Friday, September 17, 2021

Iron River - Blog Post #8 Camping in Michigan

   Tuesday, July 14, was our second full day of camping at Bewabic State Park, between Crystal Falls and Iron River. It was a laid-back day for us, for a change.

I wanted to drive around the city of Iron River, twelve miles west on Highway 2, but we stopped at Larson Roadside Park first. It is supposedly the first roadside park in America, created in an unbelievable 1918. I mean, how many cars were possibly on Hwy 2 that long ago?

This one could have been one of those cars - a restored 1929 Model A pickup.

Hubby talked for a long time to the guy who had restored it, doing all the work himself, having found the original parts in some old garage. His wife said he could have it if he finished rebuilding it in one month. I’m so glad that the challenge was accepted.

On to Iron River and Central School. The main section was built in 1904-05.

The two wings were added in 1910-11. The building was used as a school until 1980 and was recently renovated into a 22-unit apartment complex.

The Windsor Center was once the West Iron County Middle School, and before that West Iron County High School, and before that the Iron River High School.

The Iron River Town Hall was constructed in 1915, thirty years after Iron River was incorporated.

The First Lutheran Church.

Iron River Seventh-Day Adventist Church. 

A really cool building which I could find out nothing about on the internet.

Veterans’ Memorial.

Apple Blossom Trail, which runs between the Iron River and the Iron County snowmobile and ATV trail.

I only walked a short segment of it, maybe half a mile.



With evidence of the mines which were once in the area.



I didn’t even know I was also walking this course until I found the sign. 

I need to try Disc Golf sometime. Maybe. Or maybe not. Or at least I need to walk this entire trail. 

 For more information:

The renovation of Central School - https://www.secondwavemedia.com/upper-peninsula/features/ironriver52213.aspx

The Windsor Center - https://www.windsorcenter.org/about/info

The First Lutheran Church - https://firstlutheranironriver.com/

The Apple Blossom Trail - https://mitrails.org/apple-blossom-trail.php

The Disc Golf Course - https://udisc.com/courses/the-tailings-nkU2

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