Government and General
Schedule a FREE Red Cross Home Fire Safety Visit!
During your home visit, you will receive:
- Installed smoke alarms if no working smoke alarms are present in your home
- Guidance in the development of a Family Disaster Plan
- Valuable emergency preparedness tips and information
- All demonstration and installation services will be performed by Red Cross-trained volunteers and/or licensed/insured professionals
Phone
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Address
- Library: 224 E Chapman Street. Phone: 218-365-5140
- Airport: 1583 Highway 1. Phone: 218-365-5600
Phone
- 218-365-3224
- 855-884-1374
Web
Address
- 209 E Chapman Street
Ely, MN 55731
City office hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
- Library: 9 Davis Drive, Silver Bay. Phone: 218-226-4331
Phone
- 218-226-4408
Web
Address
- 7 Davis Drive
Silver Bay, MN 55614
- Library: 320 Waterfront Drive, Two Harbors
- Community Building: 417 South Avenue, Two Harbors
- Two Harbors Helgeson Municipal Airport: 608 Airport Road, Two Harbors
Phone
- 218-834-5631
Web
Address
- City Hall
522 1st Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Driver’s license and identification cards, motor vehicle title transfers, motor vehicle tabs, boat/ATV/snowmobile registration.
*Silver Bay location does not handle driver’s license or identification cards.
Phone
- 218-510-0840 (Two Harbors License Bureau)
- 218-226-3076 (Silver Bay)
Web
Address
- Two Harbors License Bureau
629 7th Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616
twoharborsdmv@gmail.com - Bay Trip Licensing & Outfitters
24 Shopping Center Road
Silver Bay, MN 55614
BayTripInc@gmail.com
- Assessor
- Attorney
- Auditor
- Court Administration
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Services
- Facilities
- Forestry
- Geographic Information Systems
- Health and Human Services
- Highway
- Human Resources
- Recorder
- Sheriff
- Veterans Services
- Vital Records
Phone
- 218-834-8300 (Two Harbors)
- 218-226-4443 (Silver Bay)
- 800-450-8832 (toll free)
Web
Address
- 601 3rd Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616 - Silver Bay Service Center
99 Edison Blvd.
Silver Bay, MN 55614
No kill shelter/pound for cats and dogs. Call to report a lost/missing animal. Takes stray cats and dogs. Does NOT accept surrender animals.
Facebook Page: Lake County Humane Society
Phone
- 218-834-5806
- 218-834-8385 (non-emergency dispatch)
Web
Address
- 415 20th Avenue
PO Box 27
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Old and unwanted medicines in your home can pose a risk for accidental poisoning, theft, and drug abuse. Drop unwanted medications at these locations in Lake County. Keep medicines in the original container. Don’t put sharps in a drop box.
Medication Drop Off Sites in Lake County
- Law Enforcement Center Lobby, 613 3rd. Ave, Two Harbors. Open 24/7.
- Lake View Pharmacy, 325 11th Ave, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Essentia Pharmacy – Two Harbors (Super One), 802 11th St, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Essentia Pharmacy – Silver Bay (Mary Mac building), 99 Edison Blvd, Silver Bay. Open Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Lake County Service Center (Mary Mac building), 99 Edison Blvd, Silver Bay. Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Programs include, but are not limited to, softball, baseball, swimming, arts and crafts, tennis and open gym.
Phone
- 218-834-5631 (Two Harbors)
- 218-226-4214 (Silver Bay)
Web
Address
- Beaver Bay (phone: 218-226-4129) 1014 Main Street, Beaver Bay, MN 55601
- Ely (phone: 218-365-3210) 34 South 2nd Avenue, Ely, MN 55731
- Finland (phone: 218-353-7318) 6638 Highway 1, Finland, MN 55603
- Knife River (phone: 218-834-3433) 200 Central Avenue, Knife River, MN 55609
- Silver Bay (phone: 218-226-3700) 13 Shopping Center, Silver Bay, MN 55614
- Two Harbors (phone: 218-834-3430) 106 Waterfront Drive, Two Harbors, MN 55616
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Sharps disposal options in Lake County
Lake View Medical Clinics in both Silver Bay and Two Harbors now accept needles, lancets and syringes (sharps) during business hours. Just check in with the registration office at either location.
Sharps must be placed in puncture-resistant plastic with leak-resistant sides and bottom, such as an empty laundry detergent bottle with a screw-on lid. Do not store them in glass bottles, aluminum cans or coffee cans. Label them as medical waste before bringing them in for disposal. See sharps disposal guidelines below.
Medical Sharp Drop off Locations in Lake County
- Lake View Silver Bay Medical Clinic, 50 Outer Dr., Silver Bay. Open Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Lake View Medical Clinic Two Harbors, 325 11th Avenue, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 pm.
- Lake County Recycling Center, Recycle Center Drive, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
SHARPS DISPOSAL GUIDELINES
| ITEM |
PROPER DISPOSAL |
NOTES: |
| Sharps | Sharps Disposal | Must be sealed in hard plastic container and labeled as medical waste |
| Epi-Pens (empty) | Sharps Disposal | MUST BE EMPTY, see liquid meds below |
| Insulin Pens (empty) | Sharps Disposal | MUST BE EMPTY, see liquid meds below |
| Pills | “Drug Take Back” bin in retail pharm | No liquids, no sharps, no aerosols |
| Liquid medications
(Includes insulin and epinephrine) |
Trash | Discharge into kitty litter, coffee grounds, or an orange first |
| Inhalers | Household hazardous waste | HHW at Lake County Recycle Center (closed in winter) or WLSSD in Duluth |
Phone
Web
Address
Phone
- 1-855-863-3560
- 1-800-325-0778 (TTY)
Web
Address
- US Bank Building
Suite 500
230 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
For information and referral to local agencies assisting those in need.
Phone
- 218-726-4770
- 2-1-1
Web
Address
- Suite 402
424 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802