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| The Iron Belle
Trail from the Montreal River in Ironwood, MI, is part of a planned
non-motorized trail across the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan and eventually extending all the way to Detroit.
This western part is former SOO LINE right of way which served the iron mining industry in Michigan's Upper Peninsula from the 1890's until the 1960's. This section from Ironwood to Bessemer, MI, parallels Snowmoble Trail #2, the former CNW rail line which also served iron mines in Gogebic County, MI. |
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 MP 0.0: The trail starts at the Montreal River, the border between Hurley, WI, and Ironwood, MI. Here I'm standing in WI looking East towards Ironwood. 9/1/16 photo. |
 MP 0.5: We're at Lowell Street approaching the old CNW Ironwood Depot on the right in this 9/19/16 photo. Both this and the snowmobile trail pass the depot and head back into the trees in the distance. |
 MP 1.0: The trail approaches Curry Street in this 9/19/16 photo. This was the eastern end of a 16 track yard shared with CNW. |
 MP 2.0: We're still in Ironwood in this 9/15/15 photo. |
 MP 2.2: Trail crossing Easy Street at Ironwood's industrial park. U.S. Hwy-2 is on the right in this West facing photo. The asphalt in this 7-07-15 photo is about 4 hours old. |
 MP 3.1 We're now passing Walmart to our right and approaching Country Club Rd in this 9/12/16 photo. U.S. Hwy-2 is on the left. The paving here is a week old. |
 MP 3.8: Bridge over Siemens Creek, the 2nd of 6 bridges we'll cross. 10/18/16 photo. |
 MP 4.0: Finished trail in a long, straight, and relatively open area; 10/18/16 photo. |
 MP 4.5: Nearing the end of the straight stretch, we can still see traffic on Hwy-2. 10/18/16 photo. |
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