Keweenaw Rocket Range

THE KEWEENAW ROCKET RANGE

THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ESTABLISHED A
ROCKET RANGE ON THIS SITE WHICH WAS USED
FROM 1964-1971. MICHIGAN'S FIRST ROCKET TO
ENTER SPACE WAS LAUNCHED FROM THIS SITE
ON JAN. 29, 1971. IN TRIBUTE TO THE HISTORIC
WORK DONE IN THE FIELD OF ROCKETRY, THIS
MEMORIAL STONE WAS PLACED IN THE
SUMMER OF THE YEAR 2000 BY:

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