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Copper Country Home Educators
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Future Historians –
You Better Steer Clear
or Else!
What: "She's Not As Shiny As She Used to Be - The Shipwreck Story of the City of Bangor"
On November 30, 1926, the ship City of Bangor was bound for Duluth with a cargo of over 220 new Chryslers. While rounding Keweenaw Point it hit the rocks, her hull was ripped open, and water poured into the engine room. Their ship frozen into the ice along a barren stretch of coastline, the owners came up with a novel method to salvage her cargo. After hiring a crew of workers from the local area, the cars were driven off the ship and along the icy shoreline to Copper Harbor. From there, the Chryslers headed overland to Calumet, where they were loaded onto railcars back to Detroit for repairs.
Who: Mr. Mark Rowe, Trustee, Keweenaw County Historical Society
When: 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Where: Michigan Iron Industry Museum, 73 Forge Road, Negaunee Township
Next Month:
April 21, 2009 – "Living History and Historic Fort Wilkins"
Registration for summer events
and role playing workshops will take place at the april meeting.
Questions/Concerns please call(withheld for archive)
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