Six miles of mountain bike trails on Pewabic Hill east of downtown Iron Mountain offer loops with beginner level, intermediate and expert lines. Dickinson Trail Network, which spearheaded a years-long effort to turn the neglected mine site into a top-notch trail network, will have a ribbon cutting at noon Saturday, Sept. 6. A $183,200 grant from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund assisted the project. The trails are on 85 acres of city property that once held the Walpole Mine. (Dickinson Trail Network photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — A cost estimate for improvements needed to keep Iron Mountain’s deer pen operating could be in hand by the city council’s next meeting Sept. 2.

City Manager Jordan Stanchina said he hopes to have enough information for council members to “make an informed decis

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