🌱 Where Tower residents can find cleaner indoor air when smoke returns

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In today's newsletter:

• Where Tower residents can find cleaner indoor air when smoke returns

Also on today's calendar: Material Girl and The Fame Monster play Fortune Bay Casino.

Today's riddle: What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 66. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Smoke clears, but health threats likely to return (timberjay.com) — Tower residents now have designated indoor locations with cleaner air as St. Louis County compiles a list of public spaces to escape wildfire smoke. With air quality likely to worsen again, officials urge locals to monitor AQI, prepare filters and masks, and know where they can go in Tower and nearby towns when conditions deteriorate.
   

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📸 Around Tower

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tower

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday August 2

• The Oakridge Boys at Fortune Bay! →
  Fortune Bay Resort Casino, 1430 Bois Forte Rd, Tower
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday August 7

• Material Girl and The Fame Monster play Fortune Bay Casino →
  Fortune Bay Resort Casino, 1430 Bois Forte Rd, Tower
  7:00 pm

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📣 Tower Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday July 25

• Morning Music at Brainstorm Bakery →
  Brainstorm Bakery/Crapola World Headquarters, 402 E Sheridan St, Ely
  10:00 am

Sunday July 26

• 4th Junior Camp 2026
  Story Book Lodge Christian Camp , 5079 Vermilion Trail, Gilbert, MN, 55741, United States
  3:00 pm

Monday July 27

• Volleyball-Gym Use
  North Woods Schools Cook, MN 55723
  4:00 pm
• Open Mic at The Hydeaway [Buhl] →
  The Hydeaway, 205 State St, Buhl
  6:00 pm

Wednesday July 29

• Bugs at the Library
  Ely Public Library 224 East Chapman Street, Ely, MN 55731
  10:00 am

Thursday July 30

• Estate Planning with Kelly Klun
  Ely Public Library 224 East Chapman Street, Ely, MN 55731
  5:00 pm
• Brainstorm Bakery | Night Time Music →
  Brainstorm Bakery/Crapola World Headquarters, 402 E Sheridan St, Ely
  6:00 pm

Friday July 31

• Back of the Shack Fridays →
  The Sugar Shack, 235 Chestnut St, Virginia
  6:00 pm
• Preston Gunderson →
  Silver Rapids Lodge, 459 Kawishiwi Trail, Ely
  7:00 pm

Sunday August 2

• Senior Teen Camp 2026
  Story Book Lodge Christian Camp , 5079 Vermilion Trail, Gilbert, MN, 55741, United States
  3:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fortune Bay Resort Casino posted a job opening for Security Supervisor (Overnight Shift - Full Time) in Tower. Apply here.
• Guest Services posted a job opening for Pool & Sauna Haus Activities Lead - Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tower here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cook

• ARDC honored with Aliceann Wohlbruck Impact Award - Hometown Focus (hometownfocus.us)
• DNR intensifies fire restrictions in the Arrowhead (timberjay.com)
• Boundary Waters could reopen for overnight use next week, pending wildfire conditions (northernnewsnow.com)

Babbitt

• Council signs off on $1.8 million West Babbitt purchase agreement (elyecho.com)
• Timber Bay Lodge & Houseboats- Babbitt, MN Hotels- Hotels in Babbitt- GDS Reservation Codes (travelagewest.com)

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Ok Tower! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Open-toad (Thank you Harold W. for sending it in!)
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