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Keweenaw National Historical Park
Park Advisory Commission to Meet

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Date: April 19, 2007
Contact: Tom Baker, (906) 337-3168

The Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission will convene for its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 9:00 A.M. at Finlandia University’s Finnish American Heritage Center on Quincy Avenue in Hancock. 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 NHP. The Commission’s quarterly meetings are open to the public. For further information or directions, please contact the park at 337-3168.

Click here to download a pdf of the minutes from the previous meeting.
Autumn leaves provide a backdrop for the Quincy Smelting Works located along Portage Lake across from Houghton, Michigan.  

Did You Know?
The Quincy Smelting Works is the only copper smelter in the Great Lakes region still standing in substantial condition. It reflects the technology of the time, the industrial processes critical to the industry and the workplace of the people who produced copper for industrial and domestic uses.
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