ALLETE Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release & Conference Call

ALLETE Schedules Third Quarter Earnings Release & Conference Call Duluth, Minn. – ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) will announce its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 before the market opens on Friday, October 18, 2002.

Following the release, ALLETE Chairman, President and CEO David Gartzke and Chief Financial Officer James Vizanko will present an overview of results and other factors affecting performance during a conference call beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (913) 981-5550 or by listening to a Webcast on ALLETE’s Web site at www.allete.com.