The 100th Anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine Disaster
Tuesday 3 November 2026, 12:00Venue time (Detroit)
Tuesday 3 November 202612:00 · Venue time (Detroit)
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One hundred years ago, on November 3, 1926, a tragedy struck the small mining town of Ishpeming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula when the Barnes-Hecker mine collapsed, claiming the lives of 51 of the 52 men working the mine. The worst industrial disaster in Michigan history, many of the miners were Finnish-Americans or Finnish immigrants, and to this day Ishpeming is a cultural hub of Finnish heritage.
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