Why we live here:

"We are immersing ourselves in meaningful experiences." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Eric works in the outdoor industry, and Lacey works in community development. They live in Ely with their dog Wendell.

"The serenity of this environment is beneficial to us." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Dee is a retired artist, graphic designer, and professor. Dee and her wife Joy spend summers outside of Ely, splitting their time between the Ely-area and Asheville, North Carolina.

"We are all living for the same place and loving it." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Tia & Margaret live, work, and play in Lutsen.

"Daily life is going walking or running on the trails with the dogs, with weekly saunas on Sundays." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Ellen is a social worker who lives, works, and plays in Babbitt.

"There is an eclectic mix of people here." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Jesse works remotely and Megan is a stylist at Roots Salon in Ely.

"Our natural resources are our passions and our careers." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Kes owns a natural resource management business, Growing Futures, and is an engaged community member in Ely.

Lacey Squier and Matthew Baxley presented to Tuesday Group on March 1, 2022 at the Grand Ely Lodge. The presentation served as an introduction to Boundary Waters Connect, a new program of Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness, and Bear Witness Media, a video and audio production company that bears witness to our most meaningful human experiences. Boundary Waters Connect & Bear Witness Media collaborated to produce the Why We Live Here video series, which features interviews with residents of the wilderness edge communities of northeast Minnesota. Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play.

"We wanted to raise our kids closer to nature." Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play. Sven lives with his two children about 20 minutes outside of Grand Marais on a 60 acre sugar bush.

Relocating and making a home somewhere new is exciting and challenging at the same time. The Boundary Waters Connect Why We Live Here video series gives prospective residents a window of insight to the day-to-day lives of people who have taken the leap, and moved to northeast Minnesota's wilderness edge communities to live, work, and play.