Interview: French Canadian Walking Tour in Marquette

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Hans Ahlström

Published September 27, 2017 at 5:35 PM EDT

The Beaumier Heritage Center at Northern Michigan University is celebrating French Canadian Heritage Week with a walking tour in Marquette this Saturday. Center Director Dan Truckey talked with Hans Ahlstrom about the tour and the history of French Canadians in the region.

The French Canadian Walking Tour is Saturday, September 30th, at 1pm in Marquette. The tour begins at the corner of Fourth and Washington streets. For more information, call the Beaumier Heritage Center at 227-3212.

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Hans Ahlström

Hans Ahlström is the host of several programs including the daily musical variety show Weekday, the mostly straight ahead jazz show Night Studio, the self explanatory Blues Today, and the eclectic Sound Spectrum. You can also hear Hans as the local host of NPR's All Things Considered news magazine. He also helps manage Public Radio 90's web content, interviews local and visiting writers and artists, works with NMU student interns, and writes the occasional news story.

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