SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) - JUNE 7, 2006




                                  ALLETE, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           MINNESOTA                       1-3548                41-0418150
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)

                             30 WEST SUPERIOR STREET
                          DULUTH, MINNESOTA 55802-2093
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (218) 279-5000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Item 5.02   DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
            APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

On June 7, 2006, ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE or Company) announced that Mark A. Schober
will  be the  Company's  Senior  Vice  President  and  Chief  Financial  Officer
effective July 1, 2006. Mr.  Schober,  currently  ALLETE's Senior Vice President
and  Controller,  will succeed James Vizanko,  who announced his retirement from
the Company in May 2006.  Mr. Schober has been ALLETE's  Controller  since 1993.
The Company has initiated efforts to name a new controller.



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READERS  ARE  CAUTIONED  THAT  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS  SHOULD  BE  READ  IN
CONJUNCTION WITH ALLETE'S DISCLOSURES UNDER THE HEADING:  "SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995" LOCATED ON PAGE 2 OF
THIS FORM 8-K.


                       ALLETE Form 8-K dated June 8, 2006                      1



                              SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
           UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

In  connection  with  the  safe  harbor  provisions  of the  Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform Act of 1995,  ALLETE is hereby filing  cautionary  statements
identifying important factors that could cause ALLETE's actual results to differ
materially from those projected in  forward-looking  statements (as such term is
defined in the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995) made by or on
behalf of ALLETE in this  Current  Report  on Form  8-K,  in  presentations,  in
response to questions or otherwise.  Any  statements  that  express,  or involve
discussions  as to  expectations,  beliefs,  plans,  objectives,  assumptions or
future events or performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or
phrases such as "anticipates,"  "believes,"  "estimates,"  "expects," "intends,"
"plans,"  "projects,"  "will likely  result," "will  continue,"  "could," "may,"
"potential,"  "target," "outlook" or similar  expressions) are not statements of
historical facts and may be forward-looking.

Forward-looking   statements   involve   estimates,   assumptions,   risks   and
uncertainties  and are  qualified  in their  entirety by  reference  to, and are
accompanied by, the following  important factors, in addition to any assumptions
and  other  factors   referred  to   specifically   in   connection   with  such
forward-looking   statements,   which  are   difficult   to   predict,   contain
uncertainties,  are beyond  ALLETE's  control  and may cause  actual  results or
outcomes  to  differ   materially  from  those   contained  in   forward-looking
statements:

   -  ALLETE's ability to successfully implement its strategic objectives;
   -  ALLETE's ability to manage expansion and integrate acquisitions;
   -  prevailing  governmental policies and regulatory actions,  including those
      of the United States  Congress,  state  legislatures,  the Federal  Energy
      Regulatory  Commission,  the Minnesota  Public Utilities  Commission,  the
      Public  Service   Commission  of  Wisconsin,   various  local  and  county
      regulators,  and city  administrators,  about  allowed  rates  of  return,
      financings,  industry  and rate  structure,  acquisition  and  disposal of
      assets and facilities, real estate development, operation and construction
      of plant facilities,  recovery of purchased power and capital investments,
      present or prospective wholesale and retail competition (including but not
      limited to transmission costs), and zoning and permitting of land held for
      resale;
   -  effects of restructuring initiatives in the electric industry;
   -  economic and geographic factors, including political and economic risks;
   -  changes in and compliance with environmental and safety laws and policies;
   -  weather conditions;
   -  natural disasters;
   -  war and acts of terrorism;
   -  wholesale power market conditions;
   -  ALLETE's ability to obtain viable real estate for development purposes;
   -  population growth rates and demographic patterns;
   -  the effects of competition, including competition for retail and wholesale
      customers;
   -  pricing and transportation of commodities;
   -  changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;
   -  unanticipated project delays or changes in project costs;
   -  unanticipated changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures;
   -  global and domestic economic conditions;
   -  ALLETE's ability to access capital markets;
   -  changes in interest rates and the performance of the financial markets;
   -  competition for economic expansion or development opportunities;
   -  ALLETE's  ability  to  replace  a  mature workforce, and retain qualified,
      skilled and experienced personnel; and
   -  the  outcome  of  legal  and  administrative proceedings (whether civil or
      criminal) and settlements that  affect the business  and  profitability of
      ALLETE.

Additional  disclosures  regarding factors that could cause ALLETE's results and
performance to differ from results or performance anticipated by this report are
discussed  under the heading "Risk  Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of ALLETE's 2005
Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of ALLETE's Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March
31, 2006. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such
statement  is  made,   and  ALLETE   undertakes  no  obligation  to  update  any
forward-looking  statement to reflect events or circumstances  after the date on
which that  statement  is made or to reflect  the  occurrence  of  unanticipated
events.  New  factors  emerge  from  time to time,  and it is not  possible  for
management to predict all of these factors, nor can it assess the impact of each
of these factors on the  businesses of ALLETE or the extent to which any factor,
or combination of factors,  may cause actual results to differ  materially  from
those contained in any forward-looking statement. Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various  disclosures made by ALLETE in this Form 8-K and
in its other  reports filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  that
attempt to advise  interested  parties of the factors  that may affect  ALLETE's
business.

2                      ALLETE Form 8-K dated June 8, 2006



                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





                                               ALLETE, Inc.





June 8, 2006                                 James K. Vizanko
                           -----------------------------------------------------
                                             James K .Vizanko
                             Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


                       ALLETE Form 8-K dated June 8, 2006                      3