Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Heritage Festival to kick off this week

By CHARITY SMITH

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Iron County residents will celebrate their heritage over the next two weeks with a variety of events, including the county fair. It all leads up to the annual Iron County Heritage Festival — a compilation of a dozen events across the county that will start this Friday and run through Aug. 15.

The festival will kick off on Friday with the Hurley Quarterback Club Golf Tournament, on Friday at 11 a.m. The golf tournament is an annual fundraiser for the Hurley football team.

The Iron County Historical Museum will host an open house from 10 a.m....