CLEAN TEAM

Please join us on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00 a.m. for our annual “Clean Team” at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum - 506 W. Michigan Street, Duluth. During this annual event we clean the museum's DM&IR related artifacts to get them ready for the summer tourist season. Free admission to the museum as well as lunch and beverages are provided plus all cleaning supplies. Please enter on the lower level entrance off 4th Avenue West. Free parking. Info: Dave Schauer missabe@charter.net or 218-626-2998

[Yellowstone #229] Help Support the Cosmetic Restoration of Yellowstone 229 in Two Harbors.

Date: Friday May 16th, 2008
Time: Leaving Two Harbors at 5 p.m. traveling to the Lakeside area of Duluth and returning to Two Harbors.

Cost of the trip is $100 per person which is non-refundable. All proceeds go to the restoration of the 229 Mallet in Two Harbors which is planned for 2009-2010.

Space is limited to 62 seats (14 tables for four and three tables for two. We take cash, check or credit card. Confirmation will be sent after payment is received.

We will also be doing some other forms of fund raising on the trip like a raffle, etc. Reservations can be made by calling our office between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Guests will be asked for their dinner choice at the time of their reservation. The dinner is a full meal catered by the Lake View Castle and will feature champagne and hors d’oeuvres. On the return trip we will be serving dinner starting with a salad of mixed field greens, dried cranberries, almond slivers, served with a red wine vinaigrette.

The dinner entrée choices are

Soy and ginger marinated rib eye covered in lobster and scallops, in a light tarring cream sauce.
Pork tenderloin ”Venetian Rolled” with spinach ricotta and herbs, roasted in prosciutto.
Fresh chicken breast stuffed with artichokes and a creamy pesto sauce.

If that’s not enough we’ll be also serving on the side grilled asparagus with a balsamic reduction, Lake Wild Rice with mira poix and mushroom field blend, and sweet potato puree. After dinner we’ll be serving dessert of assorted blend of fresh berries, parfait-style with pound cake cubes and whipped heavy cream or white chocolate tiramisu.

Any further questions can be directed to our office. Hope you can join us!

Rick Tokarczyk
Administrator
Lake County Historical Society
218-834-4898

[Hull-Rust Pit] The MRHS convention is being held in Hibbing at the Park Hotel. It has been a number of years since a convention was held in Hibbing.

This year MRHS is approaching the model and photo contests a little differently. Instead of a judged contest, MRHS encourages all members to bring to bring their models and photographs for display and discussion of modeling techniques. For those wishing to be considered for the "John C. Gilbert Best of Show" award, the MRHS will assign numbers to your model and photograph entry. All convention members will vote for which model/photo in their opinion best represents the Missabe. The change is being made to encourage more participation and sharing of ideas.
Also, on the way back home from the convention, stop at the Northern Trackers Model Railroad Club. They are located in a large building at 35170 County Road #3 in Cross Lake, Minnesota. There are four model railroad layouts at the club and there will be numerous Missabe models in operation and the chance for MRHS members to run their models. A map will be provided at the convention.

The Convention Schedule

Friday, August 1

5:00 p.m. - Registration begins at the Hibbing Park Hotel and Swap Meet setup.
6:00-10:00 p.m. - Swap meet and welcome reception at the hotel. A projector and screen will be set up.

Saturday, August 2

7:00-8:00 a.m. - Registration continues. Continental breakfast served at the hotel. Display models and photographs.
8:00-10:00 a.m. - Three presentations: 1) Modeling by Cyril Durrenberger, 2) Hibbing Industry by Bob Hamner, 3) Hibbing Area overview by Chuck Corwin.
10:15-4:30 - Board air-conditioned motor coaches for a guided tour of the Hibbing-area mining and railroad sites, including the former DM&IR Mitchell engine house. Lunch served.
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Social hour and banquet at hotel.
8:00 p.m. - Guest speakers Ben Imbertson and Dick Stoner present a slide show illustrating their memories of the Hibbing area.
9:00 p.m. - "John C. Gilbert" award presentation and MRHS archives fundraising silent auction.

Sunday, August 7

8:00-8:30 a.m. - Hot Breakfast buffet
8:30-9:30 a.m. - General membership meeting
Noon-3 p.m. - Layout tour at Northern Trackers Model Railroad Club at Cross Lake.

The Convention Headquarters

Hibbing Park Hotel
1402 East Howard Street, Hibbing, Minnesota
Toll-Free Phone: 1-800-262-3481
Phone: 218-262-3481
E-Mail: Hibbpark@rangebroadband.com
Web Site: www.hibbingparkhotel.com

MRHS has negotiated room rates at the hotel with $74.99 a night for a Queen and $79.99 for a double.

Printable Registration Form

CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE

Additions and updates have been made in both the prototype and modeling sections.

In the prototype area, 78 photos have been added, of which four are in the MOW roster on the "Missabe Prototype" page. A new roster has been created for non-ore freight cars, with almost all of the 71 photos courtesy of MRHS board member Doug Buell. The Missabe had need for other kinds of freight cars other than ore cars. Three photos of the rare SW-9s have been added to the diesel roster.

Another new section in the "Missabe Prototype" section is "Preserved Depots." This is yet to be fully completed, but will be a few days after the August convention.

The "Missabe Modeling" page has been updated with new information supplied by MRHS President Jon Peterson and viewers of the web site. Includes photos of models finished in Missabe livery done by skilled modeler Milt Spanton.

2008 MISSABE CALENDAR

The Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Veteran Employees Association and the Missabe Railroad Historical Society have again partnered to produce the 2008 Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Company calendar for sale to the public at a cost of $12.00 for the large calendar and $10.00 for the small calendar including postage. The large calendar is 25" by 35" with a metal binding at the top and bottom. The smaller calendar measures 12" by 18" without the metal binding. This year, there are no limits on quantities.

The 2008 calendar photo is by Scott Snell of a loaded DM&IR taconite train headed for Two Harbors as it rolls through Wyman.

To order a calendar, click on ORDER FORM.

The latest ORE EXTRA

The Spring 2008 issue includes:

Last Winter for the Maroon & Gold
1947 Shippers List
Memories: Working the North End
Preserved: Post-Merger Timetables
Modeling: Wood Reefer Cars

Information Needed for Upcoming Issues of the ORE EXTRA Magazine

In order to complete articles for the ORE EXTRA, we sometimes find ourselves in need of a piece of missing information or a certain photo. And as is often the case, such information brings to light new things we hadn't known. Ongoing acquisition of information is never ending!

You can help us with research on these items for upcoming publications, and get your name in print for having helped us. Please contact us in writing or e-mail if you can contribute on the following items:

USS DULUTH WORKS diesel roster
PHOTOS of the Q-class hoppers
PHOTOS of the B&LE F-7s in service on the Missabe

"MISSABE MEMORIES" - Memories of the DM&IR as recalled by MRHS members. Can be a paragraph or a more detailed memory plus photos.

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