Menominee Iron Range Iron River, Iron Mountain, and Vulcan, Michigan Tour Leader, Mark Langenfeld June 9, 2019
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A miners’ cap lamp charging stand.
An underground mine explosives transport car.
A small hoist used underground.
Skips for bailing water (left) and hoisting ore (right).
Outdoor display of surface and underground mining equipment.
Repurposed Miners’ Dry building at the Ludington C Shaft.
A SURPRISE ATTRACTION
The Cornish Pump and Mine Museum had an interesting, non-mining surprise ready for the MHAers, a World War II era CG-4A Glider (shown below with Dawn). During the War, the Ford Motor Company manufactured over 4,000 of these unpowered gliders at its plant in Kingsford, MI, just outside of Iron Mountain. With a wingspan of 83.5 feet and a length of 48 feet, each glider could carry a payload of 7,500 pounds (13 soldiers or military equipment). Gliders were used in numerous engagements from 1942-1945, including the D-Day Invasion of Normandy in June of 1944.
Photos Courtesy Dawn and Johnny Johnsson, Pat and Mike Kaas.
