Grand Marais
Nobody expects to find their ideal retirement town by looking at the very tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, which is exactly why Ironwood keeps surprising people. This small city tucked against the Wisconsin border has quietly become one of the most genuinely affordable places to retire in the entire Midwest, and the retirees who’ve figured that out aren’t exactly rushing to spread the word.
Winter Weather Advisory begins at 10 p.m. Wednesday as heavy lake-effect snow threatens US-41.
Lake-effect snow could bring up to 10 inches inland, with hazardous travel through Friday morning.
Strong Canadian Shield high pressure drives a colder airmass to Upper Michigan through the end of the work week, working with the warm surface waters of the Great Lakes to produce the U.P.’s first extended lake effect snow event of the fall season. First Alert Weather Days take effect...