Iron County receives coastal management grant

HURLEY — Iron County has received a $25,000 costal management grant from the Wisconsin Department of Administration’s Division of Intergovernmental Relations, which will enable the county to continue its effort to develop its trail system.

The money will be used to research the ownership of the former Soo Line railroad grade between the two branches of the Montreal River, according to Iron County Board Chairman Joe Pinardi.

“I’m glad we’re going forward with (the trail process),” Pinardi told the Daily Globe Friday. “This money will be used for finding out who actually owns the property we are...