Go See It
Hiawatha Statue, Ironwood: Go See It
A 52-foot Hiawatha built in 1964 as a roadside attraction, standing in Hiawatha Park one block from downtown Ironwood.
The facts
- Drive
- 2 hr 37 min from Marquette
- Cost
- No fee is listed
- Season
- No season is listed
- Hours
- No hours are listed by the City of Ironwood or the…
Address
150 North Lowell St., Ironwood, MI 49938 (Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce). The Google Maps listing shows "Burma Rd, Ironwood". Hiawatha Park is one block from downtown (City of Ironwood).
DirectionsMore detail
- From Marquette
- 145 mi via US-41 N and M-28 W (Google Maps, usual traffic, read Oct. 5, 2026). Ironwood is in the Central time zone.
- Season
- The statue looks north toward Lake Superior (Chamber).
- Hours
- No hours are listed by the City of Ironwood or the Chamber. The Google Maps listing says "Open 24 hours", which is not an official source.
- From the Bridge
- 5 hr 14 min (308 mi) via M-28 W (Google Maps flags tolls on this route; usual traffic, read Oct. 5, 2026). Ironwood is in the Central time zone.
Before you go
- The Chamber says the statue honors Hiawatha, who founded the Iroquois Confederacy, and gives its height as 52 feet.
- Hiawatha Park has the city's newest and largest playground structure and some old mining and railroad pieces, and it connects to the Miners Park bike and hiking trails (City of Ironwood).
- Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce 906-932-1122. City of Ironwood (906) 932-5050.
- Parking is not listed on the pages we read.
Sources
- Ironwood Area Chamber of Commerce - Hiawatha Statue (address, height, phone) Read October 5, 2026
- City of Ironwood - Ironwood Parks (park, 1964, playground, trails) Read October 5, 2026
- Google Maps - Hiawatha statue listing (GPS, plus code, hours entry) Read October 5, 2026
- Google Maps - Marquette to Hiawatha statue (drive time) Read October 5, 2026
- Google Maps - Mackinac Bridge to Hiawatha statue (drive time) Read October 5, 2026
Verified October 5, 2026