After spending three, week long vacations in Ely, I knew this is where we wanted to live, work and raise our family. Sixteen years in the financial services business lead me to finally leave the rat race, mostly because the rats were winning. With my wife Sandy and our three boys, we purchased White Iron Beach Resort in 1995.

We continue to run that business, building it into a premier family and fishing vacation resort on White Iron Lake. We al...