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- Letter to Edsel Ford from Edward Rumely, Dissenting Landowner on Isle Royale, September 2, 1937 - Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.
- September 02, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Letter to Edsel Ford from Edward Rumely, Dissenting Landowner on Isle Royale, September 2, 1937
Congress authorized the creation of Isle Royale National Park in 1931. In order to establish the park, the Governor of Michigan appointed the Isle Royale National Park Commission, which included Edsel Ford, to handle land acquisition. By 1940, the Commission had acquired a majority of the island for the state who then transferred it over to the National Park Service.