[Michlib-l] Upper Peninsula History Awards Presented to Marilyn Fischer and Les Cheneaux Historical Association

Tue Jun 24 10:38:55 EDT 2014

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For Immediate Release: June 21, 2014

Upper Peninsula History Awards Presented to Marilyn Fischer and Les Cheneaux
Historical Association

MANISTIQUE, Mich.-Marilyn Fischer and the Les Cheneaux Historical
Association won top honors at the Historical Society of Michigan's 65th
annual Upper Peninsula History Conference in Manistique, Mich., for their
outstanding efforts to preserve and promote the history of the Upper
Peninsula. 

Fischer, who hails from Gulliver, Mich., received the Charles Follo Award,
which acknowledges the work of an individual. The Superior Award, which
recognizes the achievements of historical societies, museums and other
history-related organizations, was awarded to the Les Cheneaux Historical
Association, located in Cedarville, Mich.

The awards were presented during the Society's Upper Peninsula History
Awards Banquet at the Historic Blaney Inn, in Blaney, Mich., on June 21,
2014. For more information about the Historical Society of Michigan and its
award programs, visit  <http://www.hsmichigan.org> www.hsmichigan.org or
call (517) 324-1828.

THE 2014 CHARLES FOLLO AWARD

Marilyn Fischer, this year's Charles Follo Award recipient, is originally
from Detroit but has dedicated the last 30 years of her life to the history
of the Upper Peninsula. Fischer helped form the Gulliver Historical Society
in 1988 and spearheaded the restoration of the Seul Choix Point Lighthouse,
which is now listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places
and is open to the public as a museum.

She has also authored four books about Seul Choix Point and the Gulliver
area, including Seul Choix Point Light and Spirits at Seul Choix Point;
researched and wrote the scripts for four history video productions;
conducted oral history interviews with more than 50 Schoolcraft County
families; and written 20 successful grants to fund historic preservation and
restoration.

The Charles Follo Award was established in 1979 and is named in honor of an
Escanaba school teacher who worked to establish historical societies and
promote the history of the Upper Peninsula. The Historical Society of
Michigan presents this annual award to an individual who has made an
outstanding contribution to the preservation and promotion of Upper
Peninsula history.

THE 2014 SUPERIOR AWARD

This year's Superior Award recipient, the Les Cheneaux Historical
Association, originated in 1967 as a display of photographs and artifacts in
a dock-based storage shed. As it nears its golden anniversary, that
association's volunteers and nine-person staff oversee a historical museum,
maritime museum, a nationally known antique wooden boat show and festival of
arts, and many other programs that preserve and interpret the Les Cheneaux
area's history.

The Historical Association's exhibits and programs focus on the area's
unique past, especially logging and lumber camps, summer resort hotels, and
boating. It offers a wide variety of events, including an annual Antique
Wooden Boat Show, a juried art fair, "Artist of the Week" programs, "Music
at the Maritime Museum" evenings with local musicians, a Christmas tree
auction, and a boat-building workshop.

The Historical Society of Michigan created the Superior Award in 2006 to
recognize historical societies, museums, and other historical organizations
that have preserved and advanced Upper Peninsula history.

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The Historical Society of Michigan is our state's oldest cultural
organization, founded in 1828 by territorial governor Lewis Cass and
explorer Henry Schoolcraft. A nongovernmental nonprofit, the Society focuses
on publications, conferences, education, awards and recognition programming,
and support for local history organizations to preserve and promote
Michigan's rich history.

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For more information on the Historical Society of Michigan, please visit
<http://www.hsmichigan.org/> www.hsmichigan.org or e-mail us at
<mailto:hsm at hsmichigan.org> hsm at hsmichigan.org.

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The Historical Society of Michigan

5815 Executive Dr. . Lansing, MI 48911

Phone: (517) 324-1828 . FAX: (517) 324-4370

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Contact:
Nancy Feldbush
(517) 324-1828
 <mailto:feldbush at hsmichigan.org> feldbush at hsmichigan.org

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The Charles Follo Award was established in 1979 and is named in honor of an
Escanaba school teacher who worked to establish historical societies and
promote the history of the Upper Peninsula.

The Historical Society of Michigan created the Superior Award in 2006 to
recognize historical societies, museums, and other historical organizations
that have preserved and advanced Upper Peninsula history.

For more information about the Historical Society of Michigan and its award
programs, visit  <http://www.hsmichigan.org> www.hsmichigan.org or call
(517) 324-1828.

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