Miners Memorial Heritage Park

The June meeting of the Friends of the Miners Memorial Heritage Park is scheduled for Tues., June 23rd, at 6:00 p.m. at Gogebic Community College (room TBA) Monthly meetings will now be held on the fourth Tuesday at 6:00. AGENDA: We will review the bylaws and elect our Leadership Team at the meeting. Do you [...]

Sunday, 3/29/09, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Romeo’s Bar & Grill, US-2 & Douglas Blvd. 1. Discussed meeting with attorney, what is needed to incorporate 2. Discussed meeting between Will & Tom, Mayor and his group. 3. Discussed DIDA meeting. 4. Reported on contacts with groups for public information campaign 5. At the City Commission meeting [...]

3/22/09 Meeting Notes 1. Introductions (11 people present) 2. A group will meet with an attorney this week to discuss the details of forming a non-profit “incorporated” group and report back at next week’s Friends meeting. 3. Petitions have begun for signatures of those interested in seeing the park become a reality. 4. The Friends [...]

Here’s what happened at the first official meeting of the Friends of the MMHP, held Sunday night (3/15/09). 1. We introduced ourselves and shared our attraction to the idea of developing this park, our vision of what the park can be. 2. We brought those present up to date on where the park is in [...]

Wed., March 18, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – Ironwood Planning Commission meeting, in the City Commission Chambers of the Memorial Building

Mon., March 16, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – Ironwood Parks and Recreation Committee meeting, Women’s Club Room, Memorial Building

Monday, March 9, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – Ironwood City Commission meeting, in the City Commission Chambers of the Memorial Building

RESOLUTION #09-003 At a Special Meeting of the City Commission of the City of Ironwood, duly held on February 17, 2009 in the Commission Chambers of the Municipal Memorial Building, Ironwood, Michigan the following Resolution was offered by Commissioner Toth, supported by Commissioner Lamb. A Resolution to support the establishment of a new historic park [...]

“Mining towns generally lacked public space, because the corporations developing each town wanted to sell as much land as possible. Over time, local governments have stepped in to develop parks.”   (Liesch, Matthew, Images of America: Ironwood, Hurley, and the Gogebic Range, p 44) The following is a summary of events written by the sub-committee. [...]