HOUGHTON — Warm temperatures on Saturday did not scare away families looking to collect candy during the City of Houghton’s 16th annual Treat Street on Shelden Ave. Hundreds of costumed trick-or-treaters and their families walked up and down the closed off street collecting candy from participating businesses for a pre-Halloween celebration during the two hour event.

Houghton City Clerk Amy Zawada said the event is a safe in the fall for the whole Copper Country, due to the street closure and a safe and easier trick-or-treating experience.

“At this point, I think we all just kind of seamlessly do it year after year,” Zawada said. “In the future, maybe we’ll make it bigger and better, but it’ll always be I think the basis of Sheldon Avenue trick-or-treating.”

She said each year the event

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