I'm gonna try it again tonight. Let's hope it actually works out this time.
Aside from the regularly scheduled tours I give for the Marquette Regional History Center I also do occasional “pop-up” tours throughout the summer, tours that I decide to do a day or two ahead of time and whoever shows up, shows up. We have quite a bit of fun on these, as the crowd is smaller and the interest geekier.
Twice now, I've tried to do a pop-up on the Great Marquette Fire of 1868, including once on the actual anniversary of the fire itself, June 11th. Ironically, each of those times rain, not in the forecast 48 hours ahead of time, canceled the walk about the fire that reshaped Marquette in ways we still see today. Tonight we'll see if the third time's the charm, in either a good way or a bad way.
Keep your fingers crossed it's in a good way.
If you're interested and in the area, we'll start at 630 at the History Center and go for a short walk, talking about what Marquette was like before the fire--
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And after--
I'll also tell one of the best stories ever about Peter White and just now nationally famous the fire was...or, at least was before Chicago burned to the ground three years later and stole all our thunder.
Way to go, Chicago.
8-)
So keep your fingers crossed the third time is the charm in a GOOD way tonight. Those of us who've tried to do this tour the past few months appreciate it!
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