5/20/2026

IRON COUNTY - The National Park Service has acquired 213 acres between Saxon Harbor County Park and the Montreal River as part of the nearly 5,000-mile North Country National Scenic Trail. The property features views of Superior Falls and Lake Superior and is expected to help move more of the trail off roadways and onto dedicated paths. The land also has historical significance as part of the ancient Flambeau Trail and a former American Fur Company trading post. The Trust for Public Land purchased the property from a private owner and transferred it to the National Park Service with help from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

5/20/2026

IRONWOOD - Beginning today East Ayer St will be closed between the Country Club Road intersection and the Easy St intersection. Reroute will be via Easy St and Country Club Road. Rigoni’s Inn and Newport Location can be accessed from the west along Ayer St through the Ayer/Easy St intersection. This closure will be used to restore road paving near Rigoni’s Inn in numerous locations.  That section of road expected to reopen on Friday.

5/20/2026

GOGEBIC COUNTY - A $3.4 million box culvert replacement project is planned to start next week for M-64 over Bingham Creek in Gogebic County. Beginning Tuesday, the 26th, drivers should expect single-lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals. The project is scheduled to continue through mid-October. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, the project will support about 29 jobs. MDOT said the structure has reached the end of its service life and will be replaced with a larger concrete culvert to improve roadway safety and extend the life of the roadway.