Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
ROBBIE LAMPART feeds the "'Light Up the Night"' bonfire Saturday night at Norrie Amateur Sports Club in Ironwood as fellow club member Don Peterson looks on. The club sponsored the 15th annual event that burned old Christmas trees and marked the end of the 2023-2024 Jack Frost Festival.
By P.J. GLISSON
IRONWOOD - Hearts, minds and bodies of a steady crowd of people were warmed Saturday night as the Norrie Amateur Sports Club offered its 15th annual "'Light Up the Night"' bonfire in Ironwood.
The event, which closed out the 2023-2024 Jack Frost Festival, was made possible by the discarding of Christmas trees by local residents.
"'I think there were just under 300,"' said Steve Lehto Jr., club president, who added that stacks of unneeded pallets also helped to fuel the fire.
Although warm winter weather prevailed, Lehto said that an early, fine rain made...
