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3About Iron River, MI
Iron River sits in Michigan's Upper Peninsula along US Highway 2, serving as a gateway to the Ottawa National Forest. The town connects east to Crystal Falls and west to Ironwood, with Highway 141 providing the main north-south route from Wisconsin. Most visitors arrive via the Great Lakes Circle Tour on US-2, while locals use Highway 141 for trips to nearby communities. The town's most distinctive feature is the concrete dam on the Paint River that creates a small reservoir right downtown.
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Iron River, MI is in United States, at 46.097, -88.640 - about 5 km north of Caspian, MI.
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The closest airport to Iron River, MI is Ford Airport, 75 km (about 1 h 6 min by car).