Eagle Harbor Community Building, Eagle Harbor, MI

The Keweenaw County Historical Society hosts "Keweenaw Birds: Recent Changes in Breeding and Wintering" presented by David Flaspohler, MTU Interim Dean and Prof., College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science.  Summer breeding bird distribution and their winter range are shaped by both ancient evolutionary history and human driven environmental change. How have climate change -...

The Keweenaw County Historical Society hosts "Folk Tunes: Folk Music Traditions of the Upper Peninsula" presented by Daniel Truckey, Director, Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center at NMU, and Musician.  Enjoy a program exploring the diverse and colorful history of folk music in the region. Beginning with the traditions of the Anishinaabe contemporary folk, this multimedia presentation...

The Keweenaw County Historical Society hosts "Architectural Fieldwork in Keweenaw County: Log Cabins, LiDAR and Clues" presented by Sarah Fayen Scarlett, MTU Prof. of History.  Using buildings from Eagle River and Copper Harbor as examples, Dr. Scarlett will talk about how archaeologists use construction, building techniques, and the materials of historic buildings to reconstruct the...

The Keweenaw County Historical Society hosts "The Bon Voyage Packet Steamer," presented by Stephen Roblee , MTU Prof. Emeritus of History. On May 10, 1901, the Bon Voyage with a crew of 26 and 5 female passengers sailed out of Ontonagon Harbor enroute to Keweenaw ports. It would not arrive. Fire broke out off Redridge and...

The Keweenaw County Historical Society hosts "People of the Keweenaw Before Industrial Mining," presented by Carol MacLennan, Prof. Emerita of Anthropology at MTU.  Hear about the people in the Keweenaw before the 1800’s mining rush. Who were they and what do we know about these early settlers and their lifeways? Learn about research on early...