by Burt Lake Band | Jun 3, 2024 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, History, News
This article was originally posted at Norther Express, https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/missing-history-burt-lake-burnout/ On a gloomy morning in 1900, members of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians watched in horror as their homes and...
by Burt Lake Band | Apr 16, 2024 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, News
August 8, McLean and Eakin Bookstore, Petoskey 7:00 p.m.August 12, Crooked Tree District Library, Walloon Lake 5:30 p.m.August 15, Crooked Tree District Library, Boyne Falls, 5:30 p.m.September 15, Traverse Area Historical Society, Traverse City, 2:00 p.m.September...
by Burt Lake Band | Mar 28, 2024 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, News
We’re absolutely thrilled to see the incredible success of our book, “A Cloud Over the Land,” as sales continue to soar! But the excitement doesn’t stop there – we’re delighted to share that Deborah Richmond, historian of the Burt...
by Burt Lake Band | Mar 1, 2024 | Book, Burt Lake Burn-Out, News
September 28, 2024 – Listen to Ron Jolly’s compelling interview on WTCM-AM radio, where he sits down with Burt Lake Band Historian Deborah Richmond to discuss their latest book, “A Cloud over the Land.” Delve into the heartbreaking narrative of...
by Burt Lake Band | Oct 16, 2023 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, News
WKAR PBS radio featured the Burt Lake Band on their “Michigan Minute” segment. The segment played on October 15, 2023, the anniversary of the Burn-Out. Chi Miigwetch to WKAR for remembering us and helping us tell our story. You can listen to the segment...
by Burt Lake Band | Jul 21, 2023 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, Culture
This article first appeared at Great Lakes Now website. On the rainy night of Oct. 15, 1900, the adults, children and elders of the Cheboiganing Band of Ottawa and Chippewa were forced out of their beds and made to watch as their houses were doused with kerosene and...
