A Message From the Executive Director

The MHS Board of Directors has been working diligently to bring us to the point where the Congressional Directed Spending $1 million earmark from Sen. Debbie Stabenow can be accessed.  There is much work daily behind the scenes by your volunteer board.  When you see them, thank them for their tireless passion and persistence.  We are very close to being able to begin work on the interior of the Straits Cultural Center!
 
You will be the first to know when we can begin!  We recently held a public hearing on the use of the federal dollars.  It was well attended, great questions were asked and everyone was supportive.  We have since had a bid walk through with our architects from WTA, Jason Goff and Wayne Moerdyk. Three general and 12 subcontractors attended.  Bids are due November 29 and will be reviewed in December.  It is our hope that a general contractor can be selected soon after and that work can begin in January!
 
Please watch for our annual appeal mailing coming out the week of Thanksgiving.  A follow up email will be sent on Giving Tuesday (November 28.)  Dollars raised through the annual appeal are for MHS operating expenses, not for the capital campaign.  Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
 
Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude.  Everyone at MHS thanks you for your ongoing support, vision and commitment to our mission:  preserve, record and maintain the historical information of the area between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, known as Michilimackinac.
 
I am personally grateful to be part of such an amazing organization.  Thank you!