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2009 Season CalendarEagle
Harbor lighthouse museum complex:
Central Visitor Center
Unattended museum sites:
Bammert Blacksmith Shop at Phoenix
Rathbone school-museum, Eagle Harbor
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Event Calendar for 2009June 14 - Open House at Phoenix Church-Museum, 2-5 pm July 12 - Blessing of the Pets at Phoenix Church-Museum, 1-2:30 pm August 8-9 - Eagle Harbor Art Fair August 12 - Volunteer Appreciation Party August 16 - Open House at Phoenix Church-Museum, 2-5 pm September 9 - Concert by Michigan State's Troubadour Neil Woodward at Eagle Harbor Community Bldg 7 pm September 13 - Mass at Phoenix Church, 1 pm, Father Wayne Marcotte September 27 - Annual Dinner, Keweenaw Mountain Lodge PAST
September 28, 2008 - A record 153 members and guests attended the 2008 KCHS Annual Awards Dinner at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor. Several awards were acknowledge and presented. The Society itself received an award with the following wording on the plaque: A 2008 State History Award is presented by the Historical Society of Michigan to Keweenaw County Historical Society for its Outstanding Restoration and Preservation of the Central Mine. The 24th annual Lauri W. Leskinen Award for extraordinary service to KCHS was presented to Ginny and Doug Schubert. The Founder’s Award, a new award to recognize people involved early in KCHS and at or since its 1981 founding, was given to Mary A. Kordes of Allouez Township. The President’s Award For Excellence was presented to Charlie Hopper for providing a forum through Pasty Central (www.pasty.com) that fosters an appreciation of the people, history, and culture of Keweenaw County and the Upper Peninsula. The speaker for the evening was author and journalist Peter Annin, reviewing his recent book Great Lakes Water Wars. October 7, 2007 - The annual dinner, held at the Keweenaw Mountain Lodge in Copper Harbor, was attended by a record 134 members. Mary Lou and Jerry Lenz received the 23rd Lauri W. Leskinen Memorial Award for their volunteer work. Leskinen was a founder and the first president of KCHS. He served on the Society's board until his death in 1984. KCHS immediate past president Dave Thomas and retiring Superior Signal editor Clarence Monette were honored guests at the annual dinner and received special gifts for their work that goes back to the Society's foundation in 1981. Father Sebastian Ettolil was presented an award for his participation the past several years in the annual "Blessing of the Pets" ceremony at the Phoenix Church. The speaker for the evening was Mark Rowe, presenting "Shipwrecks of Lake Superior - The Keweenaw Collection." October 1, 2006 - The annual dinner for all members was held on Sunday, October 1, 2006, at the Irish Times Restaurant in Laurium. Social hour was at 6:00 p.m., buffet dinner at 6:30.Larry Malloy spoke about mining in the north end of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The Lauri W. Leskinen Memorial Award was also be presented. The Annual Dinner was held Sunday, October 2, 2005, at the Allouez Township Hall, 6:00 p.m. social hour, 6:30 p.m. buffet dinner. The speaker was Edward J. Koepel, "Torch Lake Footprints". The Lauri W. Leskinen Award was presented to the organization Keweenaw Kernewek. Thanks to Betsi Arend and all the volunteers for handling the arrangements. October 10, 2004
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