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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission Meeting - April 22, 2008

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Date: April 16, 2008
Contact: Tom Baker, Management Assistant, (906) 337-1104, ext 131

The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 9:00 A.M. in the basement of the Keweenaw Heritage Center at St. Anne’s on the corner of Scott and Fifth Streets in Calumet’s historic downtown district. Of particular interest on the agenda: a presentation of a conceptual park sign plan for both NPS facilities and the Keweenaw Heritage Sites, and an update regarding the interior rehabilitation/exhibit design for the Union Building. The Commission, paneled by citizens appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, represents the general public and works collaboratively with the National Park Service to advise and assist with managing the resources of Keweenaw National Historical Park. The Commission’s quarterly meetings are open to the public.

For further information or directions, please contact the park at 337-3168.

Meeting Agenda

A. Introductory
Call to order
    1. Introductions
    2. Approval of agenda
    3. Approval of minutes of January 22, 2008

B. Business
    1. Commission reports
        a. Announcements
        b. Budget
        c. Partnerships Committee
        d. Development Committee
    2. Park reports
        a. Signage program
        b. Union Building exhibits
        c. Facilities planning
    3. Other reports from Commissioners

C. Public Comments
    1. Comments from legislators or legislative staff
    2. Comments from the public

D. Adjourn; next meeting: July 22, 2008 at KNHP Headquarters

Download a copy of the minutes from the January 22, 2008 meeting.

Miners pose outside the #5 Tamarack Mine shaft in this 1908 photograph by Adolph F. Isler. Keweenaw NHP Archives.  

Did You Know?
The Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan was home to one of our nation's first mineral rushes. Prospectors seeking copper travelled there in the middle 1840's, a few years before the "49'ers" sought gold out west. The story of this rush is told today at Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Last Updated: April 16, 2008 at 14:45 EST