Local Foundation to Take Over Trails Operation

The team that has run ABR Trails in Erwin Township has announced that the operation will soon be transferred to the Anderson Bluffs and River Trails Foundation, a 501C charity by the spring of 2025.. According to TheDaily Globe, Eric Anderson and Angela Santini have run a full service ski touring center for cross country … Read more

Delicious Goings On in Ashland on Wednesday

The Ashland Area Development Corporation and the Entrepreneur Fund has announced it will hold its inaugural Food Truck Fest on Wednesday on Vaughn Avenue between Main and Third Streets. TheDailyPress reports the Fest is intended to showcase the talents of local food truck vendors, including The Frybread Shack, Superior Taco, Havana’s Superior Cubans, Glizzys, Double … Read more

Established Hotel Chain Eyeing Local City for Next Location

Hurley may be on the way to getting a new hotel. TheDailyGlobe reports discussion between the city and a representative of the Cobblestone Inn chain have been about a four-story building with just over 60 rooms, full breakfast capability and a pool. Mark Guttater, representative for the hotel said the $10 million project could break … Read more

Bangstad To Take Case Up to State Supreme Court

An appeal by Minocqua Brewing Company and its owner, Kirk Bangstad has been denied by a state court. According to TheLakelandtimes, Bangstad had asked the court to delay payment of two monetary judgements, totaling just under $1.1 million dollars. The judgements were levied after an Oneida County jury found Bangstad and his company guilty of … Read more

Deer Season in Wisconsin Starts Saturday

Wisconsin’s archery and crossbow deer hunting season is opening early this year, in fact, it starts tomorrow, Saturday. The gun-deer season will also open later this year, which means archery season will be one week longer. That means warmer-than-average temperatures for the start of the season, which will make tracking animals tougher, but it also … Read more

Wisconsin’s archery and crossbow deer hunting season is opening early this year, in fact, it starts tomorrow, Saturday. The gun-deer season will also open later this year, which means archery season will be one week longer. That means warmer-than-average temperatures for the start of the season, which will make tracking animals tougher, but it also … Read more

Theft Gets Ironwood Man Lengthy Sentence

An Ironwood man has been sentenced for possession of a stolen firearm in the Western District Court of Michigan. Robert Lee Reynolds, of Spartanburg, S.C., and Ironwood was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm that he stole from someone in Ironwood. In May of last year, law enforcement learned … Read more

Got Junk…Get Rid of It This Weekend

This weekend is Ironwood’s 21st annual Fall Clean-Up Day. Friday and Saturday, residents can dispose of any unwanted items. Dumpsters will be placed behind the Ironwood Public Safety Building and will be available 8 am to 2 pm on Friday and 8 am to 11 am on Saturday. One truckload per family will be accepted, … Read more

State DNR To Repair Boating Access Site

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced that the Fortune Lake boating access site in Bewabic State Park along the Iron County Heritage Trail system will be next week, from Monday through Friday, the 16th through the 20th, for work that includes asphalt sealcoating and restriping. The launch is the only public boat access … Read more

Locomotive Fans…Special Event This Friday

Train fans get ready, the inaugural Railroad Day Celebration hosted by the Gladstone Michigan Soo Line Steam Engine #730 Authority is this Friday at the Antique Village at the U.P. State Fairgrounds in Escanaba. The event coincides with the Soo Line Historical & Technical Society’s annual convention, which is returning to the U.P. for the … Read more