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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.
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Adventures in History - KCHS Programs and Outreach
Adventures in History
KCHS Educational Programs and Outreach - 2011
| July 13 | Marlinspike Seamanship, Shipwrecks and Fish Boil (Knot Tying and Ship Wrecks) |
| July 15 | Find and Identify Copper Country Rocks and Minerals |
| July 20 | A Historical Tour of Central and the Central Mine |
| August 3 | Old Movies of the Keweenaw |
| August 5 | Tombstone Rubbing, a Forgotten Art Form |
| October 8 | Cider Making at Central |
$15.00 per session for KCHS members
$17.00 for non-members
$5.00 for hot pasty lunch per program on July 15, July 20, August 5, and/or October 8 (optional)
$8.00 Fish Boil on July 13 (optional)
Wednesday July 13
Marlinspike Seamanship, Shipwrecks and Fish Boil (Knot Tying and Ship Wrecks)
Mark Rowe, Dave Thomas, Historians,
Ned Huwatschek, Historian and Chef
Take a “behind the scenes” tour of the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station. View the surfboats and hear the tales of the bravery of the life saving crews in the stormy waters of Lake Superior rescuing the sailors from the shipwreck of the Waldo. Learn to tie the knots that were essential to the rescues. Bring a lunch or sign up for Ned’s famous Fish Boil.
Wednesday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Meet at the Eagle Harbor Life-Saving Station,
Eagle Harbor Marina
Friday, July 15
Find and Identify Copper Country Rocks and Minerals
Al Johnson, Phil Mason, Josh Robinson
And other volunteers from Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club
Join with beginners of all ages in the morning to learn more about the mineral treasures of the Keweenaw. After lunch, practice finding copper, mining artifacts and maybe even silver with a metal detector at the Central Mine lower rock pile. Bring your own detector or use one of ours. Bring a lunch or sign up for a hot pasty lunch. Wear sturdy walking shoes.
Friday 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Meet at Camp Gitche Gumee in Eagle River,
Park in front of gate and look for signs
Wednesday, July 20
A Historical Tour of Central and the Central Mine
Phil Mason and Larry Molloy,
Historians and Authors
Spend the day learning about life in the town of Central Mine. Meet in the morning for a presentation of photographs, maps and other material that give a picture of life in this once bustling mining community. After lunch, take a walk along some of the paths that provide a glimpse of this historic town and the Central Mine. Bring a lunch or sign up for a hot pasty and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Wednesday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Meet at Central Mine Methodist Church
Wednesday, August 3
Old Movies of the Keweenaw
Jeremiah Mason, Archivist,
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Come and enjoy an evening of old movies of the Keweenaw including building the cabins at the Mountain Lodge, the shipwreck Bangor and 1920s copper exploration at the Cliff.
Old time refreshments.
Wednesday Evening 7:00 -9:00 PM,
Eagle Harbor Community Building, $5.00 Donation
Friday, August 5
Tombstone Rubbing, a Forgotten Art Form
Avis West, Peg Neidhold, Genealogists,
Mel Jones, Phil Mason, Historians
Have you ever explored the old cemeteries where people from Eagle River and the Cliff Mine, the first successful mine in the Keweenaw are buried? Join
us at the old Eagle River School House to hear more about these hardy pioneers and learn how to rub and care for their tombstones. Then travel to the Eagle River Cemetery and/or the Catholic Cliff cemetery to practice the art of tombstone rubbing. Bring a lunch or sign up for a hot pasty lunch. Wear sturdy walking shoes.
Friday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Meet at the Eagle River School House on,
M-26 in Eagle River next to the Court House.
Saturday, October 8
Cider Making at Central
Tom Hall, Jim Huovinen, Pat Ryan and Volunteers from Keweenaw Land Trust Heritage Apple Program.
Come and make cider from the heritage apples at Central. Bring baskets to pick the apples and containers for the cider. Come at any time and enjoy the delicious taste of fresh cider Bring a lunch or sign up for a hot pasty lunch by calling Virginia Jamison at 906-337-22244. Wear sturdy walking shoes.
.Saturday 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Park in the parking lot of the Central Visitor’s Center. Look for signs. $5.00 Donation
To register and/or for further information, call Ginny Schubert, 906-289-4607. Click here for a PDF of the complete Adventures In History brochure, including a registration form which can be mailed to register for the events.
Help preserve the Keweenaw's Heritage. Join the Keweenaw County Historical Society founded in 1981. The Society owns and maintains the Lighthouse Complex, the Rathbone School and the Life Saving Station in Eagle Harbor; the Eagle River Museum; the Bammert Blacksmith Shop and the Church of the Assumption in Phoenix; the school house at Gay and 58 acres at Central with a Visitor Center, historic buildings and walking trails. In 2010 the Society is opening a new historic museum in Eagle River and a Life-Saving museum in Eagle Harbor. Membership benefits include free admission to all sites, reduced rates for Outreach Programs, and free issues of our award winning quarterly publication, The Superior Signal.