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7/19/01
Mining For History Part 1
Tamar Charney
The two things Michigan is best known for these days are the automobile
and the Motown sound. But from the mid 1800's until World War 2 Michigan
had a different claim to fame Copper. It was found on the Keweenaw
Peninsula the finger like peninsula that sticks out of the northwest side
of the UP. In the first of a three part look at Michigan's copper
industry and the legacy it's left behind Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney
visits an old mine to take a look at the industry that made Michigan
famous.
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7/19/01
Mining For History Part 2
Tamar Charney
In the late 1800's mines on the Keweenaw Peninsula produced 85% of the
United States' copper. But when the bottom fell out, the mines - and even
whole towns - closed up shop. And nothing more happened. Buildings
weren't torn down they were just abandoned. A new National Park is now
using these remains to tell the story of Michigan's Copper heritage.
Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney has a look at the Keweenaw National
Historical Park. It's not like Yellowstone, the Grand
Canyon, or The Smokies, it isn't a piece of land set aside, it's a park in
the midst of a living community.
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7/19/01
Mining For History Part 3
Tamar Charney
As the Keweenaw National Historical Park is working to preserve the
remnants and history of Michigan's Copper boom it's bringing money, people
and modern America to the Peninsula. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney
has a look at how historic preservation and modern development are getting
along in the final part of our look at Michigan's copper country.
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7/20/01
A Tragic Opera Pt. 1
Tamar Charney
This week a new opera called "The Children of the Keweenaw"
is being performed in the Upper Peninsula. It is a work based on a real
life tragedy that happened in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula in 1913 during
the copper mining boom. In the first of a two part series on the opera,
Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney takes a look at the events that inspired
the art.
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"The memorial to the 1913 Italian Hall
Disaster in Calumet" photo by Tamar Charney
7/20/01
A Tragic Opera Pt. 2
Tamar Charney
In 1913 a labor activist named Annie Clements organized a
Christmas party for the children of striking copper miners in Michigan's
Keweenaw Peninsula. During the party someone heard a cry of fire. Panic
ensued and 73 people died trying to escape from the second story of
Calumet's Italian Hall. It became known as the 1913 Italian Hall
Disaster. There was no fire and to this day know one knows for sure who
cried fire or if anyone did at all. Some say it was yelled by strike
busters. Others say it was just a misunderstanding. This week a new
opera called "The Children of the Keweenaw" is being performed in the UP.
It's inspired by this real life tragedy. Michigan Radio's Tamar Charney
reports.
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