...months in advance, and they are starting to go to Yellowstone or Michigan, places they know will be snowy,'' said David Riddle, director of the Iron Range Trail Convention and Visitors Bureau. But would-be tourists shouldn't jump to the...

...Iron Range economy, especially with several Iron Range taconite plants reducing production or laying off employees. David Riddle, executive director of the Iron Trail Convention and Visitors Bureau in Virginia, credits good weather, new lodging...