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 ...

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 & 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 ...

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 ...

Michigan’s snowmobile permit sales through September were up 83.3% year-over-year from 2024 to 2025. At 139,394 trail permits sold, the fiscal year’s sales were the highest since 2019, according to ...

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 ...