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Reporting from the mining towns of Chisholm, Hibbing and Virginia on Minnesota’s Iron Range March 30, 2025 Once a week, most weeks, the ground in Chisholm, Minn., shudders underfoot.
Plan to get away for a weekend this fall on a drive to the Iron Range. You can get to these desirable destinations in less than a day's drive. For more ideas in planning your trip to this ...
Surrounded by 320,000 acres of the Superior National Forest, with dozens of lakes and rivers, the Iron Range is a special place to enjoy nature's kaleidoscope of colors. With backdrops like the ...
For a southern Minnesota native, ... The Iron Range is an ATV world — we were just biking through it. ... our trail map labeled County Road 21 a "MnDOT Designated Bike Route" to Ely.
A woman was killed when her Jeep left the road and crashed into a wall and trees on Minnesota's Iron Range early Monday morning. The crash was reported around 1:40 a.m. on southbound Hwy. 53 near ...
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) December 8, 2024 According to their social media post, this is an Iron Range Alternate. It is a tribute to the gritty, hardworking culture that ...
During World War II, northern Minnesota produced, by some estimates, 75% of the iron ore used in the war effort. That ore was made into steel that went to the factories that produced planes, tanks ...
Cleveland-Cliffs plans to lay off 600-plus workers on Minnesota's Iron Range as it suspends operations at two of its steel-making facilities, amid weaker demand from the auto industry.
NASHWAUK, Minn. — A controversial $2 billion-plus mining project on Minnesota’s Iron Range that has weathered an economic recession, missed deadlines and payments, bankruptcy, changes in ...
The map shows 50-75% of leaves changing in the Iron Range as early as Sept. 24 historically, with most of the northern half of the state deep into fall colors by Oct. 1.