We are a small family business that started in north west Iowa that it is now located on the iron range of northern Minnesota, in the little town of Ely. Our background was in agriculture with a love of the outdoors and old styled craftsmanship. Working in blacksmithing, fine woodworking, and leather, leather soon became our medium of choice.

Our wholistic approach enables us the ability to identify and understand who your organization and clients are, as well as what challenges you both face. With this knowledge and our creative partnership, we can correctly determine and prioritize a list of creative solutions that support both who you are, and fulfill your needs and those of your customers.

Ten80 North is a marketing company specializing in web development, web hosting, branding strategy, and photo/video services. We help you plan and produce marketing that works. Our clients are often unsure of what marketing tools they should use and how to use them. Ten80 North gives you a plan, creates the marketing materials, and helps you use them to generate sales.

The River Point Resort & Outfitting Co is a premier Minnesota resort and outfitting company. Located deep within the tranquil wooded beauty and clean, fresh waters of the Superior National Forest lies one of the finest Ely Minnesota resorts with cabin rentals and great fishing located where the Kawishiwi River joins Birch Lake at the doorstep of the famous Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. If you want a “rush” or are in a rush to do absolutely nothing, consider an Ely Minnesota resorts vacation, and Ely MN cabin rentals at River Point Resort® & Outfitting Co. Offering something for everyone from active sports to relaxation. Escaping the tranquility of your Minnesota resorts vacations…at River Point Resort® …will open your eyes to a new world in harmony with nature. One where granite crags and towering timbers dominate the skyline. One where crowds of people are replaced with peace and serenity.

Northern Expressions is a combination ice cream parlor and gift shop in downtown Ely. Try to choose from among the many flavors in the freezer case and then go for a homemade waffle cone, or skip the cone part altogether and opt for a highly rated root beer float. A local favorite.

Our story began innocently enough, out in the fields of produce that my wife and I were tending during our time as farming apprentices. We learned some great life lessons out there, stuff you can’t learn from a book. One day I said something like “wouldn’t it be funny if we made cranberry apple granola and called it Crapola?”. I say lots of things like that, but for some reason, this idea actually became a reality. The next thing I knew, a business was born. Be careful what you say in front of your wife. It could change your life forever. Since our humble beginning almost ten years ago, we have grown our product line and our distribution area. We have put the “fun” in “functional” food, and reminded scores of people about the importance of fiber in their diet, in our own signature style. We have had a lot of fun marketing our granola, but we’re serious when it comes to quality. Just like we learned in farming, it’s worth taking extra time and effort to do things the way we believe is best. Running this business has been far more work than we imagined, but we learn as we go and take pride in our accomplishments. We have grown the business, but the business has also grown us. Each day brings new opportunities and we’re excited about the future. We want to sincerely thank our “regular” customers for supporting us all these years!

Bear Island Boats builds and sells handmade wood strip canoes that are functional works of art to honor the heritage of traditional boat building. Our functional works of art are made available to nonprofits at cost to serve as a funding model to support their organizations’ mission.