Ironwood, Michigan
Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, about 18 miles south of Lake Superior. The city is on US Highway 2 across the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line of longitude as Clinton, Iowa and St. Louis, Missouri. The population was 5,387 at the 2010 census. While originally an iron mining town, the area is now known for its downhill... Show more skiing resorts, including Big Powderhorn, Blackjack, Indianhead, Mount Zion and Whitecap as well as its cross country skiing at the Wolverine Nordic Trail System and the ABR Nordic Center. The city is at the south end of Ironwood Township, but is administratively autonomous. Ironwood is home of the "World's Tallest Indian," a 52 ft fiberglass statue of tribal leader Hiawatha.