Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE BRIDGE over Mud Creek in Ironwood Township must be repaired before snowmobilers can cross the stream again.
IRONWOOD - The July 11 storm is affecting winter tourism on the Gogebic Range.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has temporarily closed snowmobile Trail 160 because of damage from the storm, including wiping out the Mud Creek bridge.
The 25-mile-long trail heads north from Trail 2 in Ironwood, connecting to the Wisconsin trail system at the mouth of the Montreal River, near Saxon Harbor.
"Damage to the bridge abutments was extensive and resulted in a permanent closure until the bridge is replaced," said Jeff Kakuk, DNR western U.P. trails specialist.
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