The Big Powderhorn and Snow River ski resorts are located within a few miles of Bessemer.

"[5] Recreational opportunities in the summer months include Bluff Valley Park, the scenic Black River Falls, and access to the Iron Belle Trail.

In 1880, a hunter and trapper Richard Langford, discovered iron ore under an overturned birch tree.

However, Captain N. D. Moore is credited with disclosing the ore which led to the development of the Colby property.

From 1884 to December 31, 1958, a period of seventy-five years, the iron ore shipment from all of Gogebic County totaled over 245 million tons.

Many left the area to work in car factories in Kenosha, and the local economy underwent a serious decline.