Most of the land is forested and owned by governmental and corporate interests. Most highways and secondary roads are paved although there are hundreds of miles of unpaved roads as well. Ironwood is a small city with a population of about 6500. Three other small cities, Hurley, WI and Bessemer and Wakefield, Michigan are within 11 miles of Ironwood. Hurley is the county seat of Iron County and Bessemer is the county seat of Gogebic County.
Tourism is our main industry.
Summer activities include swimming, boating, hiking, fishing and camping while winter activities include cross country and downhill skiing, fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. There is also an office in Marquette . Here is a list of other agencies and organizations in our area which are available to assist you. When possible, we provide a link to their web site. Note, however, that we provide this contact information only as a referral service.