Gas Prices start the week lower

IRONWOOD – Drivers in Ironwood and across the U.P seeing lower prices at the pump to start the week, as gas price averages have fallen 8 cents on average over the past week.  According to AAA of Michigan, both the national, and state average now sit level with each other at $3.45 per gallon. This price is 18 cents more than this time last month but still 78 cents less than this time last year. This recent drop in price is due to a decline in the price of crude oil, however as the temperatures warm, we could see prices increase as refineries switch to a more expensive summer blend.  In the Upper Peninsula, Chippewa County has the highest gas price average at $3.61 per gallon, Ironwood with the lowest gas prices in the U.P. at $3.25 per gallon.