Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Alger Women of Honor Roll (U.S. National Park Service)

In 2006, two Alger County women were added to the county roll of honor. They are pictured with the program speaker and coordinators.

NPS photo

Alger Women of Honor program participants, 2006

The Alger Women of Honor roll recognizes Alger County women who have lead enriched lives, whether through work, hobby, volunteerism, or everyday living. The annual program is usually held on the third Thursday of August. In 2009, the program will be on Thursday, August 27.

The Women of Honor Observance celebrates the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.

News release - 2007
(pdf)

Women’s Suffrage Rights
Nineteenth Amendment
August 26, 1920

Section 1. The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied
or abridged by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Year	Speaker	Honorees
2009	Barbara Trombley 4-H Club Leader	Paula Ackerman Claudia VanLandschoot Martha Verbrigghe
2008	Gregg Bruff Chief of Heritage Education Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Alice Fahrbach Mary Jayne Hallifax Karen Scheaffer
2007	Mary Thomas Former professional skater, Grand Island resident	Wilma Hill Jude Holloway Billie Mazzali
2006	Nheenah Weyer Ittner, Founder/Director Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum	Elizabeth Rajala Joan Vinette
2005	Janel Crooks Hiawatha National Forest	Geraldine Anderson Nancy Cihak Treasa Iho
2004	Jackie Chandonnet News Anchor, WLUC-TV 6	Dorothy Avery Jacqueline Richmond Ruth Snyder
2003	Karen Bahrman Alger County Prosecuting Attorney	Alice Aley Hella Maki Evelyn Wood
2002	Karen Gustin, Superintendent Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Anita Hulse Diane Isleib Shirley Olson
2001	Frida Waara Video Producer, Freelance Writer, Owner of On-Cue Productions	Rochelle Cotey Lois Leavenworth Helen Maki
2000	Dr. June Schaefer, Superintendent Marquette-Alger Intermediate School District	Mary Beth Kovanen Jeanette Little Nancy Robare
1999	Dr. Judith Bailey, President Northern Michigan University	Barbara Feldhusen Marie Fromm Kathleen Goss Rita Hedglin
1998	Joni Peffers Sexual Assault Response Advocate for Alger County	Frances "Kewpie" Gage Brynhild "Beo" Mitchell June Nettleton Sandee Sibbald
1997	Margaret Swetish Twichell, RN, BSN Wellness Institute Coordinator Marquette General Hospital	Gail Hall Ardis Hanish Norma Harger Earlene Ingraham Kris Lindquist
1996	Michael Prusi Representative, 109th District State of Michigan	Catherine Casey Bettina Graber Mary Alice Johnson Sadie Luoma Faith Swanberg Kim Swanberg
1995	Connie Binsfeld Lieutenant Governor State of Michigan	Evelyn Balko Connie Binsfeld Marvel Campbell Gladys Dolaskie Edna Jean Johnson Esther Jonas Aune Juntunen Maybelle Kahle Phyllis Pokela Clara Severson Sarah Williams

For more information or to nominate an Alger County woman for this honor, please contact:

Mary Jo Cook, Program Coordinator
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
P.O. Box 40
Munising, MI 49862
906-387-2607, ext. 204
email