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Executive Order No. 2009 - 36, Effective Oct. 1, 2009, Outlines Reorganization of HAL Agencies PDF icon
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Fort Wilkins Complex, Copper HarborFort Wilkins by Candlelight, Aug. 8, 2009
Enjoy costumed interpretation, 19th-century children's games, demonstrations and more. There will be a visit from President and Mrs. Lincoln; savor light refreshments in the restored 1844 mess hall. The glow of soft candlelight may make you feel like you have been transported back to the 19th century, when Fort Wilkins was a bustling outpost on the Michigan frontier.

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• Michigan Historical Museum's 'Summer Sizzles' day camps still accepting registration for Aug. 5-13

• Michigan Iron Industry Museum's Aug. 11 program spells out research on Upper Peninsula dialect


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