Category Archives: History
Grand Portage
July 14, 2018 We had a lot of fun at Grand Portage. Plus it was my birthday!
Fort Wilkins Historic State Park
Campground There are two campgrounds – East and West – with a total of 165 sites. The West campground has an extension with large pull-through sites, 50amp electric, community areas, and firepits. We opted to stay in the East campground … Continue reading
Quincy Mine Tour
June 28, 2018 The Quincy Mine Hoist Association maintains the buildings and grounds of Quincy’s No. 2 mine and conducts guided tours of the hoist house and the 7th level of the mine. The historic No. 2 Quincy Shaft-Rockhouse was … Continue reading
The Strike of 1913-14, Italian Hall, and Anne Clemenc
The Strike of 1913-14 The cycle of labor surpluses and shortages, falling and rising copper prices, industrial contraction and growth sorely tested Keweenaw peninsula copper miners and mining companies in the early 1900s. By then the mining companies were struggling … Continue reading
Copper Mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula
June 27, 2018, July 6-7, 2018, There’s so much history in the Keweenaw Peninsula that I don’t know where to begin, or end. So let’s start with where is the Keweenaw Peninsula? It’s on the western end of Michigan’s Upper … Continue reading
Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial
The War of 1812 had not been going well for the Americans. Securing and controlling the border between the United States and Canada was a key strategic goal and Lake Erie was the linchpin. Control of Lake Erie would guarantee … Continue reading
Arrrggghhh – There be Pirates
June 25, 2018 There WERE Pirates… But we missed them… or at least most of them. We planned to take Chloe to the Admiral Perry International Peace Memorial site for her Junior Ranger Badge last year but it was closed … Continue reading
Flight 93 National Memorial
When you think of 9/11, does it evoke images of the World Trade Centers collapsing and the Pentagon burning? Absolutely. Does it evoke images of Flight 93? Sadly, for me it did not. At least not until I visited the … Continue reading
Coos Bay Area
December 5-7, 2014 We spent several days in the area around Coos Bay. The main area of the town is aligned along one side of Hwy 101 with the bay on the other side. We wandered through Mingus Park which … Continue reading
Fort Ross
Monday, November 10, 2014 Somebody call Sarah Palin! There’s a Russian fort on the California coast! They’ve got cannon and muskets too! It’s true. I swear. There was a Russian settlement in northern California, built in the early 1800s. Just … Continue reading
Spirit of the Woods 