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Strawberry Festival
Open House

Friday, July 9, 2010 from 12-6 pm &
Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 12-4 pm

Old Fashioned Christmas
Open House

Saturday,December 11, 2010, from 11am to 4pm

Summer 2010 Information!

Chassell Heritage Center opens for the season on July 1st and remains open through August 31st.

On Saturday, July 10, at 2:00 pm, the Friends of Fashion present their annual Strawberry Festival vintage fashion show entitled Keepers of the Lights: The Corgan Family.

Tickets are $5.00 and are available from members, at the Heritage Center, and at the Einerlei in Chassell. email: shop@einerlei.com

Museum exhibits include a new exhibit by the Friends of Fashion entitled Vintage Wedding Gowns: 100 Years of Bridal Treasures, a recent addition, Lumber Kings to Strawberry Kings, and the exhibit of early Chassell, the Chassell Timeline Exhibit, a French-Canadian Herigate Exhibit, and a temporary exhibit of the area's old barns.

The Special Events Thursday Evening Programs, held on most Thursday evenings at 7pm in the upstairs auditorium, include presentations to please all age groups.

Special Events for Summer 2010---Thursday Evenings, 7:00 P. M.

July 1. "Nyt Naaura - Now Laugh" with the Suomalainen Sisters (Kris, Sherry, & Linda - The Kyro
Sisters). Enjoy hilarious comedy and music based on their Finnish heritage.

July 8 Museum Closed – Strawberry Cleaning Bee @Chassell Park Pavilion

Join the community to clean strawberries for the 62nd annual Strawberry

Festival.

July 15 Spend the evening with the UP's weatherman, Karl Bohnak. Karl will share some of the

hundreds of interesting weather stories gathered along the years. Both of his books will be

available for purchase and signing.

July 22 "Having Fun with the Accordian". Come and join Marilyn Monsivais and friends for an

evening of happy, fun, old time accordian music.

July 29 "A variety of music with Courtney Clisch". Fourteen year old Courtney will accompany her-

self on the guitar and keyboard to an assortment of music including Folk, Oldies, Spiritual,

Finnish, and Irish songs.

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Aug. 5 "Keepers of the Lights: The Corgan Family". The Friends of Fashion present a new show

featuring the history of some of the local lighthouses enhanced with photos and authentic

vintage clothing. You will learn about the Corgan family who manned lighthouses in the

Keweenaw and in Ontonagon from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.

Aug. 12 Author and Professor of Archeology, Susan Martin, shares what archaeological research

reveals about the ancient mining and use of copper in the Portage Lake area. The importance

of copper in our region dates back much further than the copper mining boom.

Aug. 19 Biologist John Vucetich tells the story, through narrative and photographs, of the fascinating

wolf-moose relationship on Isle Royale.

Aug. 26 An evening of good old traditional, sing-along music. Enjoy some of the

Copper Country’s most talented entertainers. Dave Bezotte, Mark Oliver,

Evan Dixon, Ray Bosley and Pete Wickley share their special talents

singing a variety of musical selections for your entertainment.

Friends of Fashion

The Friends of Fashion function as an educational arm of the Chassell Historical Organization, Inc. They present historical fashion shows and mount a new exhibit showcasing vintage clothing and history every two years in the Chassell Heritage Center. The group has given stage presentations throughout the western and central Upper Peninsula as well as northern Wisconsin. They can be hired by your group or organization to present a historical vintage fashion show. Call Nancy at (906) 523-4612 or e-mail: nancy@einerlei.com

2010 Friends of Fashion

Friends of Fashion present a new exhibit this year entitled Vintage Wedding Gowns: 100 Years of Bridal Treasures. The collection has grown over the years and the group has received many gorgeous as well as simplistically plain wedding gowns and associated apparel and accessories. This new exhibit showcases some of those gowns and the personal history that accompanies many of them.

On Saturday, July 10, the group premieres their new vintage fashion show entitled Keepers of the Lights: The Corgan Family. In the lighthouse lore of the Keweenaw, one family name is prominent over the course of almost 70 years. That name is Corgan and this new show is based upon family photographs, lore, and actual
lighthouse journals.
Tickets are $5.00 and may be purchased prior to the show at the Chassell Heritage Center or at the Einerlei in Chassell. Call 906-523-4612 or email nancy@einerlei.com.

The show will again be presented for a Thursday evening program at the Heritage Center on August 5^th, 7:00pm.

“LUMBER KINGS TO STRAWBERRY KINGS”

Our new exhibit entitled “Lumber Kings to Strawberry Kings” opened for the 2005 season. Chassell Historical Organization members worked diligently for almost two years on this permanent exhibit showcasing the strawberry industry, the Chassell Lions Club, and the strawberry festival, all vitally important to our community.

Visitors are able to walk through Chassell’s history moving from the lumbering industry and on through the development of strawberry farming, the founding of the Chassell Lions Club, and the development of a festival to promote the growing and sales of strawberries.

There is something for everyone in our new exhibit. Featured is a collection of historical photographs that were originally taken by Angus Ward and recently reproduced from the original glass negatives. Other facets of the exhibit include a history of strawberry farming from the turn of the last century to the present and the story of how a group of industrious farmers determined how to successfully market their berries. Learn about what it takes to grow a strawberry, and the how the strawberry industry profoundly effected our community. Patrons are sure to recognize many familiar names and faces among the personal stories of local farm families. Find your family and friends in the delightful recollections of past strawberry festivals.

This exhibit has been made possible with the help and cooperation of many people. Fortunately, strawberry association records had been stored by private individuals and these were made available so that we might piece together the real story of the organization’s history. In 2004, CHO members began interviewing past and present strawberry growers to learn about strawberry farming and the history of the strawberry associations. Many enjoyable hours were spent with these men and women who recounted their farming and family histories and generously shared many photographs and artifacts. Without their help and cooperation, the exhibit would not have been possible. Our heartfelt thanks go out to these wonderful people.

We are grateful to the Chassell Lions Club and the Chassell Improvement Association for generously contributing $5000 for the production of the exhibit. Their generosity has enabled the CHO to produce a professional-quality exhibit of which we may all be proud.

This exhibit is currently in the process of being upgraded to an even more professional level.