ALLETE To Announce 2005 Financial Results On February 16

DULUTH, Minn.-- ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) will announce its financial results for 2005 before the financial markets open on Thursday, February 16, 2006.

Following the release, ALLETE Chairman, President and CEO Donald J. Shippar and ALLETE Chief Financial Officer James K. Vizanko will present an overview of results and discuss plans and expectations for 2006 during a conference call beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (913) 981-4912 or by listening to a Webcast on ALLETE's Web site at www.allete.com.

ALLETE's corporate headquarters are located in Duluth, Minnesota. ALLETE provides energy services in the upper Midwest and has significant real estate holdings in Florida. More information about the company is available on ALLETE's Web site at www.allete.com.

The statements contained in this release and statements that ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Contact:
Tim Thorp
218-723-3953
tthorp@allete.com