Tripometer – 2505 mi
Gas Gauge – 190.724
Location – Little Isabella River Campground, MN
Lodging – $15
Cans of OFF – 2
Waking up early for a Saturday we were like kids at Christmas. We jumped in the car and headed into Ely. Ely has been lauded by many as one of the top 10 outdoor focused towns in America. We first ran into Ely while planning a canoe trip to Quetico Provincial Park, Canada almost 10 years ago. We hoped our expectations weren’t to high. They weren’t.
As we pulled into town we were accosted by a full swing arts and crafts festival. JACKPOT! What a great thing to find. We had a great time touring probably 200 small vendors of every type. I especially enjoyed watching the kids play in inflated balls on this small pool. Looked like a ton of fun.
Tearing ourselves away from the crafts festival we went in search of a long-term campsite. After 6 or 8 campgrounds (it’s always the last place you look) we scored twice in one day. Seven miles east of Ely we found a gorgeous campground on Fall Lake with electric hookups, (mostly) hot showers, 4 BARS OF LTE COVERAGE and all within a 10min drive of main street Ely (Did I mention $26/night?). The campground had around 25 walk-up sites that were available on a first-come-first-served basis. We had to get up here early on Sunday to score a site!
Special Note – Cheese Curds are not as prevalent a food item as they should be on the east coast.
Good Updates! Sounds like you guys are having a blast. Keep the reports coming.
Regarding the skeeters, it must also be the time of year. They’re so thick around the neighborhood here it seems like they could pick you up and fly you away!
Thanks guys!
I know those little blood suckers are getting bad at home this year too. With the amount of rain that MD has seen this year we were bound to see a bumper crop.
We are comrades in DEET