Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This photo provided by the Ely, Minn., Police Department shows a Kevlar canoe on top of a squad car, Nov. 16, 2023, in Ely, Minn.

Ely is not an easy place to get to. The idyllic forest town of 3,000 near the Canadian border is best known as a gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. You don't come upon this outdoor ...

A police department in a remote Minnesota town is facing a staff shortage. To stand out to potential hires, they are offering $3,800 Kevlar canoes to new and existing staff. They say it helps with ...

Tell us what your business does. I custom-build lightweight Kevlar canoes for retail sale directly to individuals. (Kevlar is a synthetic fiber that is five times as strong as steel for its given ...

This photo provided by the Ely, Minn., Police Department shows a Kevlar canoe on top of a squad car, Nov. 16, 2023, in Ely, Minn. The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely ...

ELY, Minn. (AP) - The police department in the remote north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping new officers as countless other law enforcement agencies ...