Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
P.J. Glisson/The Globe AT Saturday night's Jack Frost parade in Ironwood, this float by the Gogebic County 4-H Club, which depicted children sledding amidst a slew of colorful lights, took first place among all entries.
IRONWOOD - Balmy temperatures resulted in a large crowd at Ironwood's Jack Frost Festival parade Saturday night.
"There were lots of people," said Michael Meyer, director of the Ironwood Chamber of Commerce, which sponsored the event. "The crowd of children this year was just amazing."
He estimated on Monday that there were twice as many kids attending this year's parade as last year, thanks to this season's 30-degree evening. "Last year, the munchkins were all bundled up," added Meyer, whereas this year everyone basked in the mild air.
Overall, he estimated that more than a thousand people at...
