Piragis bookstore was a great place to browse. Quiet, well lit with lots of interesting unknown and…read morealso known titles. Books seemed thoughtfully chosen; a good nature section and kids section. Will return!

Was in town, shopping for souvenirs. I probably should have purchased the hot sauce they were…read moreselling, but at $6 a bottle, I thought it was overpriced. I would have been thrilled if you could get all 3 bottles for a discount, but that wasn't happening. They have a ton of t shirts for sale here. We picked up one for Ely, MN for about $25. They have a men's side and a women's side. The women's side had a ton of apparel. I found a cute shirt and shorts on sale. The fitting room is right there by the stairwell. I love a good sale. These times were not for Ely, they were just hiking/camping brands of clothing, but that's ok. A lot of the women's stuff was fairly plain. The back of the store has restrooms, art, and camping/fishing supplies. The front of the store has weapons and shoes. In fact, the gal who makes the moccasins was right there in the store, putting them together in real time! It was so cool to see how she was manipulating the leather. We did not take the stairs up to the second level; it appeared to be more of a bookstore up there. Parking is on the street.

Up in Ely again and hit Back on the Rack twice. Picked up some plates, glasses, and a very nice…read moresilver plated serving platter for the cabin, plus some books for the kiddo. One of my favorite places in Ely

Great to have a place like this in Ely. The owner was so helpful to us and even went out of her way…read moreto call me back when she missed my call. Nice selection of items at fair prices.

After a house fire, I replaced all of my home appliances at Kerntz and to say that the pricing,…read moreservice, delivery and follow-up was excellent would be an understatement. They overdelivered on all promises and service. Thank you guys for making a tramatic period of my life that little bit easier.

Kerntz has been our choice for almost all of our appliances for almost 40 years! Washers, dryers,…read morerefrigerators, freezers, all from them. We get great service and when and if we have any problems, they come out and take care of repairs or adjustments. We use them for our home appliances and our business appliances. In as small a town as we live in, it is nice to have a quality appliance store right here in town.

My friend was craving ice cream, so we stopped by crossing thru Ely…read more As soon as you walk into the store, you are greeted by a bunch of bright smiling young people ready to serve you. It appears that they are kids or teenagers at most in age, but they are running the whole store operation - scooping ice cream/manning the cash register, which is very cool to see. This ice cream shop has tons of options to choose from. I ended up going with a small scoop of Burntside "Rich & Famous" (oreo/reese inside), which they said was popular here. I was glad to see that their scoops were very generous. They serve a single scoop in a whole bowl and it's very worth the price I paid for. So, it's a 5 star in my books.

This place was great. We were able to make our own shirts which everyone really loved! The staff…read moremember was friendly! They had a deal on shirts too. I would not say it's worth the price - make sure you look closely at the shirts you get made! We did not and realized some of the design had come off/not stuck to the fabric!

Awesome! This place is rad and the owner is super nice. Glad this exists in Ely!read more

I'm super stoked for the kids of Ely that this place exists! Chris is such a good guy, and what…read morehe's doing by creating a skate scene and giving the people there some exposure to music and activities like skateboarding is pure magic!!!

Best shop on the Ely main drag. Right when you walk in you feel like you are in a cozy cabin, right…read moredown to the wood wick scents of the north and stone hearth. Mostly Moose has something for everyone. From cute north woods cabin decor to jewelry and scarves. But the friendly owner is what really completes this shop, she is very friendly, knowledgable and not at all pushy! You cannot miss this shop when you come to beautiful Ely!

A neat little book shop you can get lost in…read more I've been to stores like this before and Chapman is small in comparison but they make up for this with the amount of product they have. (They need more room!) Plenty of vintage and modern books to be had in varying degrees of quality (used). There's a beautiful kitty roaming this store and a few comfy armchairs scattered about. They are also a small smoke shop and sell pipes, tobacco, vintage tarot and gemstones.

The coolest bookstore I've ever been to! Any time I'm in Ely I stop by to hang out with Simon…read more(resident bookstore cat) and pick up a few books and records. The store owner is amazing and cool, the selection is huge, and the prices are incredibly fair! Definitely stop by whenever you're in the area.

The J & L Hardware Store has a good selection of products and good service. Like most to all stores…read morethese days, in my humble opinion, it should have far less product that was made in China or Vietnam, though. Thanks .

When I need something handy, often this place has it. They have a wonderful employee named Susan…read morewho is a great asset to the store. She helps us find what we need quickly and is very knowledgeable about many of the products in the store.