Illinois man dies in Houghton County snowmobile crash

Houghton County had one of Michigan’s first snowmobile deaths this winter when an Illinois man was killed in a crash Saturday evening on an Elm River Township trail. Houghton County Sheriff’s Office ...
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Snowmobile fatality

Few details have been released as of Monday regarding a weekend snowmobile fatality in Houghton County’s Elm River Township. According to the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched ...
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32,400 cubic feet of snow hauled onto U.P. lift bridge for iconic snowmobile crossing

After the shipping route was closed and the bridge was lowered, three quad-axle Mack dump trucks made 20 trips each to haul ...
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Snow-covered trees give way to mountaintop views of Lake Superior at this U.P. snowmobiling destination

HOUGHTON, MI – This spot in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is known to get upwards of 250 inches of snow most winters. Pair that ...
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Open for the season

The Keweenaw Snowmobile Club has officially opened the Portage Lake Lift Bridge crossing for snowmobile traffic for the 2025–26 riding season. The crossing utilizes the lower deck of the world’s ...