ALLETE INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Aug 20, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLETE INC (ALE)
CIK: 0000066756
Period of Report: 2007-08-16

Reporting Person: SHIPPAR DONALD J (Director, Chairman, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-08-16	Common Stock	I	1893.076	$40.38	Acquired	10052	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	13786.77	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions under ALLETE's Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan.