Northern Michigan park could be home for 130-year-old ship being restored
Petoskey News-Review
Harbor Springs – A 130-year-old ship is being restored with plans to move it to a city park in northern Michigan.
The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society and the Industrial Arts Institute in Onaway are working together on restoring the Aha, the Petoskey News-Review reported.
Once the work is done, the vessel is expected to be taken to Shay Park in downtown Harbor Springs, about 300 miles northwest of Detroit.
The all-steel ship was built in 1891 by Harbor Springs resident Ephraim Shay. It was being towed to storage in the 1930s when the ship began to take on water and was beached at a creek within a state park, according to the newspaper.
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Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan Executive Director Ted Fines and Jenny Nestell, home ownership program coordinator and volunteer coordinator, hold up International Women Build Week T-shirts. The public is welcome to participate in virtual events this week honoring Women Build.
ALPENA Today is International Women’s Day, and the first day of Habitat for Humanity’s International Women Build Week.
In a traditional non-pandemic year, live events would be planned throughout the week to celebrate and encourage women to participate in volunteering for Habitat for Humanity.
But this year, it’s all virtual, said Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan Executive Director Ted Fines.
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