EXHIBIT 10(b)


                     AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
               MINNESOTA POWER AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES EXECUTIVE
                                INVESTMENT PLAN I


The  Amended and  Restated  Minnesota Power  and Affiliated  Companies Executive
Investment Plan I effective January 1, 1988, is amended as follows:


      1.    Effective  August 9, 2006,  Section 6.4.1 is  amended to DELETE  the
      following:

            In the event  that  there is a Change  in  Control,  and if,  within
            twelve  (12)  months  after a Change  in  Control a  Participant  is
            involuntarily  terminated,  the Participant  shall be entitled to an
            additional  benefit  equal to  forty  percent  (40%)  of any  amount
            distributed  ("Supplemental Tax Benefit") pursuant to Section 6.4.1.
            If a Participant is eligible for  Retirement,  no  Supplemental  Tax
            Benefit will be paid.


                               ALLETE, INC.


                               By: /s/ Donald J. Shippar
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                                   Donald J. Shippar
                                   Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

ATTEST:


By: /s/ Deborah A. Amberg
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    Deborah A. Amberg
    Senior Vice President,
    General Counsel & Secretary