State Historic Preservation Office (517) 373-1630 October 2005 Historical Center Department of History, Arts and Libraries Volume 1 · Issue 3

· These next few months look · On October 31, downtown to be exciting for Michigan’s Grand Haven will be overrun Main Street communities. by hordes of little ghosts and goblins trying to satisfy their For starters, the four newest sweet tooth! Visit the communities have been holding downtown Grand Haven their design workshops. Howell website for further info. kicked things off on October 18, Midland held theirs on the Likewise, downtown Clare 25th, Grand Haven hosted their gives you “Something to Howl design workshop on the 27th, About” on October 29 with and Ishpeming will meet on their Main Street Spook-tacular. November 8. Click here for more info.

These design workshops are a · Just in case you thought the great opportunity for Main rookies were having all of the Street merchants to see the fun this month, Portland, our possibilities for transforming savvy Main Street veteran, is in their downtowns. mid stride of its façade improvements. Check out the · Also this month, downtown pics of the action in progress. Howell will experience the Legend of Sleepy Howell. Check their website for more details!

· Since we last met, there have Cheboygan vicinity LEELANAU COUNTY been a bunch of National Listed: 7/27/05 North Manitou Shoal Light Register listings. So grab a pen Station and a pad and make note of Poe Reef Light Station Leland Township vicinity these for your future travel Benton Township vicinity Listed: 9/06/05 plans! Listed: 9/06/05 MACKINAC COUNTY BENZIE COUNTY Spectacle Reef Light Station Martin Reef Light Station Frankfort North Breakwater Benton Township vicinity Clark Township vicinity Light Listed: 7/27/05 Listed: 7/27/05 Frankfort vicinity Listed: 9/06/05 DELTA COUNTY Lansing Shoals Light Station Poverty Island Light Station Newton Township vicinity CHEBOYGAN COUNTY Fairbanks Township vicinity Listed: 9/06/05 Fourteen Foot Shoal Listed: 9/06/05 Light Station MASON COUNTY Bergland SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTY Ludington North Breakwater Listed: 7/09/05 Manistique East Breakwater Light Light Ludington vicinity WAYNE COUNTY Manistique vicinity Listed: 9/06/05 Alger Theater Listed: 9/06/05 16451 East Warren Avenue MENOMINEE COUNTY · Keep in mind that these are Menominee Pierhead Light Listed: 7/22/05 just a few of the thousands of Station historic sites in Michigan, Menominee vicinity Barlum Tower many of which you can find Listed: 7/27/05 65 Cadillac Square using Historic Sites Online, the Detroit SHPO’s searchable online OAKLAND COUNTY Listed: 7/27/05 database of National Historic Franklin Historic District Landmark, National Register, Franklin Schmidt, Carl E. and Alice State Register, and Michigan Listed: 7/27/05 Candler, House Historical Marker sites. You 301 Lake Shore Road can click here to begin your ONTONAGON COUNTY Grosse Pointe Farms search. Bergland Administrative Site Listed: 8/24/05 M-28

On Saturday, October 22, the · At its September meeting, the Joseph W. Guyton of Evart, of Michigan Historical Marker Michigan Historical the 32nd Red Arrow Division, program celebrates its Golden Commission approved seven was the first American soldier Anniversary. As part of the new markers including one to die on German soil during celebration, we shall regale you about hockey, one about World War I. A marker telling with some marker trivia! highways, and one about a hero. of the circumstances of his service and death as well as the · Over 1,500 historical markers Professional ice hockey dates honors he received will be have been erected throughout from 1904 when Houghton erected in Evart’s Guyton Park. Michigan since the marker businessman James Dee and program began in 1955. Houghton dentist John Gibson The other historical markers That’s averaging more than formed the International that were approved include: 30 new markers every year! Hockey League. · The Duck Lake School · Six of these markers are If you’d like to brush up on · Fractional District No. 3 located somewhere other than your hockey history (yes, they School Michigan. The furthest being are playing again!) click here, · Stoney Creek School over 4,000 miles away in St. eh?! · Port Huron Public Library Nicolas-de-la-Grave, France. The Michigan Department of · As the holidays approach, · The very first historical Transportation is celebrating its Traveling Through Time makes marker was erected on the centennial this year. The a great gift. It is entertaining campus of Michigan State historical marker, which will be and educational, and may just University on October 22, dedicated on November 18, will reveal some interesting history 1955. highlight the origins and that is right in your own achievements of the “State backyard – or maybe your · There have been five marker Highway Department” and tell neighbor’s – but we recommend program coordinators since the story of Horatio “Good getting permission before you the program began. Roads” Earle, the first state check those out! highway commissioner.

· As a friendly reminder we Camilo are in the process of Once the rehabilitation is want to point out that 2005 restoring the complete, the 1919 building Historic Preservation State building at 2944 Woodward will have both residential and Tax Credit applications Avenue in Detroit in the commercial space. should be submitted by Historic District. November 15 for a 2005 This project is sure to be certification. Submission by To date, the restoration has featured in an upcoming this date allows for the 45-day included cleaning the stone SHPO Case Study, but in the review period and cert- upper façade, cleaning and meantime, a few photos that ification by December 31. If replacing stainless steel will give you a sense of the you have questions regarding façade panels, installing new work being done by Rosaana your application, please feel storefronts, new steel and Camilo are at left. free to contact the SHPO at windows, new glass spandrel 517.373.1630, or via email. panels, and refinishing the · Rosaana Pardo and her son enameled metal panels.

· The Thunder Bay National In other maritime news, on Historical Center on October Marine Sanctuary is making June 10, the Marin e Protected 1. Over 200 people from waves again! Areas Federal Advisory around the state talked with Committee recommended the archaeologists, tried their On September 20, Governor creation of Maritime hand at flint-knapping, and Granholm and Department of Protected Areas. The took a turn tossing an atlatl. History, Arts and Libraries establishment of MPAs would Graduate students from director Dr. William serve a dual purpose. They Michigan State University Anderson announced that the would “…enhance effective exhibited artifacts found at the marine sanctuary has been stewardship, lasting site of Saints Rest, the first made a permanent fixture in protection, and sustainable dormitory on campus. Most Alpena! use of the nation’s natural and events have wrapped up for cultural marine resources,” this year, but archaeology is For those who aren’t familiar and they would serve as interesting year-round. with Alpena, the marine “…an important tool in the Archaeology Month is always sanctuary is part of the $30 effort to produce benefits for held in the fall, so check the million rehabilitation of the the environment and the OSA website for details next Fletcher Paper Mill, which economy.” year. will house a hotel, conference center, brewpub, and various · October 1 kicked off this The Office of the State retail shops in addition to the year’s Archaeology Month. Archaeologist encourages you marine sanctuary and its All across the state to get involved with your research facilities. archaeology enthusiasts local chapter of the Michigan joined the Office of the State Archaeological Society As Dr. Anderson stated, Archaeologist for a month- (MAS). You can visit the “What started as an effort to long series of events that MAS website for more protect and preserve a critical highlights the work and information! chapter in Great Lakes findings of the state’s shipping history has turned archaeologists. Stayed tuned for further into a tidal wave of incredible developments and economic, educational and Things got started with discoveries! partnership opportunities.” Michigan Archaeology Day, held at the Michigan

· The SHPO is pleased to If you would like to get an announce that the FY2006 idea of what kind of projects CLG Grant Manuals will be the SHPO funds, take a look available on the SHPO at the Recent Grants section website by October 24. Grant of our CLG webpage. Here applications will then be due you will find funded projects (postmarked) no later than from 2003 to present. December 1, 2005. For more information on the Please note that, like last year, CLG program, and how your there will be two manuals local government can obtain available again this year. One CLG status, click here. Under for planning projects, and one the Certified Local for restoration projects. Government section, you will find a link titled “Michigan's As always, we’re never more Certified Local Government than a phone call or keystroke Program: A Manual on How away if you have questions or to Become Certified.” There, need help. you will be able to download the CLG manual.

· Great news for Michigan Lighthouse contact us by email, or by preservation! On September Assistance Program, which telephone at 517.373.1630, let 30, Governor Granholm provides grants for lighthouse us know how many you signed HB 4963 (PA 152 of restoration projects. would like, and we will send 2005), removing the sunset them to you. date for specialty auto license If you don’t have a lighthouse plates, including HAL's license plate and would like to lighthouse license plate. The know how to get one, you can Save Our Lights license plates click here, and you’ll be taken will continue to generate to the Secretary of State’s funds for lighthouse website. preservation for the indefinite future. If your organization would like some lighthouse license Proceeds from the sale of the plate lure cards (seen on the SOL plates support the right) to distribute, please

· On Friday, October 21, and Flanagan (The Grass Roots The workshops will focus on Friday, November 11, the Fundraising Book and Michigan and Michigan Lighthouse Fund, a Successful Fundraising). other maritime resources, but nonprofit group dedicated to it could be a useful confer- raising funds to assist In addition to her ence for landlubbers as well! lighthouse groups, will host publications, Joan has worked two fundraising workshops extensively with the National For more information, and designed to help you Trust, diverse philanthropic, registration forms, visit the understand the best practices arts, and historic preservation Michigan Lighthouse Fund of effective fundraising. organizations, as well as website, or email Jennifer lecturing at various Radcliff at Both workshops will be led universities. [email protected]. by best-selling author Joan Joan Flanagan

· In other news, SHPO News opinions with us by emailing and Department of History, will be undergoing a few [email protected]. Arts and Libraries director Dr. changes once the new year William Anderson. begins. Some of you will probably rejoice at this next bit of news. This year’s conference will be First, we will be switching to The daily MISHPO listserv held on December 8, 2005, at either a bi-monthly, or email barrage from our the Lansing Center in quarterly, format. This will beloved SHPO staffer, Todd downtown Lansing, and will mean you’ll receive a bigger Walsh, will be taking a new feature several sessions issue, but it also means you’ll course as well. Instead of regarding the restoration of have more time to read it! sending out daily emails, he historic properties. You can will send out a weekly find out more about the Secondly, the format may summary email. It will contain conference by visiting this change a little bit as we test the headlines and links to the website. out some new software, but respective stories. Hopefully fear not devoted reader, any this will provide less inbox · Be sure to save the date for changes made won’t be too clutter, and a more organized the Michigan Historic severe, and the content will format for presenting Preservation Network’s remain virtually untouched. preservation news from Spring Conference. around the state. Speaking of which, the staff at This year’s conference, SHPO News is interested in · Don’t forget to mark your entitled Preservation in the your thoughts and opinions calendar and send in your Real World: The Realities of regarding this publication. We reservation for MCACA’s Rural and Urban want to know what you think. “The Art of Cool: Linking Preservation, will be held What would make this more Culture, Community and the April 20 to 23 in Saginaw. interesting for you? What Economy.” would you like more of? What Log on to the Network’s would you like less of? Featured speakers will include website for more information! author, futurist, and strategist Share your thoughts and Andrew Zoll, Glenn Murray,

GRAYLING Grayling was incorporated as in North Higgins Lake State a city in 1935. Park, as well as Wellington Who is Jean Agassiz and what Farm Park. is Grayling’s connection to In addition to being a great Harvard? place for outdoor activities, You can find out more about Grayling is also home to “The heart of the north” by Well, Agassiz, was a several state and national clicking here, or here. professor of natural history at register historic sites, Harvard, and one legend has it including the Michigan that it was he who provided Historical Center operated the name for the specie of Hartwick Pines Logging trout that makes its home in Museum, and is just a few the Au Sable River. City miles away from the Civilian leaders took that name when Conservation Corps Museum

This month’s featured website is not only educational, but fun too! Be prepared to spend some time here, there’s lots to see!

WATER WINTER WONDERLAND http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/default.asp

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SHPO News is written and designed by Todd Walsh, State Historic Preservation Office.

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