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Touring the iron mine

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Kennedy Baldwin of El Paso, Texas, and Andrew Peterson of Kalamazoo listen as Milt Krznarich of Norway discusses the miners' jobs during a a tour of the Iron Mountain Iron Mine in Vulcan. Baldwin was in town visiting her grandparents Rick and Wanda Sherman of Iron Mountain and Peterson was visiting his grandfather Thomas Peterson of Iron Mountain.
Andrew Peterson of Kalamazoo follows a tour earlier this week of the underground mine tunnels.

Tour guide Milt Krznarich, left, of Norway explains to visitors the history of the Iron Mountain Iron Mine in Vulcan.

The mine produced nearly 22 million tons of ore over a span of 68 years, beginning in the 1880s. Walking tours of the mine began in 1958 and a train was added at the popular tourist attraction in 1965.

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