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 ...

HANCOCK, MI – The local point of view: This lift bridge in the Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is better than the Mackinac Bridge. Visit Keweenaw is adamant that the Portage Lake Lift Bridge beats the ...

Despite possible snow accumulation this week, the Portage Lake Lift Bridge is now closed to sleds for the remainder of the snowmobiling season, state officials announced. This is a sure sign of spring ...