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Student Announcements

Feb 5 2013
Organization: Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center
Contact: Daniel Truckey (dtruckey@nmu.edu)

Snowshoeing History Tour of Presque Isle

Saturday, February 9, 1 p.m.
Snowshoeing history tour of Presque Isle
Meet at the Pavilion on Presque Isle
Free admission

Lace on your snowshoes and join the Beaumier Center for a truly unique walking tour of Presque Isle in the winter. Dr. John Anderton, professor of geography, will be giving a history tour of the island, showing participants some of the island’s fascinating geographic features and their connections to human inhabitation of the island from the first aboriginal peoples to the present. Participants will be required to bring their own snowshoes. There will be hot chocolate and snacks served at the Pavilion before and after the walking tour.

Beaumier Center celebrates U.P. Heritage Month

The Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center has designated February 2013 as U.P. Heritage month and will be holding several events to celebrate the culture of the U.P. The events, which are also part of the Upper Peninsula Folklife Festival, will feature music, dance, food, outdoor recreation and even games. See the list and descriptions below for more information or visit the Beaumier Center website, www.nmu.edu/beaumier. All of these events are funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.