FRIENDLY REMINDER: You must contact the Pellston Fire Department at
231-539-8411 for ALL burning permits. Thank you!
Since
Pellston recorded the State of Michigan's record
low temperature, a frigid -53° F. back in
1933, it has been unofficially known as the "ICEBOX".
The Federal Trademark "Icebox of the Nation"
has belonged for many years to International Falls,
MN. With temperatures in Pellston well below zero
for an average of around 40 days each winter,
and beginning each November averaging the coldest
temperatures in the state, it continues to be
one of the coldest places in the nation. »
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