HOUGHTON — The first real winter storm of the season, which began late Tuesday night and lasted through Thanksgiving morning, dumped in excess of two feel of snow in some areas, with high winds knocking down dozens of trees, blocking roads and leaving thousands without electricity. Most area schools, including Michigan Tech, were already in Thanksgiving recess by the time the storm hit and were not impacted by the blizzard.

While the vast majority of electric customers had their power restored by late Thursday, hundreds were left in the dark and throughout the holiday weekend. According to maps provided by both the Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) and the Ontonagon Rural Electrification Association (REA) there were still outages in several areas as of late Sunday morning.

By 10 a.m.

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