If your property was affected by the wildfires in May, find resources and information on relevant county services here: 2025 Spring Wildfires
On May 10, 2024 at approximately 5 PM, canoeists in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area – BWCA called 911 to report that they had located a capsized canoe and partly submerged, deceased human body on Lake Agnes, located approximately 25 miles north of Ely.