Northern Michigan University's Beaumier U.P. Heritage Center and Center for Upper Peninsula Studies will present Sonderegger21, a conference about Upper Peninsula historical, cultural, economic and scientific topics, Friday, Nov. 5, at the Northern Center on campus.
The Sonderegger Symposium has been held since 2001. This year's theme is “challenges.” The presentations will focus on past and present issues that the region has faced, while offering ideas for how to address them.
Admission is free and open to the public. There is no need to register. The public has two opportunities to view the sessions. They can attend in person or they can watch the stream of each room here. Face masks are required for in-person attendees.
Below is the schedule of presentations for the symposium:
Welcome and Introductory Remarks, 8 a.m., Ballroom IV
NMU Enrollment (Past and Future), 8:10 a.m., Ballroom IV
Air Bases of Northern Michigan and the Charlevoix Incident (Remote), 8:10 a.m., Peninsula II
Rural Health in the Upper Peninsula, 9:20 a.m., Ballroom IV
Keep the U.P. Wild (Remote), 9:20 a.m., Peninsula II
Stop the Rocket!, 9:20 a.m., Peninsula II
Opioid Crisis (Past & Present), 10:30 a.m., Ballroom IV
Civilian Conservation Corps and the U.P.'s Forests, 10:30 a.m., Peninsula II
Box Lunch available, 11:40 a.m., Peninsula II
Keynote Address, Michigan State Senator Ed McBroom, 12:50 p.m., Ballroom IV
Tribute to Marion Sonderegger and Miriam Hilton, 12:50 p.m., Ballroom IV
Native American Intergenerational Trauma, 2 p.m., Ballroom IV
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Growth, 2 p.m., Peninsula II
Rural Entrepreneurship, 3:10 p.m., Ballroom IV
Economic Development in the U.P., 3:10 p.m., Ballroom IV
UPLINK, 3:10 p.m., Peninsula II
Coastlines and People, 4:20 p.m., Ballroom IV
Education Roundtable, 4:20 p.m., Peninsula II
For details about the speakers and more event information, click here.