Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Members of a Gogebic County group smile with their hula hoops on July 20 in Ironwood's Longyear Park. From left, kneeling, are Anna Wakefield and Amy Nosal and, standing behind them, Chenin Limback and Serena from Wakefield.
By DAMIIAN LANG
IRONWOOD - "There's no wrong way to spin a plastic circle around your body."
That's the motto of the Ironwood Hoop Club, led by Amy Nosal of Ironwood and Anna Wakefield of Watersmeet.
The Globe followed the suggestions of the Hoop Club Facebook site: "Join the Circle" and "Be there or be square."
As I arrived at Longyear Park across the street from Ironwood's Riverside Cemetery, the hula hoopers were on the grass, spinning hoops in the early evening sunlight. It was a colorful and welcoming sight.
According to historians, the hula hoop has been used by c...
