Nevis City Council

Department Managers

City Administrator .......... Dawn Veit............................. 218-652-3866, neviscty@arvig.net Deputy Clerk/ Planning and Zoning ....... Kimberly Wright ..... 218-652-3866, nevisdeputyclerk@arvig.net

Public Works Supervisor .. Don Umthun 218-652-3867, donumthun@hotmail.com

Liquor Store Manager Erin Rhoades 218-652-3135

Fire Chief ........................ Mike Marchell 218-652-2323, nevisfire@arvig.net

Police Deputy .................. Josh Oswald 218-652-3866 (non-emergency)

Works Department are located in the Nevis Fire Hall Building at 204 Main Street East.

Jeanne Thompson serves as mayor. Assistant mayor is Katie Rittgers. Council members are Teresa Leshovsky, Blair Reuther and Sue Gray.

A public beach and dock with handicapped access along with a boat ramp are located at the public access to Lake Belle Taine north of Hwy. 34. Children will enjoy the recently completed playgrounds at Halvorson Park with access from Park Street and at Muskie Park on Hwy. 2.

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Welcome to Akeley!

BY MAYOR BRIAN HITCHCOCK

On behalf of the citizens of Akeley, I would like to welcome you to “the birthplace of Paul Bunyan.

Akeley started out as a boomtown for the logging industry and has gone through many changes over the years. We are currently a town consisting of 432 people, located on the southern edge of the Paul Bunyan State Forest, in the heart of lake country.

We have the Heartland State trail running through the center of town that provides access to miles of bicycle, ATV and snowmobiling trails.

Akeley is home to one of the largest statues of Paul Bunyan in the world and has visitors stopping by all the time to have their picture taken with him. We hope that you will have the opportunity to stop by our town and see all that Akeley has to offer.

2023 in Akeley will definitely bring about a lot of changes. The biggest of these will be the redevelopment of Hwy. 34 through town. There’s been several years of planning that have gone into this undertaking between the state and the community, and I think everyone is anxious to see the finished product.