Iron Range

Iron Range Roundabout Stimulates Rumors
Iron Range Roundabout Stimulates Rumors
Iron Range Roundabout Stimulates Rumors
Change is hard. The roundabout at Highway 169 and Highway 37 in Hibbing - one of two new Iron Range roundabouts to open within the past month or so - has stimulated some of the same rumors that the intersection-method created here in the Twin Ports.
Highway 53 Bridge Video
Highway 53 Bridge Video
Highway 53 Bridge Video
The Highway 53 relocation project is just about finished. Minnesota's tallest bridge opened overnight, and this morning we took our first drive across. I had my wife video the drive starting from where the route change begins heading south out of Virginia, MN.
Highway 73 Roundabout Project Starts August 14
Highway 73 Roundabout Project Starts August 14
Highway 73 Roundabout Project Starts August 14
A major road project kicks off on Monday, August 14 in Chisholm, Minnesota.  Work crews with St. Louis County will begin the process of constructing a roundabout on the south end of town where Highway 73 meets up with the new route of Highway 5.  A detour will be in place during the two-month process.
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Back in June we reported that Explore Minnesota was having a contest to solicit names for the soon-to-open bridge east of Virginia - part of the Highway 53 Relocation Project.  While the winner wasn't guaranteed that their submission would be the final name chosen by state authorities, they would win a gift card and their name would be forwarded to the state legislature for consideration. Read Mor
Highway 169 Temporary Lane Closures Begin July 17
Highway 169 Temporary Lane Closures Begin July 17
Highway 169 Temporary Lane Closures Begin July 17
Summer is the season of road construction!  As we near the half-way point to the summer construction season, officials with the Minnesota Department of Transportation are alerting drivers to some work that will require temporary lane closures well into fall.
Review Of HooDoo Point Campground In Tower, MN
Review Of HooDoo Point Campground In Tower, MN
Review Of HooDoo Point Campground In Tower, MN
I recently officiated a wedding at Fortune Bay Casino. That's about 2 hours from our home in Duluth, so we decided to stay at a campground nearby and chose the HooDoo Point Campground.  We had driven through it the year before and liked the sites right on the lake. After staying there for a weekend, here’s what we thought.
Highway 73 Roundabout Public Meeting Scheduled For June 28
Highway 73 Roundabout Public Meeting Scheduled For June 28
Highway 73 Roundabout Public Meeting Scheduled For June 28
Residents on the Iron Range will get an update about one of two roundabouts under construction right now.  The roundabout in Chisholm - where Highway 73 and County Road 5 intersect - will be the focus of a meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 28 at the Chisholm Senior Center.  The meeting will start promptly at 7:00 PM.
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Name The New HWY 53 Bridge
Construction continues on the new 1,100-foot  bridge that spans the Rouchleau Pit east of Virginia as part of the Highway 53 Relocation Project.  Work began in 2015 and is expected to wrap up this fall - ushering in a new route for the arterial roadways that cuts its way through the Iron Range north towards Canada.
Soudan Mine Bats
Soudan Mine Bats
Soudan Mine Bats
If you've ever toured the Underground Mine in Soudan, you've seen the bats.  After the long elevator ride deep into the Earth ends and the steel doors open,  you're left to encounter the more-than 15,000 bats that have made their residence in the abandoned mine.  Now it appears that that is about to change.
What will Highway 53 Look Like?
What will Highway 53 Look Like?
What will Highway 53 Look Like?
If you've been following the Highway 53 Relocation Project on the Iron Range, you've no doubt heard about the bridge they're building that will cross Rouchleau Pit - just to the east of the City of Virginia. When it's done and the new highway is open, that bridge will be the tallest one in the state - rising more than 200 feet over the water below.
Clown Sightings In Chisholm Add To The National Phenomenon
Clown Sightings In Chisholm Add To The National Phenomenon
Clown Sightings In Chisholm Add To The National Phenomenon
They're everywhere - so it seems;  The last few weeks have brought about a rash of clown-sighting incidents all across the country - setting off both alarm from the general public and concert from authorities.   Even the Duluth Police Department has addressed the issue...

Load More Articles