EXHIBIT 23(b)
                                                           ALLETE 2006 Form 10-K

                           CONSENT OF GENERAL COUNSEL

The statements of law and legal conclusions under "Item 1. Business" in ALLETE's
Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year  ended  December  31,  2006,  have been
reviewed  by me and are set forth  therein  in  reliance  upon my  opinion as an
expert.

I hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of such statements of law and
legal  conclusions  in  Registration  Statement  Nos.  333-02109,  333-41882 and
333-57104 on Form S-3, and  Registration  Statement Nos.  333-16445,  333-16463,
333-82901, 333-91348, 333-105225 and 333-124455 on Form S-8.

Deborah A. Amberg

Deborah A. Amberg
Duluth, Minnesota
February 15, 2007