Keweenaw Snowmobile Club President Ryan LaPorte confirmed the crossing was opened at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. This year’s crossing required 75 truckloads of snow from the city of Houghton. LaPorte notes ...

After the shipping route was closed and the bridge was lowered, three quad-axle Mack dump trucks made 20 trips each to haul approximately 32,400 cubic feet of snow onto the bridge. It took city crews ...

HOUGHTON, MI – The truest sign of winter in the Keweenaw Peninsula is here: The Portage Lake Lift Bridge is now open to snowmobile traffic. The bridge, which connects Houghton and Hancock, serves as a ...

The Keweenaw Snowmobile Club has officially opened the Portage Lake Lift Bridge crossing for snowmobile traffic for the 2025–26 riding season. The crossing utilizes the lower deck of the world’s ...

HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) - Nearly all trails in the Keweenaw are now open to snowmobile traffic. The Keweenaw Snowmobile Club has been busy grooming these trails as snow continues to fall. “We’ve had ...

HOUGHTON & HANCOCK, Mich. (WLUC) - The first day of spring comes with some disappointing news for western U.P. snowmobilers. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced the Portage Lake ...

PORTAGE LAKE — Snowmobile season has officially ended in the U.P. this year for one crossing. The snowmobile crossing at the Portage Lake Lift Bridge in Houghton County is now closed through the ...