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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Visit "We Have To Go Out" - The story of the Eagle Harbor and Portage Lifesaving Stations, an exhibit created by the KCHS and now on display at the Carnegie Museum in Houghton through May, 2012.
All of the Keweenaw County Historical Society sites and museums are closed for the 2011 season. Thank you for your visits and support. Check this site in the spring of 2012 for the announcement of the opening dates for the 2012 season.
Over 2,000 people attended the Keweenaw County Sesquicentennial Parade in Mohawk on July 24, 2010. Click this link to see a sample of some of the images from the parade.
Check this column for current news concerning the Keweenaw County Historical Society.
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Important Dates for the Keweenaw County Sesquicentennial
Keweenaw County turns 150 years old in 2011. Here is a list of some of the events being held to celebrate our sesquicentennial.
| Opening of Church and Blacksmith Shop Museums at Phoenix | Sunday, May 15 |
| Ride the Keweenaw Weekend, celebrating Copper Harbor’s “Epic Ride” mountain bike trails | May 27-29 |
| Live music in the park at Copper Harbor, sponsored by Copper Harbor Trails Club (7 PM) | Saturday, May 28 |
| Fund-raising dinner at Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor for CHTC/KPTP (7 PM) | Sunday, May 29 |
| Birding Benefit Breakfast (International Migratory Bird Festival), Harbor Haus in Copper Harbor (8-11 AM) | Saturday, June 4 |
| Opening of Eagle Harbor museums (Light Station, Life-Saving Station, Rathbone School) | Sunday, June 12 |
| Light Station docent hours July/August Mon.-Sat. 10 AM-5 PM, Sun. 12-5 PM, June/Sept./Oct. 12-5 PM | |
| Opening of Central Mine Visitor’s Center (daily 9 AM-5 PM, with docent most days) | Sunday, June 12 |
| 19th Annual Longest Day Fishing Tournament, Copper Harbor Marina | Saturday, June 18 |
| Open House at Phoenix Church-Museum (1-4 PM) | Sunday, June 26 |
| Fourth of July Parade and festivities at Gay (1:30 PM) | Monday, July 4 |
| Ahmeek Fourth of July Parade (Noon) and festivities, Gabe Chopp Park | Monday, July 4 |
| Copper Harbor Independence Day Parade (10 AM) and festivities | Monday, July 4 |
| Mohawk Fourth of July Parade (1- AM) and festivities, Allouez Twp. Park (10 AM - 2 PM) | Monday, July 4 |
| 3rd Annual Music Fest at the Historic School in Gay (4-8 PM) | Saturday, July 9 |
| Run the Keweenaw foot races, Copper Harbor | July 9-10 |
| KCHS knot typing workshop and fish boil at Life-Saving Museum (10 AM-3 PM) | Wednesday, July 13 |
| KCHS rock piles workshop at Gitche Gumee Camp in Eagle River (10 AM-3 PM) | Friday, July 15 |
| KCHS workshop at Central (10 AM-3 PM) | Wednesday, July 20 |
| 3rd Annual End of the Road Keweenaw Tour & Car Show, Copper Harbor | Saturday, July 23 |
| Keweenaw County Sesquicentennial Parade & Celebration at Mohawk’s Allouez Twp. Park (2 PM) | Sunday, July 24 |
| 3rd Annual Thunder in the Harbor motorcycle rally (Keweenaw Ride In) | Saturday, July 30 |
| Keweenaw Krayons Thimbleberry Jam Fest, Horizons Alternative School in Mohawk (11 AM - 7 PM) | Saturday, July 30 |
| 105 Annual Central Mine Church Reunion (9 AM and 11 AM) | Sunday, July 31 |
| Blessing of the Animals at Phoenix Church Museum (1-3 PM, Fr. Corbin Eddy & Rev. Sue Church) | Sunday, July 31 |
| Old home movies, with Jeremiah Mason of KNHP, Eagle Harbor Community Building (7-9 PM) | Wednesday, Aug. 3 |
| KCHS gravestone rubbing workshop at Eagle River Community Building (10AM – 3 PM) | Friday, Aug. 5 |
| 20th Annual Copperman Triathlon at Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor | Saturday, Aug. 6 |
| Summer Fest, Haven Park in Lac La Belle (1 PM) | Sunday, Aug. 7 |
| Main Street Bridgefest, Eagle River (6-10 PM) | Friday, Aug. 12 |
| Battery D Civil War Encampment at Fort Wilkins in Copper Harbor | August 12-14 |
| Eagle Harbor Art Fair (Saturday 10 AM-5 PM, Sunday, 12-5 PM) | August 13-14 |
| KCHS Rummage Sale at the Art Fair (9 AM-2 PM) | Saturday, Aug. 13 |
| 2nd Annual Kaparisaari Triathlon, Lac La Belle | Sunday, Aug. 14 |
| KCHS Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Eagle Harbor Community Building (7 PM) | Wednesday, August 17 |
| Kids’ Fishing Tournament, Lac La Belle Resort, Ages 3-15 (9 AM) | Saturday, Aug. 20 |
| Art in the Park in Copper Harbor | August 20-21 |
| Open House at Phoenix Church-Museum (1-4 PM) | Sunday, Aug. 28 |
| Copper Harbor Fat Tire Festival | September 3-4 |
| Mass at Phoenix Church-Museum (1:30 PM) | Sunday, Sept. 11 |
| Concert by Michigan’s State Troubadour Neil Woodward at Eagle Harbor Community Bldg. (7 PM) | Wednesday, Sept. 14 |
| 9th Annual Copper Harbor Chili Cook-Off (1 PM) | Saturday, Sept. 17 |
| Geocaching in the Keweenaw at Ft. Wilkins State Park in Copper Harbor | Saturday, Sept. 24 |
| KCHS Annual Dinner at Keweenaw Mountain Lodge (5:30 PM) | Sunday, Sept. 25 |
| Cider Making at Central (10 AM-2:30 PM) | Saturday, Oct. 8 |
| Closing of all KCHS museums | Sunday, Oct. 9 |
| Keweenaw Cup Cyclocross Races, Copper Harbor | October 22-23 |