Hound Dog Hike fundraiser helps maintain Iron King Dog Park

By TOM LAVENTURE

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IRONWOOD — A fundraiser for the Ironwood dog park yields many benefits, according to organizers.

H.O.P.E. Animal Shelter and Friends of Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park hosted the second Hound Dog Hike event with proceeds going to maintenance and improvements of Iron King Dog Park at the corner of East Ayer and Bonnie streets in Ironwood.

For a donation, dogs and owners walked from the dog park to nearby Miner’s Memorial Heritage Park on Sunday morning. The companions had the choice of a 1.4 mile walk, or optional 1.9 mile and 2.9 mile routes throug...