We decided to announce the winners on the same page used for the entries, making it easier to find and also giving the opportunity for everyone to see all entries (if they haven’t already). It was difficult for us to finalize some winners, as judging for a contest like this is necessarily subjective to a certain degree. And we’d like to give something to everyone simply for participating and trying! Thank you all! We wanted to mention that although a couple of the entries did not meet the rules for the contest, we really liked them anyway and do not wish to discourage anyone. We have a similar contest planned for next year; it will be announced sooner and will hopefully appeal to more people. Watch out for it! The winners are announced with their photos below (images can be clicked on in order to view them in a larger size). Prizes are listed at the contest page, but we have added more “honorable mention” prizes ($10 gift certificates from the Raven Cafe) since that was posted.
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Below are the entries to the Peeps in (local) History contest, in no particular order. Please enjoy looking at them, and feel free to leave comments–we’ll be reading these and taking them into consideration as we decide on the winners!
Honorable Mention. Laura White. “Phineas went all through town and he was so tired he needed to rest. He thought that this would be a great time for a selfie in front of his favorite clocks, Moshers. (After this he he went on his way to many more places in Port Huron which he may show you in the future.)” Mosher’s is at the corner of Huron and McMorran, in downtown Port Huron. The Mosher’s clock was purchased by Clarence Mosher in 1912 (it was a used clock and was originally hand-cranked), and formerly at 209 Huron Avenue.
Honorable Mention. Melissa Kohl. “Mrs Peep and her lil’ peeps go to school.” (Garfield Elementary at 1221 Garfield Street, Port Huron.) PHAHPA note: Garfield was originally a junior high school, and opened in 1925.
Kimberly Allen. Historic Bush Building that used to be at the northwest corner of Military and Water streets. Photo has no date; from the Port Huron Museum Collection. An astonishing building (as is the ornate bank building next door), now lost: Harvey S. Bush building.
First Place Winner. Andrew Kercher. “Freshly back from the war, Peeps in Jeeps and even a DUKW parade down Huron Avenue” (Russell Sawyer collection, ca. 1946).
Randi Mathieu. (Historic postcard from the early 1900s)
Lauren Nelson. “This peep family is enjoying the traveling Michigan in the Civil War exhibit at Port Huron Museum’s Carnegie Center.” PHAHPA note: the museum is housed in the original Carnegie Library, built 1902-1904.
Carol Whiting. “Penelope Peep is checking out SC4 [St. Clair Community College], which is almost a century old.” PHAHPA note: The building shown is a former Port Huron High School, which was built in 1906 (113 years ago). Port Huron Junior College, the forerunner of SC4, moved into this building in the 1950s. PHJC was established in 1923 (96 years ago), and the named changed to St. Clair Community College in 1967.
Second Place Winner. Abigail B. 4th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Pere Marquette RR bridge, 1931.
Austin K. 3rd grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Huron Lightship, 1920. PHAHPA note: This ship, formerly “The Relief” and the last of its kind, was designated a National Landmark in 1989.
Clara B. 4th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Lighthouse, 1829.
Grant D. 4th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Blue Water Bridge, 1936 (PHAHPA note: the first span opened in 1938, and it is the background span here).
Greyson J. 3rd grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Thomas Edison Museum, former Grand Trunk RR depot, 1858. PHAHPA note: listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Jenna F. 5th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Blue Water Bridge, 1936 (PHAHPA note: the first span opened in 1938, and it is the foreground span in this photo).
Honorable Mention. Nolan G. 3rd Grade (M. Kohl, teacher). St. Clair Tunnel, completed in 1891. PHAHPA note: This is a recognized National Landmark, a higher level of designation than the National Register of Historic Places.
Tessa B. 5th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). St. Clair Tunnel, completed in 1891. PHAHPA note: This is a recognized National Landmark, a higher level of designation than the National Register of Historic Places.
Third Place Winner. Siri C. 5th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Federal Building, 1877. PHAHPA note: constructed from 1874-1876, and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Honorable Mention. Taylor H. 5th grade student (M. Kohl, teacher). Lighthouse, 1829.
Please leave comments below! Winners will be announced on April 20th.
We most wholeheartedly THANK the sponsors of this contest–please thank them too! Enter State Right, Kate’s Downtown, The State Perceptory (in downtown Port Huron), and Raven Cafe.
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