Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Snowshoers prepare to take to the trails Saturday afternoon in Montreal as part of the Hygge Snowshoe Hike through the Montreal ski trails.
By STEVE NEWMAN
MONTREAL, Wis. - In spite of the cold temperatures of the weekend, a full support crew and a few strong souls ventured out on a sunny but cold Saturday afternoon to snowshoe the trails around Montreal for the first Hygge (pronounced HOO-ga) hike. The word "Hygge" is a Danish word that describes "a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being," the New Yorker reports. This is the idea behind the event, a fun time to exercise and enjoy the company of others. The hike was sponsored by the Hurley Cham...
