HOPE Crew

Keweenaw National Historical Park

  • Constructed: 1909
  • Location: Calumet, Michigan

Members from SEEDs Youth Conservation Corps completed a project on Michigan's Upper Peninsula that included stabilization and repairs of historic chimneys on eight cabin camp buildings. The work included partial dismantling, selective stone/brick replacement and reconstruction throughout the cabin camps at Keweenaw National Historical Park.

Deteriorated or loose mortar will be removed from existing joints and re-pointed with park approved mortar to prevent water infiltration. The mortar caps will be replaced and all copper flashing will be cut into the mortar joints.

The project was overseen by preservation experts and funded by the National Park Service.

photo by: Keweenaw National Historical Park

A corpsmember at Keweenaw works on window sash preservation

This May, for Preservation Month, we’re celebrating the power of place—and the countless ways, big and small, that preservation creates. Preservation Month is our chance to show why our work matters!

Celebrate!