The 16th Annual Lupine Junefest Bike Tour is tomorrow at Carow Park, on Hwy J, in Mercer The event celebrates the blooming lupines and the beginning of summer, with four different bike tours, a bird festival, educational booths and demonstrations, and more. The bike tours will include 10, 28, and 50-mile road rides as well … Read more
Another Vilas County department head has made the decision to retire. Tourism director Cindy Burzinski made the announcement that she would retire on the 2nd of September at the June 1st meeting of the county board’s economic development and tourism committee. Burzinski said she wanted to make the announcement with plenty of time so that … Read more
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources wants everyone to know that this weekend is Three Free Weekend across the state. All weekend long folks can fish for free and operate your off road vehicles without needing a recreation pass. All the regular rules apply to fishing and operating your off road vehicle. The Three Free … Read more
The Michigan Trails and Recreation Alliance of Land and the Environment, better known as as MI-TRALE has announced the 2022 SPORT Ride, Saturday during the Michigan ORV Free Riding Weekend. No stickers of permits are required during this weekend. The ride will leave at 10 am from Twin Lakes State Park, use the parking area … Read more
The Ironwood Parks and Recreation Department is considering setting a curfew for the depot park pavilion after some ongoing problems with vandalism. According to the Daily Globe, Committee Chair Sam Davey said kids are just out of hand, defacing the pavilion, shouting obscenities at passers-by, and leaving smashed bottles behind. The committee has discussed a … Read more
Two local high school students will be going to the Special Olympics USA Games. Justin Esala, a 2019 Washburn High graduate, will compete in the 5o0 meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, and 4×50 meter relay. Katelyn Robinson, a 2014 Ashland High grad will be swimming the 50-meter backstroke, the 100-meter freestyle, and the 4×50 meter relay. … Read more
The Ironwood Board of Commissioners at their last meeting agreed to accept the recycling bid submitted by Waste Management rather than renewing the city’s contract with Republic Services. The contract with Republic Services expired last Wednesday, and their bid contained language that essentially said rates would increase based on the price of diesel, increasing on … Read more
The Ironwood Planning Commission late last week heard a presentation from Ankur Rungta, a business owner who hopes to open a retail marijuana establishment in Ironwood. According to the Daily Globe, Rungta’s company called QBS Holdings does not yet have a retail marijuana license, nor have they been pre-approved for one. The amended site plan … Read more
The Ashland Dog Park is open once again after being damaged over the winter. Although it is not clearly known how the fence was damaged, it is suspected that someone was doing donuts in the slick parking lot, spun out of control, and hit the fence. The fence has been repaired, and a series of … Read more
The results of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region’s housing study were presented to the Ironwood Economic Development Corporation at their meeting last week. The study, funded by the Economic Development Administration, covered Gogebic, Ontonagon, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, and Baraga counties, is part of the Pandemic Response and Resilience Plan of 2021, focusing … Read more