Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

(As of December 31, 2009)

(Reported Under Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

							State or Country
Name							of Organization
ALLETE, Inc. (d.b.a. ALLETE; Minnesota Power; Minnesota Power, Inc.;							Minnesota
	Minnesota Power & Light Company; MPEX; MPEX A Division of Minnesota Power)
	ALLETE Automotive Services, LLC						Minnesota
	ALLETE Capital II						Delaware
	ALLETE Capital III						Delaware
	ALLETE Properties, LLC (d.b.a. ALLETE Properties)						Minnesota
		ALLETE Carolinas, LLC					Delaware
		ALLETE Commercial, LLC					Florida
		Cape Coral Holdings, Inc.					Florida
		Lake Swamp, LLC					Florida
		Lehigh Acquisition Corporation					Delaware
			Florida Landmark Communities, Inc.				Florida
					Lehigh Corporation		Florida
					Palm Coast Holdings, Inc.		Florida
					Port Orange Holdings, LLC		Florida
			Interlachen Lakes Estates, Inc.				Florida
		Palm Coast Land, LLC					Florida
		Tomoka Holdings, LLC					Florida
	ALLETE Water Services, Inc.						Minnesota
		Florida Water Services Corporation					Florida
			Auto Replacement Property, LLC				Indiana
			Energy Replacement Property, LLC				Minnesota
		Georgia Water Services Corporation					Georgia
	Energy Land, Incorporated						Wisconsin
	Lakeview Financial Corporation I						Minnesota
	Lakeview Financial Corporation II						Minnesota
		Logistics Coal, LLC					Minnesota
	Minnesota Power Enterprises, Inc.						Minnesota
		BNI Coal, Ltd.					North Dakota
		MP Affiliate Resources, Inc.					Minnesota
		Rainy River Energy Corporation					Minnesota
		Rainy River Energy Corporation - Wisconsin					Wisconsin
		Synertec, Incorporated					Minnesota
		Upper Minnesota Properties, Inc.					Minnesota
				Upper Minnesota Properties - Development, Inc.			Minnesota
				Upper Minnesota Properties - Irving, Inc.			Minnesota
				Upper Minnesota Properties - Meadowlands, Inc.			Minnesota
						Meadowlands Affordable Housing Limited Partnership	Minnesota
	MP Investments, Inc.						Delaware
	RendField Land Company, Inc.						Minnesota
	Superior Water, Light and Power Company						Wisconsin