Marquette County Labor Council

31 Forge Rd. • Negaunee, MI 49866 • 906-225-1122

Labor Day Parade, Rally & Picnic

"$O$ – Save Our State"

Monday, September 3rd in Ishpeming

This Year's Labor Day Parade, Rally and Picnic are at the Cliffs Shaft Museum near Lake Bancroft in Ishpeming for the third year on September 3th. The red star on the map.

The Parade
Parade line up is at 10 am. The parade starts at 11am. This year’s Parade Marshal is Shorty Gleason, President of the Michigan Building Trades. The parade starts and ends at the Cliff’s Shaft Museum (Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage Theme Park) and goes from Euclid to Main to Division and then comes back to the museum via Lakeshore Drive. The red line on the map. Total length is 1.1 miles. We encourage unions to get their members out to march in the parade and have vehicles and floats showcasing their Locals. Free coffee and cookies will be available to parade participants.

The theme for this year is $O$ – SAVE OUR STATE. Michigan’s economic and budget crisis seriously threatens our future and quality of life. We support a budget that includes new revenues to protect education, health care and public safety.” We encourage Local Unions to march and enter floats in the parade that reflect this theme.  Please contact Russ Williams at (906) 475-9518 for details and to confirm your participation. Parade line up will be based upon the order in which Locals respond, so please respond early!

The Picnic & Rally
 The picnic & rally run from 12 – 4. The rally will include music by Fast Eddies Blues Band, speeches from elected officials and candidates, along with children’s activities. Tickets are $1 each and can be picked up at the parade setupat 10:00 a.m. the day of the event in the ticket tent located on the Cliff’s Shaft grounds. Watch for the signs and look for the tent with sides. The price of a meal is 4 tickets and includes a pasty or hot dogs, pop and ice cream. Adult beverages, additional pop and water will be available for $1.00. The Daughters of the Nile will be selling cotton candy, snow-cones and popcorn. There will be clowns, a bouncy tent, face painting and ladder golf for the kids.

Museum Tours
Cliff's Shaft Mine Museum preserves the historic Cliff's Shaft Mine and exhibits mining archives, maps, photographs, and equipment. It also houses the collections of the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club and the Ishpeming Historical Society. The museum volunteers will again be providing free tours (donations will be accepted) from 12 – 2. In addition a huge dump truck from the mines is available on the grounds. Open seasonally. Cliff's Shaft Mine Museum, 501 W. Euclid St., Ishpeming, (906) 485-1882

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Transportation and Directions from Marquette and Negaunee
Head west on US 41 past the US Ski Hall of Fame on the left and Pamida on the right. Turn left at the stop light to get on Lakeshore Drive. Parking is available at the Elks Lodge, 597 Lake Shore Dr, across the street from Cliffs Shaft Museum.

MarqTran will be providing transportation to and from Ishpeming from both Marquette (JC Penney Mall parking lot) and Negaunee (Lakeview School parking lot).  The scheduled times are as follows:

JC Penney Westwood Mall        9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Lakeview School                       9:20 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

Cliffs Shaft                                 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.    

We would like to thank all the Locals who have donated money and volunteer hours in the past years, without their support we would not be able to continue this great event. We are looking for Locals to donate money or volunteer time to this year’s event. “It is important for union members and ALL working people to gather and celebrate Labor Day. Russ reminds us,“Labor Day is a testament to all the great things labor can accomplish when we stand together. I HOPE ALL WORKING PEOPLE come to the Labor Day Festival in Ishpeming to celebrate and enjoy the day.”

Volunteers are needed to help set up, assist in the festivities and tear down. Volunteers and questions about the Labor Day Festival can be directed to Russ Williams, Labor Day Chairperson at 475-9518.

Small Labor Day Poster (Acrobat pdf file) - Requires Acrobat Reader

See you there!

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