Onekama in Manistee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Paul P. Harris
Service Above Self He Profits Most... Who Serves Best.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016
1. Paul P. Harris Marker
Paul P. Harris
Founder of Rotary
Feb. 23, 1905
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This Park Is Dedicated
to the Memory of
Paul P. Harris
1868 – 1947
Founder of Rotary International
Spent Summers in Onekama at the
nearby Glen House Hotel
Object of Rotary
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service.
Second. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by Rotarians of their occupations as an opportunity to serve society.
Third. The application of the ideal of service by Rotarians to their personal, business, and community lives.
Fourth. The advancement of international understanding, the good will, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional people united in the ideal of service.
Erected 1991 by Manistee Rotary Club.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education
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Location. 44° 21.892′ N, 86° 12.544′ W. Marker is in Onekama, Michigan, in Manistee County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 22) and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rotary Park, Onekama MI 49675, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Portage Lake Region (about 700 feet away); Harriet Quimby / Childhood Home (approx. 6.4 miles away); Restoring Arcadia Marsh and Fish Passage within Bowens Creek (approx. 8˝ miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church (approx. 8.9 miles away); Explore the Heritage and History (approx. 9.2 miles away); U.S.S. Michigan (approx. 9.8 miles away); Manistee Fire Hall (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Onekama.
Also see . . . Paul Harris. Rotary website entry (Submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016
2. Paul P. Harris Marker
via Rotary, unknown
3. Paul P. Harris
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., August 24, 2016
4. Paul P. Harris Marker at Rotary Park
Credits. This page was last revised on January 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on January 26, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4. submitted on September 4, 2016, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
