Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
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SAXON, Wis. - Visitors to Saxon Harbor may have noticed a new sidewalk and several new docks this summer at the harbor's north basin. The improvements are part of the first phase of an effort by the Iron County Forestry Department to upgrade the harbor. Four docks were replaced on the south side of the north basin - the basin closest to Lake Superior - and a sidewalk was poured near the new docks, making the boats that use the renovated slips easier to access. The new docks are not only longer...
Saturday, Aug. 1 Presque Isle, Wis., Lion and Lioness Annual Rummage Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Presque Isle Community Center and Pavilion, School Loop Road off County B. Alcoholics Anonymous, 11 a.m., Salem Lutheran Church, Ironwood. area74.org. Bessemer Public Library, Library Picnic, noon to 2 p.m., Bluff Valley Park, Bessemer. Iron County Fair Events, Lake States Mud Run, 1 p.m., Iron County Fairgrounds, before School Street, Saxon. Sunday, Aug. 2 Mercer, Wis., Senior Center, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pancake Breakfast, Senior Center, 2518...
REPUBLIC — Michigan Department of Natural Resources firefighters and crews from township volunteer fire departments had the County Road 601 wildfire about 95 percnt contained Friday. Pete Glover, the DNR’s incident commander on the blaze, said the fire was estimated at 80 acres, after better visibility over the fire and mapping the previous day helped delineate the extent of the burned area. “The fire held within the containment lines last night,” Glover said. “It didn’t move.” Glover said crews would workFriday to finish containing th...
