CITY OF IRONWOOD
Please take notice that the following rules are in effect for
Riverside Cemetery.
• Unauthorized Burial of Ashes (Cremated Remains) is
PROHIBITED. All burials must be made by the Sexton and
recorded in the City Clerk’s Office.
• Grave decoration is permitted between May 15th and ten days
after Labor Day. Flowers, including artificial flowers, are
allowed if in a container (no glass jars or metal coffee cans)
with a total weight of less than 35 pounds. Grave decorations,
including flowers, vigil lights, statues, etc., must be removed
by the 10th day after Labor Day.
• The planting of flowers, shrubs, trees and other vegetation
except grass, and placing of fences are prohibited.
Arrangements for planting memorial trees may be made with
the City Clerk.
• Placing of decorative rock, wood chips and other such
decorative materials is prohibited.
• All unauthorized planting or materials may be removed by
the Sexton.
• The City shall not be responsible for floral decorations or
grave markers damaged by the elements, vandals, thieves or
by other causes beyond its control.
• No domestic animals on Cemetery grounds.
• Vehicles are prohibited in Cemetery between sunset and
sunrise.
• Children the age of 14 and under are not permitted
within the cemetery or its buildings unless accompanied
by supervising adults.
Copies of the complete Riverside Cemetery Rules and Regulations
Booklet can be obtained at the city clerk’s office during normal business
hours.
Karen M. Gullan, City Clerk

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services and across the U.S. government in the public health response to coronavirus. The City of Ironwood has been in contact with State and Local governments pertaining to this topic. To best inform our community members the health departments and CDC are our best channels of communication and methods for dissemination of local and state outbreak information.

This information about novel coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found at https://www.wupdhd.org or at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Additional information:

Michigan DHHS Health Dept, 517-335-9030, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Aspirus, 844-568-0701, M-F, 7A-7P and Sat-Sun, 8A-5P

CDC, 800-232-4636, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/2019-ncov-factsheet.pdf

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/stop-the-spread-of-germs.pdf

Crisis Contact Information

Spring wight restrictions are in effect starting March 5, 2020.  Please read full letter for more details.

Gogebic County Spring Weight Restrictions.

Come join a fun mountain bike race set on the beautiful trails at North America’s largest ski jump!
The course navigates down to the Black River then climbs 500+ vertical feet to the historic Copper Peak ski flying jump. The downhill is fast and flowy with intermittent jumps and bridges. There will be a Sport race (7 miles), an Expert race (16 miles) as well as a kid’s race and trail run (7 miles). We hope you can join us for this fun event!

Most Beautiful US Towns: Adventure Edition With several nearby ski resorts, miles of hiking trails, Lake Superior, and all the natural assets of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Ironwood is a year-round adventure destination.
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Last year, Red Bull 400 invigorated Copper Peak, the iconic Ski Flying hill and Recreation Center in Ironwood, Michigan bringing to town the first international competition since 1994. Building upon the inaugural success, the world’s steepest 400-meter race is returning on May 11, 2019 providing over double the amount of entries for runners who are up for the challenge.

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Locally and regionally grown produce, handmade durable crafts and a delicious cottage goods. Located in Depot Park in Downtown Ironwood, Michigan's Iron Belle Trail-head.

Ironwood experiencing resurgence through silent sports On the first Saturday in January, over 600 cross country skiers will gather at ABR Trails in Ironwood, Mich., for the 7th annual SISU Ski Festival. They’ll race over hills and past long-closed iron ore mines toward the snow-covered downtown “Finnish Line” in this hardscrabble community working to reinvent itself around outdoor recreation...