NEGAUNEE — Recently, Mike Smock and Dave Hallgren of the Negaunee Lions presented Vickie Paupore, winner of the 2022 Teal Lake Melt-Down, with a check for $2,431.

The headframe structure went through the ice on Saturday, April 30 at 6:19 p.m. Paupore won with a guess of of 6:20 p.m. April 30.

Range Telecommunications provided the video surveillance to monitor the exact time the headframe sank.

The structure will be recovered by the Marquette County Search and Rescue Team as part of its annual training.

The community purchased tickets to take a guess at when the headframe would break through the ice and sink, with the winner being the closest guess to the time.

The Teal Lake Melt-Down is a community fundraiser benefiting the Negaunee Lions Club and the Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce. Both organizations are very appreciative of all the community support for this project, a press release stated.

This is the sixth year that the Negaunee Lions Club has held this fundraiser, and the fourth year the Greater Ishpeming-Negaunee Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with them.