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EDWARDSBURG — The America250MI Committee has awarded the Edwardsburg Area Historical Museum $2,975 as part of the first round of the America250MI History Grant Program. The grant is for the museum’s deck renovation.

The renovation of the 20-year-old deck will ensure its continued safety for handicap access and will include replacing deck boards, railings, and support posts. New wooden beams will be installed as needed on the 12-foot by 36-foot structure. The deck ramp will feature new metal handrails on both sides. Work will be completed this summer for the museum’s Sauk Trail Event, “Echoes of Our Past, “set for Sat., Sept. 27. Reenactors will use the deck for special presentations.

The America250MI History Grant Program is funding projects that will help preserve Michigan’s history for future generations. The grant program represents a key element of the state’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The Edwardsburg museum is participating locally in this project.

In 2020, Governor Whitmer directed the Historical Society of Michigan and the Michigan History Center to coordinate the state’s commemoration of the anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. The two organizations created the America250MI Committee to aid and advise the effort.