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Bike riders take inaugural tour across UP

IRONWOOD - Eleven cyclists took off from Ironwood Thursday morning on what they called the inaugural Upper Peninsula Iron Belle Trail Ride, with a goal of arriving in St. Ignace on Saturday.

The riders will cross the Upper Peninsula on the non-motorized Iron Belle Trail, which is designated to cross the entire state, uninterrupted from Ironwood to Belle Isle in Detroit.

Locally, Bob Jacquart helped muster the ride, gaining support from the city of Ironwood, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Transportation, Michigan State Police, as well as the Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan...