HOUGHTON — As predicted, winter weather struck the Copper Country just before the Thanksgiving holiday. The snow began in earnest just before midnight Tuesday dropping up to six inches in some locations. Winds gusting in excess of 40 mph were reported. The heavy snow, coupled with the high winds caused a lot of problems Wednesday and into Thursday morning. Crews were out in force as heavy snow and high winds knocked down trees which in some cases blocked roads, and fell over power lines causing power outages in Ontonagon, Houghton and Keweenaw counties, affecting thousands of power customers.

A large-scale power outage occurred on the M-26 business strip in Houghton Wednesday morning forcing several large retailers, including Marketplace Foods and Walmart to temporarily close. The outage

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