By Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 04:22 pm:
Back on June 17, 2013, I mentioned the Grand Opening festivities for the new Life Saving Museum at Eagle Harbor Marina. This past weekend was the actual date for this event and Dorothy Jamison was on hand to snap photos and report on the event for us all.
On Saturday the dedication of the Life Saving Musuem, including a presentation of a Life Saving Service Gold Medal, awarded to Anthony Glaza for his participation in the rescue of the crew of the L.C. Waldo shipwreck in 1913, took place at the Eagle Harbor Marina. The museum was also presented a plaque designating that the boat house is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Keweenaw County Historical Society has been in the process of restoring an historic Surf Boat for the past 5 years and this restoration project was unveiled at the event. Dignitaries including past KCHS presidents, Keweenaw National Historic Park Superintendent, Mike Pflaum. KNHP Adisory Chair, Kim Hoagland, Fort Wilkins past and present superintendents and others involved in the development of the museum and procurement of artifacts. Mark Rowe, the KCHS Maritime Museum Chair, directed the festivities. Other folks of honor attending were over 100 descendants of the Eagle Harbor and Portage Station Coast Guard crews.
As part of the festivities, U.S. Coast Guard Station Portage brought their 47 ft. Surf Boat for tours.
Back in those early life saving days, a Lyle gun was used to shoot a line out to a foundering ship to help rescue the crew. At the ceremonies, they held a "mock firing" of a Lyle gun to simulate what that procedure was like.
Other entertainment, included music by Sheriff Ron Lahti and his band, while the crowd enjoyed a Ned Huwatschek fish Boil.
For more information about the Eagle Harbor Life Saving Station Museum, check out this link: 
