X0101 42003-05-21 0000066756 ALLETE INC ALE 0001233014 CUNNINGHAM THOMAS L 1000Common Stock2003-05-224A013000A1800DStock Option (right to buy)23.262003-05-214A015000A2004-01-022013-05-21Common Stock15001500DThe options vest 50% on January 2, 2004 and 50% on January 2, 2005.Philip R. Halverson for Thomas L. Cunningham2003-05-22