Iron Mountain in Dickinson County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Robert C. Hoyle
(1910 – 1999)
Photographed By Paul Fehrenbach, May 11, 2017
1. Robert C. Hoyle Marker
Inscription.
Robert C. Hoyle, native of Iron Mountain and a prominent local businessman, was founder of this flourishing historical museum complex. He started at age fifteen to collect artifacts and archival materials relating to Menominee Iron Range history. It became a lifelong pursuit. He and his wife, Audrey Friestrom Hoyle, collected tools and equipment used by loggers, miners, farmers, lumbermen, tradespeople, also personal and household items used in the homes of the early settlers. Hoyle was founder of the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, established in 1969 to acquire the former Carnegie Public Library for a repository for the area’s historical memorabilia. Public support for a museum followed the Hoyles’ donation of a substantial part of their extensive collections. This formed the nucleus of the original historical museum exhibits. Inspired by Hoyle, the Foundation instituted a Founders Club which guarantees perpetuity of the museum complex. The Menominee Range Historical Foundation pays tribute to Robert C. and Audrey Hoyle for their foresight and dedication in preserving the story of the Menominee Iron Range.
Robert C. Hoyle, native of Iron Mountain and a prominent local businessman, was founder of this flourishing historical museum complex. He started at age fifteen to collect artifacts and archival materials relating to Menominee Iron Range history. It became a lifelong pursuit. He and his wife, Audrey Friestrom Hoyle, collected tools and equipment used by loggers, miners, farmers, lumbermen, tradespeople, also personal and household items used in the homes of the early settlers. Hoyle was founder of the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, established in 1969 to acquire the former Carnegie Public Library for a repository for the area’s historical memorabilia. Public support for a museum followed the Hoyles’ donation of a substantial part of their extensive collections. This formed the nucleus of the original historical museum exhibits. Inspired by Hoyle, the Foundation instituted a Founders Club which guarantees perpetuity of the museum complex. The Menominee Range Historical Foundation pays tribute to Robert C. and Audrey Hoyle for their foresight and dedication in preserving the story of the Menominee Iron Range.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 45° 49.223′ N, 88° 3.806′ W. Marker is in Iron
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Mountain, Michigan, in Dickinson County. Marker is at the intersection of East Ludington Street and Iron Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ludington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 E Ludington St, Iron Mountain MI 49801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Menominee Range Museum, former Carnegie Library building
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 214 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
