Part of M-35 to be closed in Gwinn
GWINN — Eastbound and westbound M-35 in Gwinn will be closed from Pearce Street to Iron Street this weekend for the Upper Peninsula Volunteer Firefighters Tournament, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation.
Beginning at 6 tonight, westbound traffic will be detoured onto M-553, then Southgate Drive to Iron Street and back onto M-35. The detour will be reversed for eastbound traffic. The detour is expected to be lifted at 1 p.m. Sunday. Gwinn residents can come/go via Pine Street alleyways and all side streets to enter M-35 via Maple/Ash and Iron streets, Forsyth Township officials said.
At 5 p.m. Saturday, M-35 in Forsyth Township will be dedicated as a memorial highway in honor of fallen firefighters Ben Lauren and Don Riling.