Ely schools next in line for online vote

via Timberjay.com

"Lily the Bear fans, that Facebook group of over 113,000 that formed after witnessing via “den cam” the birth of Lily’s cub Hope, have become a powerful group supporting not only black bears but Ely area causes."

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The Ely-based North American Bear Center earned enough support online to win a $100,000 grant from a charitable foundation.......The bear center, which won a huge Internet following over the winter with its live coverage of a mother bear named Lily and her cub in their den, will use the money for educational programs about bears, said Lynn Rogers, biologist for the center.

Internet helps Ely bear center get $100,000 grant - TwinCities.com