The city of Hurley, on the border with Michigan's Upper Peninsula, made a name for itself as a wild and woolly outpost during the region's iron mining days in the late 1800s. Today the town is best known for the glorious waterfalls that can be found nearby on the Montreal River, and for the great snowmobiling available throughout the area during the winter months. Hurley is the seat of Iron County. The city's 19th century county courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been turned into a museum devoted to the area's rich mining, logging and farming heritage. That heritage is embodied in the county's "Rooted in Resources" Heritage Tourism program. In southern Iron County, Mercer is the gateway to the pristine Turtle-Flambeau Flowage. The Turtle-Flambeau is a gem among Wisconsin's many natural resources. With 19,000 acres of water and 220 miles of wilderness shoreline, the flowage is perfect for fishing, boating, canoeing and wildlife observation.