Tuesdays
July 10 through August 21, 2012
2 p.m.
Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee
We hope that you'll drop by for our Tuesday afternoon programs this summer. While you're enjoying light refreshments, you'll be discovering intriguing stories of U.P. history, courtesy of historians and other experts who are eager to share their knowledge and research with you.
Here is this summer's lineup:
July 10
"We Are Going to the Jackson: Negaunee's Jackson Mine"
Speaker: Robert D. Dobson, author
July 17
"The 1868 Scientific Expedition to Lake Superior in 3-D"
Speaker: Don Balmer, photographer
July 24
"Sounding Yooper: How History, Tourism and the Media Have Shaped the Idea of a Dialect"
Speaker: Dr. Kathryn Remlinger, Grand Valley State University
July 31
"Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Yellow Dog Plains"
Speaker: Dr. John Anderton, Northern Michigan University
August 7
"Camping in Cloverland with Henry Ford"
Speaker: Guy Forstrom, author
August 14
"Anatomy '59"
Speaker: John Pepin, filmmaker
August 21
"Making of Iron Spirits: Life on the Michigan Iron Range"
Speaker: John Major, filmmaker
Admission to this event is free of charge, although donations are appreciated. For more information, please send us an e-mail or telephone (906) 475-7857.
We invite you to explore all Michigan Historical Museum System Upper Peninsula events in our online calendar.
The Michigan Iron Industry Museumpart of the Michigan Historical Museum Systemis located six miles west of Marquette. Here's more information about how to find the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.
Contact the Michigan Iron Industry Museum.
Updated 05/04/2012