Friends of the MMHP's December Meeting & Updates

IRONWOOD, MI - by Monie Shackleford - Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - The float for the Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park received 2nd place at the Jack Frost Parade! Congratulations to the parade crew led by Anne Lawrence! The work put into constructing a little turn-of-the-century mining home was incredible! They built a wall of the home with a roof. The cozy home had a window with curtains, a Christmas tree in the corner, and a hand-built pot bellied stove with Christmas lights flickering inside! Six kids sat on the float among antique toys, while miners handed out candy. Thanks to everyone who participated in the effort!

Coming events:

• The next monthly meeting is Tuesday, December 21st at 7:00 pm at Gogebic Community College in Room B22 of the Jacob Solen Business Center. Our monthly meeting is one week earlier than usual due to the holidays.
• SISU Ski Fest: We will have a booth at the expo in the Memorial Building January 14th and 15th and run a Taste N Tour stop. Volunteers are welcome to help out!
• Steep Creek Outfitters Snow Shoe Event: Steep Creek is organizing a snowshoe event the day after SISU Ski Fest (January 16th) that will include races and a pot luck.
• Cross-country skiing in the Park: The cross-country ski loop that was cleared in November will be groomed and marked through the winter. Snowshoeing and cross-country ski events are in being planned.

Everyone is welcome to join our group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=64368676702. We will be keeping future activities up to date.

Thank you for your support!

Monie Shackleford
President
Friends of Miners Memorial Heritage Park
ramonaeb@yahoo.com
(906) 932-3779