ISHPEMING, MI (AP)-- An Upper Peninsula factory that put corsets on women for decades is being celebrated in many ways this week, including a play called "Revolutionary Brassieres."
The Gossard Corset factory in Ishpeming operated from 1920 to 1976. The three-story building has had a face-lift, thanks partly to a grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corp.
The owners, Paul and Sandy Arsenault, say about 100 to 150 people showed up Sunday for a play about the factory's workers. It took place on the old assembly line floor.
On Tuesday, a special wall will be unveiled to honor more than 900 people who worked at the corset factory.