Barbara Kelleher

4 Collection Items

• Ely Fixture Dies; Jackpine Bob Cary Was Man of Many Trades Including Author, Journalist, Illustrator, Linguist, Naturalist, Skier. Also had a Column Briefly on MPR. He was Immersed in Life in the North Woods Area.

  A giant figure is gone from Ely. Bob Cary lost his battle with cancer. To some, Cary was better known as "Jackpine" Bob - editor, author, columnist and story teller.

  Jun. 19, 20067 minSave
• Bob Cary Dies

  "Jackpine" Bob Cary of Ely has died. Cary died at the age of 84 after a long fight with cancer. Sam Cook is now an outdoor writer for the Duluth News Tribune. Cook remembers Bob Cary from the days when Cook was the new reporter at the Ely Echo and Bob Cary was the Managing Editor.

  Jun. 18, 2006Save
• Jackpine Dies

  An Ely legend has died. "Jackpine" Bob Cary is dead at the age of 84. Cary is a long time writer with the Ely Echo newspaper. He was a talented illustrator and author of 17 books. Duluth News Tribune outdoor writer, Sam Cook, worked beside Cary at the Echo. Cook recalls Cary always working on the next book. He says Cary's writings were as diverse as his interests.

  Jun. 18, 2006Save
• Sigurd Olson Remembered

  The federal Wilderness Act is forty years old today - a document with a lot of Minnesota connections. The Bill was first introduced in 1956 by Minnesota US Senator Hubert Humphrey. One its most visible supporters was Ely writer Sigurd Olson. Olson's biographer, David Backes, says Olson was controversial but respected.

  Sep. 3, 2004Save