Ironwood makes a great base for outdoors activities in the region. If you are visiting, you are probably here or should be here for one of the following:
Skiing
Snowmobiling
Hiking
Mountain biking
Camping
Four Wheeling
If you do happen to want to see the sights of Ironwood, you could check out Hiawatha, an enormous fiberglass/cement Indian statue on a hill above the city. You can see it from most intersections downtown the real downtown, not the freeway!.
Another claim to fame is the 'Copper Peak Ski Jump'. This ski jump is or was the largest freestanding ski jump in North America. When it was built it was the largest in the world. It hasn't been used for jumping since the late 80's. During the summer you can ride the lift up to the top, and get a great view of the forest, and out to Lake Superior. During the winter, they have a snowmobile climb competition on the jump's landing area. This is quite a bit of fun to watch as most snowmobile machines can't handle the slope and go end over end down the hill.
Pick up an Ironwood Daily Globe newspaper to check for events happening during the week.
