Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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HURLEY - A mix of citizens and local officials gathered Wednesday near the two railroad bridges that connect Ironwood and Hurley across the Montreal River to discuss the proposed Riverside Trail that would run from the waterfalls north of the cities to trailheads in Hurley and Ironwood. If the proposed trail route is approved, the trailheads in Hurley and Ironwood would join the Riverside Trail with the regional trail that is planned to run from the ski trails in Montreal Wis., to Sunday Lake...
Wednesday, May 6 Christian Men of the Northland, 6:30 a.m., Uptown Cafe, Ironwood. Iron County Extension Education Committee, 9 a.m., Iron County Courthouse, 300 Taconite Street, Hurley. Mercer Area Play Group, 9:30-11 a.m., Mercer (Wis.) Public Library. 715-476-2366. Alcoholics Anonymous, open meeting, noon, Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. DOVE Support Group, noon-2 p.m. 906-932-4990. Iron County Veterans Service Officer, 1-3 p.m., Mercer (Wis.) Town Hall. 715-561-2190. Ironwood Carnegie Library, 6:30 p.m., story bearing ben...
DULUTH, Minn. - Michael S. Novak, 63, of Jackson Road, Ironwood Township, died Monday, May 4, 2015, in Duluth. Micheal was born Sept. 8, 1951, in Ironwood, son of the late John and Maryann (Baima) Novak. Michael attended the St. Ambrose Grade School and graduated from St. Ambrose High School with the class of 1969. In high school, he was one of the starting five players for the Ironwood Catholic High School Ramblers basketball team. Michael also attended Gogebic Community College in Ironwood...
RACINE, Wis. - Earnest Joseph Schust, 79, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-All Saints. Ernest was born in Rockland, Mich., on July 10, 1935, the son of the late Ernest and Catherine (nee: Wolfe) Schust. Ernest proudly served in the U.S. Army, Airborne Division, during the Korean conflict. He was stationed in Germany and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant. Ernie was a member of the 82nd Airborne Association. He had been employed with Jacobson...
Iron County lagged behind other northern Wisconsin counties in 2014 in attracting tourism, according to the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. State officials said tourism spending of $18.9 million in Iron County in 2013 increased to $19 million in 2014, or .65 percent. That lagged far behind the increases in neighboring counties, however. Oneida County showed the greatest area increase in tourism spending, from $196.9 million in 2013 to $207.5 million, or 5.4 percent. Vilas County went from $202.8 million to $207.5 million, a 2.3 percent...
