Residents and businesses were still busy clearing the more than 2 to 3 feet of snow that fell during the two-day blizzard, which started early Sunday and extended through much of Monday.

Iron Mountain’s storm cleanup Wednesday included garbage pickups that had been delayed by two days from the normal schedule.

Iron Mountain City Manager Jordan Stanchina said snow removal is now in the hauling phase, as mountains of snow created by the clearing of streets is addressed.

“It’s just going to take much longer than usual,” he said.

Kylie Wright waits on Davie Hren at A&W Restaurant in Iron Mountain. The seasonal restaurant opened for the year Saturday, only to have to close Sunday and Monday because of Blizzard Elsa. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

Monday and Tuesday garbage collections were taking place today in Kingsford. Wednesday and Thursday pickups will be on Friday.

The city of Norway delayed its trash collections by a day, with Wednesday’s collections set for today and Thursday’s on Friday.

In Wisconsin, the Florence County Highway Department on Tuesday continued to warn of drifting and blowing snow on county roads. Crews there resumed work at 4 a.m. Wednesday.

The Marinette County Highway Department on Tuesday reported that several county highways were reduced to one lane due to drifting.

The conditions will shift significantly today, with the forecast calling for mostly sunny skies and a high of 44, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday — the first day of spring — and Saturday should reach into the lower 50s, with some clouds but the only precipitation is a chance of snow showers predicted Saturday night. Early next week should have highs above freezing each day.

The Iron Mountain-Kingsford Knights of Columbus Council 1585 of Kingsford announced it has rescheduled the annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner that was to have been Tuesday to Tuesday, March 24.

Social hour will start at 4:30 p.m., with dinner served from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

A dinner of corned beef with cabbage, potatoes, rutabaga and carrots will be served, along with dinner roll and dessert.

Dinner is $17 for adults, $9 for children 5 to 12 years of age, and free for younger than age 5.

The public is welcome. The hall is at 520 W. Breitung Ave. in Kingsford.

One sure sign of spring in the community is the reopening of the A&W drive-in restaurant along north Stephenson Avenue on Iron Mountain’s north side.

The restaurant actually opened for the season Saturday morning, only to be closed Sunday and Monday. But it was back in business Tuesday, despite the high snowbanks.

They had plenty of customers Wednesday, both inside and in the drive-in spots.

Christina Strauss, whose family has owned the restaurant since 1963, said the regulars come out every year, no matter the weather.

“It’s what we’re used to doing for six months,” said Strauss, who took over with her husband in 2021. “… We had to close those two days, but it didn’t really affect us.”

She admitted, “I don’t really care for the snow,” but added, “every year it seems when we open, we get snow.”

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Jim Anderson and Marguerite Lanthier contributed to this story.