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Average Temperatures

	May	June	July	Aug	Sep
Avg High (F/C)	62 / 17	74 / 23	78 / 26	79 / 26	69 / 21
Avg Low (F/C)	40 / 4	47 / 8	56 / 13	52 / 11	42 / 5
Precip (in/cm)	2.4 / 6.1	5.6 / 14.2	0.5 / 1.2	5.3 / 13.5	3.7 / 9.4

Current Weather

 

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• Current Satellite Map of Northeastern Minnesota

 
Airport Information

Airports closest to Ely, Minnesota:

• Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (msp): approximately 4.5 hours driving time to Ely and River Point

• Duluth International Airport:  approximately 2 hours driving time to Ely and River Point

• Hibbing International Airport:  approximately 1.5 hours driving time to Ely and River Point

River Point Resort provides free shuttle to and from the Ely Municipal Airport (218.365.5600) for guests.

Travel Information

Driving directions to River Point from Mpls./St. Paul area:

Follow 35W north to Hwy 33 through the city of Cloquet. Hwy 33 turns into 53. Follow Hwy 53 to the outskirts of Virginia. Continue on 53 to the point where 169 joins it. Follow the signs and 169 north to Ely. Travel east through Ely on 169 and 1.

Turn right onto Hwy 1, (note the Shopco Store and dark brown log sided building hosting Ely's Chamber of Commerce/Visitors Center), and continue for approximately 8.5 miles. Cross over a large bridge (Birch Dam) and take the first right turn onto River Point Road. Travel in 1.3 miles farther on River Point's private gravel road and you have arrived!

Please park in the large parking lot on the right hand side of the road and walk to the Office to check-in and register. Thank you!

For the location of River Point Resort
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Approx. Distance to River Point in Miles
Atlanta	1,376
Chicago	578
Cincinnati	900
Cleveland	972
Dallas	1,204
Denver	1,175
Des Moines	500
Detroit	864
Duluth	112
Grand Forks	298
Indianapolis	790
Kansas City	740
Los Angeles	2,112
Madison	466
Milwaukee	547
Minneapolis	255
New York City	1,450
Omaha	640
St. Louis	794
Sioux Falls	393
Tulsa	1,010