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I know I have said it before "Tourism is great for our area but people need to make an income 12 months of the year, not just three months. Don't believe it? The Landing on Lake Vermilion is now open only on weekends until fishing season. This is also true for Wolf Bay. Tell me that the workers at those businiesses can survive on three days of pay per week. One could also say that Tourism is not sustainable because every fall businesses close, workers get layed off and they roll up the sidewalks of Ely at 5:00 pm daily. Unlike the mining business the tourist business is very predictable - tourists coming, tourists gone!
The mines are thriving right now and workers are making a very nice income. The mines over hired by a factor of two back in the late 70's so yes, many workers were displaced. Families with 5 -7 children were common back then. Now, if a family has a third or fourth child people are questioning their sanity!
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