NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, MI-- The Civil War is coming to Negaunee Township this weekend.
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is hosting “Iron Ore and the Civil War” on Saturday, giving visitors a chance to experience the industrial and human sides of the conflict.
The family-friendly encampment includes costumed interpreters, artillery drills, camp cooking, period music, a blacksmith forge, and children’s games. Michael Deren of Ann Arbor will also perform in the museum auditorium as a Civil War musician that afternoon.
The free event takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum. For more information, call 475-7857.