Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,293. The city is on U.S. Highway 2 at the Wisconsin border. It is the westernmost city in Michigan.
The city is at the south end of Ironwood Township, but is politically independent.
Its name’s origin is not certain, but could be from any of the following sources:
Ironwood was a logging area when it was founded. Occasionally trees would be encountered that were too hard to cut with the cross saws and axes.
Ironwood was also the center of a busy iron-ore mining region. Iron and wood, the two main industries, gave the city its name.
One of its first mayors was James Wood, who would fight with a will of iron against the mining unions.
Ironwood’s main source of jobs in now the tourism industry. It has many small ski-hills, lakes, and camping areas. It is about 18 miles from Lake Superior and right on the Wisconsin border. It belongs to Gogebic county, and houses the Gogebic County Community College (GCC). It has one highschool, Ironwood High School. The IHS mascot is the “Red Devil".
The three ski resorts closest to Ironwood are Big Powderhorn Blackjack, and Indianhead.
A traditional local food is a pasty. There are many varieties but they are made of dough and filled with meat and vegetables and then baked.
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