Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War
Carnegie Musuem of Houghton 105 Huron Street, HoughtonOn Thursday, June 21, the first of several exhibits commemorating the Copper Country’s involvement in World War I opened at the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw, “Soldier’s Stories: The U.P. and the Great War,” with a public reception and talk by exhibit curator and
Copper Country Voices of Dissent in the Great War
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, HancockThis exhibit explores the ways in which Copper Country residents expressed dissent to the United States’ entry into World War I particularly through local response to the initiation and enactment of the Selective Service, the national military service draft system. OPENING RECEPTION, Sept 14, 4-7pm.
Dug In: An Experiential WWI Trench
US-41 and MacInnes Dirve, MTU Townsend Dr., HougnonA full-scale reconstruction of a section of WWI firing trench on the front line, featuring an audio installation of the sounds of battle, with dramatic readings of soldier memoir and poetry. Find out more...
Town and Gown in the Great War: A Look Back at the Copper Country and Michigan Tech During WWI
Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room Van Pelt and Opie Library East Reading Room, MTU, Houghton“Reading Pastime: Literature in Fiction and Poetry about the Great War”
Portage Lake District Library 58 Huron St, Houghton
Film screening – Taistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (2012)
Finnish American Heritage Center 435 Quincy St, HancockTaistelu Näsilinnasta 1918 (The Battle of Näsilinna 1918) (Claes Olsson, 2012, 1h 10m) October 11, 2:00pm and 6:00pm Finnish-American Heritage Center, Finlandia University Olsson's movie focuses on one of the bloodiest chapters in the history of Finland, the decisive battle of Tampere during the