This photo shows a streetcar pushing through deep snow drifts in Menominee, with the rails cut into a narrow trench between towering banks.
For years, Menominee’s line was tied to its “twin city” next door — the Menominee & Marinette Light & Traction Co. ran electric streetcars across the border, a lifeline when winter made roads rough or impassable. Transit histories note the system operated into the 1920s before streetcars were replaced by buses in 1928. In a place where lake-effect snow can stack up fast, that switch marked the end of an era — and a different kind of winter commute.
Do you know which street this was taken on, or have stories about Menominee’s old streetcars?
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