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Calumet to offer Heritage Celebration this weekend


Historic Fifth Street was closed to car traffic during last year's Heritage Celebration. This year the festival will be a three-day event. (Keweenaw Today file photo)

CALUMET ’Äì This year's "Heritage Celebration 2001" will be held from Friday through Sunday, June 29 and 30 and July 1, in historic Calumet.

 

’ÄúWe believe there will be much fun and all who attend will really enjoy the three-day festival,’Äù said organizer Lucy Nakkula.

 

At 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Calumet Theatre Director Dick Hazzard will host a live WBKP-TV interview in front of the store that wins the business window contest. Friday’Äôs events also include a walking tour of historic buildings in town and an "Oldtime International Program" in the Theatre Ballroom with music, dancing and refreshments at a cost of $5.00 per person, payable at the door.

 

Saturday will be a full day with games, crafts, demonstrations, food and music in Agassiz Park. In the park pavilion, a "storytelling" project will allow residents to be videotaped telling of their memories of earlier days in Calumet and surrounding areas.

 

A puppet show and puppet-making demo, a "book signing" by the author of a new historical novel, mule and wagon rides, "genaeology scrapbooking" and a talent contest will be part of Saturday’Äôs program. The "Future Historians," a new organization made up of children from the Calumet-Laurium-Keweenaw (CLK) schools, will be role-playing while dressed as children from the period ca. 1870 and demonstrating games and chores of that era.

 

Antique cars may be viewed on Fifth Street, while musicians and other entertainers will perform at various spots around town.

 

Businesses in town will extend and expand their hours for the three-day event and will offer sidewalk sales. Jim's, John's and the Evergreen restaurants will be featuring ethnic foods and also staying open late.

 

All museums will be open free to the public on Saturday. "The Friends of Fashion" will offer a vintage fashion show at 2 p.m. in the Theatre Ballroom with a fee of $5.00 per person to be paid at the door.

 

Roving photographers will snap pictures of people around town who are dressed in period costume and who would like to be entered in the "Period Clothing Contest." There will be two categories ’Äì vintage and created ’Äì and the winners will be announced from the soundstage in Agassiz Park later Saturday afternoon. Prizes will be awarded for many of the events.

 

Sunday kicks off with a tour of churches from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Pamphlets will be available concerning the history of each church. A parade of antique vehicles and other items will begin at 4 p.m. Closing ceremonies will be held at the Italian Hall Monument with Norm Kendall and Dick Hazzard.

Ample parking will be available near the park and on the streets and will be free to all for the entire event.

 

To enter contests, participate in demonstrations or sales and obtain more information  please contact Lucy at 482-8500 or Tim at 337-5224.