Partner with the Minnesota Historical Society and Women in History Interest Affinity Group and the American Association for State and Local History
Member of the Minnesota Alliance for Response, Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, the Northland History Coalition, Saint Louis County Historical Society, and the National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites
Member of the Ely Cultural Alliance and Ely for Ely Community Group
Provides an internship opportunity annually for students interested in small museum management, collections care and historical interpretation
Promoting Our Heritage
Promotes and preserves Ely’s rich cultural and natural history in-person and virtually (theclio.com)
Secured Dorothy Molter as a “Woman of History” on Google, Inc’s Field Trip application for smart phones and tablets
Secured an oral history grant through the Minnesota Historical Society Legacy Grant Program to capture and preserve the stories of Dorothy’s friends and supporters
Secured grants for photo and archival collections preservation through the Minnesota Historical Society
Secured grants from Iron Range Resource & Rehabilitation Board grants to develop Creating the Boundary Waters: 25 objects, 25 Stories and Birds’ Landing at Dorothy’s
Economic Stimulation
Instrumental in bringing the 2017 Minnesota Association of Museums Annual Conference to Ely
Is a producer/wholesale distributor of nationally-known Ely-centric product Dorothy’s Isle of Pines Root Beer to over 20 Ely Area businesses as well as around the State of Minnesota, eastern North Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin and Sandpoint, Idaho
Promotes Ely tourism through advertising in regional outlets
Hosts a minimum of four free community events & weekly root beer making and children’s programming during peak tourist season
Hosts annual fundraising dinner at the Grand Ely Lodge
Proud to provide donation items for local and regional youth and organizational fundraisers and events
Partnerships
Collaborates with the Ely Winter Festival and Minnesota North College-Vermilion’s Wilderness & Park Mgmt Program for Whirlwind!, an annual free community event
Partners with the Ely-Winton Historical Society for special events and exhibits
Collaborates with the Ely Folk School for root beer history and making classes
Partners with the Ely Marathon to provide Dorothy’s Root Beer Run Children’s Marathon
Coordinates volunteer projects both for museum and community improvement with organizations including Outward Bound, Eco-Club, Minnesota North College-Vermilion and Northern Tier High Adventure Base
