Ag Day a tribute to Southwest Michigan’s farming heritage
Sen. Kim LaSata
March 23 is Ag Day in Michigan. It’s a time we set aside each year to recognize our state’s food and agriculture industry and the people who dedicate their lives to it.
For many Southwest Michigan families, agriculture is more than a job; it’s a way of life and a family tradition.
Historical Society of Michigan maintains the Centennial Farm Program, which according to the society, recognizes farms that have remained in the same family for 100 years or more and maintain 10 or more acres of land. The program also highlights recognized farms’ contributions to Michigan’s development.
Mar 11, 2021
ESCANABA On Tuesday, March 23 at 6:30 p.m., the Escanaba Public Library, in conjunction with Promote Michigan, will celebrate Women’s History Month with the presentation “Ladies of the Lights,” a virtual program by Dianna Stampfler.
Escanaba is familiar with Mary Terry and the Sand Point lighthouse, but there were many more “Ladies of the Lights” around the Great Lakes. They were women before their time, taking on the romantic, yet dangerous and physically demanding job of tending to the beacons that protected the shoreline. In all, some 40 women have been identified who excelled at lighthouse keeping over the years dating back as early as the 1840s and as recent as present day.