Next Meeting:
Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society – Tuesday September 12 at 4 pm The September meeting of the Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society will take place at 4 p.m. (Note time change) at the Peninsula Community Library 2893 Island View Rd. at the corner of Center Rd. "Postcard Tales" will be the program with Don Harrison followed by a business meeting. The meeting is free and open to the public. |
MISSION LOG CHURCH
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Tracking the Sleeping Bearbibliography_paragraph__1_.docx
Tracking the Sleeping Bear is a lengthy essay that includes: 1) documented versions of the so-called “Legend of Sleeping Bear” from the 1890s until its heavy commercial popularization; 2) alternative legends relating to Sleeping Bear Dune and the Manitou Islands; 3) authentic Anishinaabe landscape origin stories from the vicinity of the upper Great Lakes; 4) historical accounts touching upon Sleeping Bear and the Manitous; 5) discussion of where the tracks lead. This is a difficult topic, because the popularity of the “Legend of Sleeping Bear” stems from its close resemblance to romantic “fakelore” (see also my essay on Fakelore and the Ethics of Children’s Literature) but the earliest documented versions, although not until the late nineteenth century, did come from within the Little Traverse Odawa community. Do you recognize this structure? What do you know about its' history? Please share you know on our Facebook page under "Photos":
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Mission Point Lighthouse Dougherty House Mission Church Replica Hessler Log Cabin
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