ALLETE (ALE) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32

ALLETE 2008 Form 10-K

Section 1350 Certification of Periodic Report

By the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, each of the undersigned officers of ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE), does hereby certify that:

1.   The Annual Report on Form 10-K of ALLETE for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, (Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ALLETE.

Date:  February 13, 2009                                                                   Donald J. Shippar                                                                        

 Donald J. Shippar

 President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  February 13, 2009                                                                   Mark A. Schober                                                                        

 Mark A. Schober

  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability pursuant to that section. Such certification shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that ALLETE specifically incorporates it by reference.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to ALLETE and will be retained by ALLETE and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.