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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.
The Great Lakes Forest Basin conservation project spans portions of the Lake Superior and Lake Michigan watersheds in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The basin region includes 231 miles of rivers and streams, 11,500 acres of wetlands and more than 20,400 acres of critical deer wintering habitat. Under the proposal, Lyme...
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...
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- More than 2,000 homes and businesses in Chippewa County that previously lacked reliable high-speed internet access are part of a broadband expansion project that includes installing infrastructure beneath the St. Marys River. Spectrum is working to bring high-speed internet service to residents of Sugar Island...
Upper Michigan’s first big fall snow event dwindles as a cresting jet stream delivers a drier, sunnier pattern this weekend. High temperatures trend at or above the seasonal averages, but lows could range at 32 and below -- refreezing ice are hazards of concern during the overnight hours. Temperatures...
Now, here’s some news you can use! And another good reason to visit the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as we celebrate the holidays. The U.P.’s very first Christmas Market will open the day after Thanksgiving 2026 and run for two weekends in Ishpeming, just a few miles down the road from Marquette.
