The US-12 Heritage Trail Council has announced plans for a “Heritage Route Summit” later this month and is inviting heritage advocates, community leaders, entrepreneurs, business owners, students, educators, and politicians to learn more about tapping into existing assets to create thriving communities.
Kicking off the 2009 fall lecture series at the Museum at Southwestern Michigan College on Wednesday (September 2nd) will be a look at shipyards in the St. Joseph and Benton Harbor area and the vessels that were built for the World War II effort.
A decades-old tradition will continue on Sunday, September 6th, with the annual “Homecoming” for the St. Paul’s Reformed Church of South Colon.
Watch as artisans spin, weave, carve and sculpt, practicing “lost arts” to create objects that are both useful and beautiful. Listen to the sounds of hammered dulcimers, fiddles, guitars and other stringed instruments. Participate in a tug-of-war or try tin punching. Sample old-style home cooking and shop the museum store or the old-time craft stalls [...]
A bit of Southwest Michigan history is making a comeback. According to a feature story in The Herald-Palladium, the House of David Amusement Park at Benton Harbor “is scheduled to reopen for business next summer.” To learn more, click on the following link: House of David trains will run again
The upcoming weekend in “River Country” will provide an opportunity to “step back in time.” The 49th annual Antique Tractor and Engine Show – sponsored by the St. Joe Valley Old Engine Association – will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday (August 7th, 8th and 9th) at Boot Hill Ranch, one-and-half miles east of Jones [...]
Walker On Wheels 2009 features cars and trucks built before 1960 displayed against the backdrop of historic Walker Tavern, a celebrated stagecoach stop in the early 1800s. This car show, designed especially for those who love old vehicles and enjoy history, is Saturday (August 8th) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Walker Tavern Historic [...]
Wedding vows were exchanged last weekend at the historic “Old Rugged Cross Church” in Pokagon. For more on the story from the Dowagiac Daily News, click on the following link: Vows exchanged in historic setting
The Village of Burr Oak will mark 150 years of history this weekend with its sesquicentennial “Heritage Celebration.” Events are planned for Friday, Saturday and Sunday – July 24th, 25th and 26th – in Burr Oak, “A Small Town With a Big Heart.”
The Village of Burr Oak – “A Small Town With A Big Heart” – is gearing up for a three-day celebration of its sesquicentennial.
Latvian Center Garezers will present “A Singing Revolution” at 6 p.m. Saturday (July 18th) at the Riviera Theatre in downtown Three Rivers. This English-language documentary captures the history of the non-violent independence movement through song and culture in Estonia and the Baltic states. The film screening will be followed by a reception featuring traditional Latvian [...]
Last weekend’s White Pigeon Days celebration brought attention to one of that St. Joseph County community’s gems. The historic White Pigeon Depot – located at 406 S. St. Joseph Street – was the subject of a “rededication” Friday evening (July 10th) after the parade that was among the highlights of the three-day festival.
Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling will host its annual Wood Shaving Days Festival on July 18-19 at the park’s Logging Museum.
Baseball, good food and old-fashioned family fun are just a hint of all that awaits visitors to the 2nd annual “Farmers and Friends Picnic” at Walker Tavern Historic Site in Brooklyn on Sunday (May 31st).
The Department of History, Arts and Libraries and the Michigan Historical Commission has announced that the 2009 Governor John B. Swainson Award will be presented to Chief Danny H. Hagen in the Capitol Rotunda at a 1 p.m. ceremony on Tuesday (May 19th). This year’s winner hails from Eastpointe.
The Governor John S. Barry Historical Society in Constantine will hold its annual Yoder’s barbecue rib and chicken fundraiser on Memorial Day – Monday, May 25th – from 11 a.m. until sold out.
To help streamline government and balance the state budget, the Michigan Senate Wednesday (April 29th) unveiled a legislative package that will eliminate the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries, and return its programs to the Michigan Department of State.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph), the son of a World War II veteran, highlighted the upcoming Memorial Day holiday as an ideal time for veterans and their families to participate in the Veterans History Project. The Library of Congress and its American Folklife Center are asking all Americans to join in the [...]
May is National Preservation Month, a nationwide celebration sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. “This Place Matters” is the theme of the month-long celebration. Since the National Trust created Preservation Week in 1971 to spotlight grassroots preservation efforts in America, it has grown into an annual celebration observed by small towns and big [...]
The Carnegie Center for the Arts in downtown Three Rivers was a busy place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 27th, with an opening reception for TWO new exhibits. The “Three Rivers All Schools Show” has filled all spaces in the Carnegie Center with a wide variety of colorful creations by students in [...]
