GLIN==> Lake Superior Marine Museum Assn shares Twin Ports Lighthouse Days details - pls share

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For Immediate Release


Dated Material


29 July 2011

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For More Information Contact:

Thomas R. Holden, Director

Corps of Engineers, Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center

600 South Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN  55802

1-218-720-5260 x35274; or x35271

 <mailto:Thomas.R.Holden at LRE02.usace.army.mil>
Thomas.R.Holden at LRE02.usace.army.mil              

 

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Event Schedule

9th Annual Twin Ports Lighthouse Days August 4-7, 2011 

Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, Canal Park, Duluth

 

The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center's "Twin Ports Lighthouse Days"
Thursday, August 4 - Sunday, August 7 will feature lighthouse films and
history walks. Events take place both inside the museum and outside in the
park from 12 noon to 5 p.m. each day. All programs are free and open to the
general public. There is no admission charge to the Visitor Center operated
by the Corps of Engineers in Canal Park, Duluth.

 

"Twin Ports Lighthouse Days" is a celebration of the five distinctive
lighthouses of the Twin Ports and the lighthouses of Lake Superior. This
annual event is held around the anniversary of August 7, 1789 - the date
President George Washington signed the Ninth Act of Congress federalizing
our nation's lighthouses. 

 

For those with a Lighthouse Passport Book, we will have available six
different lighthouse rubber stamps to make entries for the Twin Ports lights
-- an excellent opportunity to add to your collection.  

 

Pier History Tours                 Aug 4 - 7 (Thurs-Sun) at 1:00, 2:00 &
3:00

Outside in the Park     "Lighthouse & Pier History Program" A walking tour
on the canal with Park Rangers:  Rediscover the history of Duluth's three
lighthouses, Aerial Bridge and piers

 

Demonstration:                       Aug 4-7 (Thurs-Sun) 12:00 - 5:00

"Lighthouses in Rubber Art Stamps" Demonstration Visitors are invited to
join in the fun of rubber stamping and take away their own piece of
Lighthouse History - lighthouses of Lake Superior, Aerial Bridge and North
Shore stamps by stamp designer Gwen Nordenstrom of "Nordenstrom Typ och
Stil," Duluth. Her original designs are beautiful. This is a must see. 

 

Films on Lighthouses in Museum Upper Level        Aug 4 - 7 (Mon-Sun)

12:30-4:30         Call for schedule

 

As a reminder, the lighthouses in Canal Park are unfortunately, not open to
the public, although they are each available for exterior viewing and
photographs. Use caution, particularly at the Superior Entry where access is
on the rubble mound breakwater - and be aware of poison ivy near the
Minnesota Point Lighthouse.

 

The 9th Annual Twin Ports Lighthouse Days is cosponsored by the 

Corps of Engineers Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, 

Lake Superior Marine Museum Association and supported by the

Canal Park Business Association

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