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Plates donated to museum

Don Khoury, left, presented 10 area commemorative and souvenir plates to Bill Cummings, president of the Menominee Range Historical Foundation, to add to the museum’s collection. Some of the plates were souvenirs popular in the early 1900s, featuring Iron Mountain’s Hulst High School, the Joseph Ruwitch & Son Store, which opened in Norway in 1909, and plates given away at various businesses in the early 1900s from stores like the Iron Mountain Co-Operative Society. Some newer plates commemorated centennials of area churches. Khoury and his wife, Sharon, operate the Wishing Well Gifts and have been in business in downtown Iron Mountain since 1971. He represents the third generation of his family to operate businesses in Iron Mountain. His grandfather, John I. Khoury, was in business here by 1900 and operated the Boston Store. His father, Samuel J. “Bokey” Khoury, operated the Avenue Bar. “I hope this encourages other area residents to donate other local historical pieces so the community can enjoy it,” Khoury said.

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