFO: https://uppermidwestfilmtv.org/

    and happy to share this email address for folks to submit locations: johannah.film@sacredsaturdaze.com

    And if you were going to list a bunch of local churches, I wanted to share a few of my favorite spiritual practitioners:


    Joh’s favorite spiritual witch pactitioners:

    Pam Grossman - Historian & Witch - https://www.pamgrossman.com/

    Amanda Yates Garcia - Writer & Witch - https://oracleoflosangeles.com/

    Jessica Laynadoo - Astrologer & Psychic Medium - https://www.lovelanyadoo.com/

    Lindsay Mack - Tarot Practitioner - https://www.lindsaymack.com/


    General What’s Up Ely Podcast links:

    Email Lacey with your ideas and feedback: podcasts@visitelymn.org

    Visit Ely Adventure Guides

    What’s Up Ely Facebook Group

    Explore Minnesota

    Forest North Podcast


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    1 h et 8 min
  • December 2025 Event Round Up
    Nov 20 2025

    What’s Up Ely is a podcast that celebrates the spirit of Ely, Minnesota – a vibrant community with a rich history and a dynamic arts and cultural scene. It also just so happens to be a small town on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and surrounded by the Superior National Forest. There is truly always something fun to and someone fascinating to meet in Ely!

    This episode is a December 2025 Ely area event round up featuring special guest Johannah Scarlet.

    • EMAIL LACEY – podcasts@visitelymn.org

    Show Notes Links

    • Ely Adventure Guides
    • Reflections Dance Company Winter Showcase: Fire!
    • Ely Community Center
    • Give to the Max Day
    • NLAA Presents: A Christmas Carol tickets
    • Ely’s Historic State Theater
    • Ely Folk School classes & events
    • Ely Folk School Introduction to Rosmaling
    • Ely Folk School Felt Folk Ornaments
    • Ely Folk School Festival Holiday Door Decoration
    • Ely Folk School Scandinavian Holiday Ornaments
    • Ely Folk School Norwegian Lefse class
    • Ely Folk School Swedish Holiday Traditions & Saint Lucia Choir
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Ely Winter Festival


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    27 min
  • Everything and the Ely Folk School Kitchen Sink with Anna Heil
    Nov 13 2025

    In this episode listeners will join Lacey in conversation with Anna Heil, Program Director at the Ely Folk School. Anna Heil is the Program Director at the Ely Folk School, where she works with instructors, volunteers, and students to build community and provide culturally relevant learning experiences to our area. Although Anna was born and raised in Southern California, she has lived in the Ely area for about a decade now and has built a full life of close friendships, outdoor recreation, and community involvement. The through line through her last ten years have remained her passion for experiential education and her enthusiasm for learning and adventure. When not at the Ely Folk School, Anna can be found romping in the woods with her puppy, jumping in various bodies of water, and of course, listening to podcasts.


    Show Notes

    • Email Lacey with your ideas and feedback: podcasts@visitelymn.org
    • Visit Ely Adventure Guides
    • What’s Up Ely Facebook Group
    • Ely Folk School Spring Rolls Masterclass
    • NLAA Presents: A Christmas Carol tickets
    • Ely Folk School Beaded Globe Ornaments
    • Ely Folk School Introduction to Rosmaling
    • Ely Folk School Felt Folk Ornaments
    • Ely Folk School Festival Holiday Door Decoration
    • Ely Folk School Norwegian Lefse class
    • Ely Folk School Swedish Holiday Traditions & Saint Lucia Choir
    • Explore Minnesota
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Explore Minnesota More
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    1 h et 8 min
  • November 2025 Event Round Up
    Nov 6 2025

    What’s Up Ely is a podcast that celebrates the spirit of Ely, Minnesota – Ely is a vibrant community with a rich history and a dynamic arts and cultural scene. It also just so happens to be a small town on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and surrounded by the Superior National Forest. There is truly always something fun to and someone fascinating to meet in Ely!

    This episode is a November-December 2025 Ely area event round up featuring special guest Anna Heil.


    Show Notes Links

    • Ely Adventure Guides
    • Ely Community Center
    • Ely’s Historic State Theater
    • SAGE Foundation
    • Ely Folk School classes & events
    • Ely for Ely website
    • Register for the Ely for Ely Workshop
    • Music from Earth: Russ Kaplan & The Pale Blue Dot tickets
    • Tofte Lake Center Presents: Echoes from the Lake, an evening of music & readings at Icehouse Minneapolis
    • Tofte Lake Center
    • Ely Summer/Winter Times subscription
    • NLAA Presents: A Christmas Carol tickets
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Ely Winter Festival
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    28 min
  • Outdoor Recreation’s Impact on Ely’s Economy with Randolph Briley
    Oct 30 2025

    In this episode listeners will join Lacey in conversation with Randolph Briley, Deputy Director of Outdoor Recreation for Explore Minnesota. Randolph leads Minnesota’s Outdoor Recreation Partnership.

    The Outdoor Recreation Industry Partnership (ORIP) is an inter-agency collaboration between Explore Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, The Department of Employment and Economic Development and Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation. The Partnership was formed in spring of 2023 as a direct result of recommendations made by both the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Task Force and the Governor’s Council on Economic Expansion.

    This inter-agency collaboration recently published Minnesota’s first-ever comprehensive outdoor recreation industry economic impact report, titled Minnesota's "Untamed Dividend". The report is full of stats and stories that demonstrate the value of the industry in our state.


    Show Notes

    • Email Lacey with your ideas and feedback: podcasts@visitelymn.org
    • Visit Ely Adventure Guides
    • What’s Up Ely Facebook Group
    • Explore Minnesota
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Minnesota’s Outdoor Recreation Industry Partnership
    • Minnesota’s Untamed Dividend: Outdoor Recreation Fueling Our Economy
    • Explore Minnesota More
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    57 min
  • Late Fall 2025 Event Round Up
    Oct 23 2025

    What’s Up Ely is a podcast that celebrates the spirit of Ely, Minnesota – Ely is a vibrant community with a rich history and a dynamic arts and cultural scene. It also just so happens to be a small town on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and surrounded by the Superior National Forest.

    There is truly always something fun to and someone fascinating to meet in Ely!

    This episode is a late fall 2025 event round up.

    • Quick PSA: EMAIL ME – podcasts@visitelymn.org

    Show Notes Links

    • Ely Adventure Guides
    • Ely Community Center
    • Ely’s Historic State Theater
    • SAGE Foundation
    • Ely Folk School classes & events
    • Ely for Ely website
    • Register for the Ely for Ely Workshop
    • Music from Earth: Russ Kaplan & The Pale Blue Dot tickets
    • Tofte Lake Center Presents: Echoes from the Lake, an evening of music & readings at Icehouse Minneapolis
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    30 min
  • Scents of the Season with Heather Magee of Five Pines Candle Co
    Oct 16 2025

    In this episode listeners will join Lacey in conversation with Heather Magee, founder and owner of Five Pines Candle Company.


    Show Notes

    Email Lacey with your ideas and feedback: podcasts@visitelymn.org

    • Visit Ely Adventure Guides
    • What’s Up Ely Facebook Group
    • Explore Minnesota
    • Forest North Podcast
    • Five Pines Candle Company

    Five Pines Blog: How to Get the Most Out of Your Candles

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    59 min