Ironwood Michigan Stormy Kromer Tour Highlights 2013
Highlights from tour of Stormy Kromer manufacturing facility.
A Keeper of the Legend
A Keeper of the Legend
© 2014 by Russ Franzen
Chorus: I'm a Keeper of the Legend
And have been for a while
In my black wool Stormy Kromer hat
that never goes out of style.
1) The train was rollin' down the railroad tracks
And the wind blew cold through the open cab.
The Engineer stuck his head out to see the way,
When the wind caught his cap and took it away.
Stormy Kromer was the name of that engineer.
He needed a new cap, that was crystal clear.
So he asked his wife, Ida, to sew him a cap
With a nice snug fit and ear-coverin' flaps.
2) Stormy's cap was the envy of the other engineers.
And soon, Ida's sewing went into high gear.
Folks liked the hats. You could see the legend grow
of that warm, woolen, everyman's chapeau.
Soon, Stormy Kromer had his own company
It got so big they moved to a factory in Milwaukee
The factory is UP in Ironwood today
The legendary hat, still made in USA.
3) Engineers today don't work in ice cold cabs
But everybody needs a toasty coverin' for their heads.
Folks wear them in the huntin' blinds or in the mall a'walkin'
They're wearing their fashion statement on their noggin.
For Huntin', fishin', or swabbin' decks,
In Spring or Fall or Polar Vortex,
There's nothin' out there will keep you warmer
Than a Made-In-Michigan Stormy Kromer.
TCVR Ironwood, MI Ride
Video by Jeff as we rode into Spooner to meet him and gas up.
Lunch time in Ironwood Mi.
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
ironwood dance company and friends flash mob 4-28-2012
The Ironwood Dance Company and some friends doing a mob in Ironwood, Michigan , on a beautiful spring day!
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video-2010-06-27 MT Zion look out Ironwood Michigan
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
Radio Intercept: Ironwood Township, Michigan Fire Page
Fire Chief Peite Dies in the Line of Duty
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Michigan - While participating in pumper training at the fire department, Fire Chief Jamie Peite began to not feel well but thought it was not serious.
While attending classes at the University of Wisconsin-Superior the following morning, Peite suffered a heart attack. Fire Chief Peite was treated and transported to the hospital but succumbed
to his injury.
Incident Location: N10892 Lake RD, Ironwood, MI 49938
Age: 43
Rank: Fire Chief
Classification: Volunteer
Incident Date: Mar 4, 2014 18:30
Date of Death: Mar 5, 2014
Cause of Death: Stress/Overexertion
Nature of Death: Heart Attack
Activity Type: Other
Emergency Duty: No
Duty Type: Training
Department Information
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Ironwood Township Volunteer Fire Department
N10892 Lake RD
Ironwood, Michigan 49938
Ironwood, MI 1-14-12
The Kitty falls off a hill...
Gage Stk Final Ironwood MI
Gage Garvin WKSRA Kitty Cat Stock Final in Ironwood Michigan
Bull riding in ironwood michigan
Fair finial event
Twenty Demons - Ironwood Theater
Hounds of Finn live at the Historic Ironwood theatre, Ironwood, MI perform yet another original song. Song written by Pete McCauley interspersed with a traditional tune by the name of Hughie Shorties Reel.
Elvera Nelson 1907-1998 Slides 6 of 7 PhiI Ironwood Michigan
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Today is 6-23-07 Hello Nelson Kilponen Family,
ELVERA NELSON WOULD HAVE BEEN 100 YEARS OLD TODAY.
Welcome to Brian's YouTube video memories in honor of my mother Elvera Nelson. This version of the slide show was originally created by Brian Nelson and cousin Jim Radford in 1998 for the funeral and memorial service of Elvera Nelson 1907-1998. She died at the age of 90 after 90 blessed very good years on this planet. She left here to see her friend the Lord with whom she was so well acquainted.
This is slide show No.6 of 7 different slide shows. The total run time for all 7 videos is 31 minutes. Bookmark this page now and come back to watch it when you have more time. You can also send it to someone by using the address bar above or by searching Youtube for Elvera Nelson . These videos are done in about 5 minute segments by videotaping them off screen no.1 on my computer recording the audio and video on a SDR-S150 Panasonic camera that records directly to a tiny 2GB SD chip. It was a fast way to put it up something of memory on her birthday. Of course it would be nice if the photos were not so faded but I think they are good enough to remember the moment by. If you see yourself in any of these photos e-mail me which of the 7 slide shows.
For those of you who knew Elvera, you may recall that her birthday June 23 was often celebrated almost as a national family holiday since most of the Nelson relatives gathered at that time for a Nelson reunion in northern Wisconsin. YouTube allows up to 100 megabytes or 10 minutes as a maximum length. This is not edited. Of course I don't know some of the people in the photos. Most of her very old friends are now deceased. Elvera is purposely in about 95% of the photos because this slide show was a recap of her life. I didn't forget my beloved father Phil Nelson. He is in many of the photos and in the title bar of this YouTube.com video. My special thanks to my cousin Jim Radford, Shoreview Minnesota who did most of the work on this initial taping 9 years ago. The original video has deteriorated some but now has been transferred to DVD by Jim for long term use.. Most of the photos were from mother's 10,000 photos collected over her 90 year life span. We sorted these during the last 10 days of her life as she lay in a coma. A severe stroke would not let her return to normal so it was just a matter of days before her death. She hung on to life until all the immediate family had arrived for this wonderful memorable occasion to celebrate life as she would have wanted it rather than mourning her physical loss. She is now where we all should want to be.
Many pictures are in Ironwood Michigan, Lake Gogebic, MI, Pine Lake Wisconsin, Madison WI, Minneapolis, MN and Houston, TX Mother loved to be behind as well as in front of her Kodak (a camera by other people). Starting with her old Brownie camera she recorded many wonderful events in her life with her husband Phil and their 3 children Dean, Brian and Sharon..
Sharon was the baby and Brian was known as the middle child. Elvera would gladly pose for anything to make a memorable moment by the camera. Then you could look at them many years later as you Organize Your Files as she would say. I wonder how many pictures she would taken
if she had today's digital camera where the price of film processing and the developing film is almost free?
Mothers Personal Birth Date Memory Verse Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Dads Personal Birth Date Memory Verse Romans 8:18 18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Phil died of cancer at the age of 67, (my age) in 1973. He was a master carpenter. In his single years he built the log cabin on Lake Gogebic where they spent their honeymoon in 1936. You will also find on Youtube video under Elvera Nelson Funeral, the memory thoughts of Elvera Nelsons life by her sons Brian and Dean Nelson. They spoke about mother Elvera Nelson as they remember her. Sister Sharon provided a memorable letter read by Brian during the funeral service. You can find also find my videos on YouTube by using the search word user name BrianNelson123 all one word
Below are a list of the Elvera Nelson 1907-1998 Slides If you click on the blue links below it will bring you to that video. Don't forget to bookmark these pages where you might have been a part of her life. Your kids may want to see you in these someday.
Slides Video 1 of 7 3 Min 51 Seconds 68 megs LP
Slides Video 2 of 7 5 min. 2 Seconds 86 megs LP
Slides Video 3 of 7 5 Min. 8 seconds 88 megs LP
Slides Video 4 of 7 5 Min 48 seconds 99.5 megs LP
Slides Video 5 of 7 5 Min. 0 seconds 82 megs LP
Slides Video 6 of 7 4 Min. 34 seconds 80 megs LP URL
Slides Video 7 of 7 2 Min. 17 seconds 39 megs LP URL Final of Slides.
Here are 5 5 minute videos From Elvera Nelson's Funeral
Funeral Service Dean 1 of 5 4 Min. 56 seconds 85 Megs LP URL
Funeral Service Dean 2 of 5 5 Min. 5 seconds 89 Megs LP URL
Funeral Service Dean & Brian 3 of 5 5 Min. 6 seconds 87 Megs LP URL
Funeral Service Brian 4 of 5 4 Min. 59_ seconds 85 Megs LP URL
Funeral Service Brian 5 of 5 4 Min. 55 seconds 83 Megs LP URL
Thanks for watching. I hope it brings back some memories.
Brian Nelson, Houston, TX 713-467-3025. All my websites ,videos and e-mail hyperlink are in my website directory at:
Other sites include:
Crossroads: USA. MP474. September 1967.
Crossroads: USA. MP474. Public domain.
Lady Bird Johnson's 4 day tour through 7 Mid Western states: South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois. 9/20/67.
This film is from the LBJ Library moving picture collection created by the White House Naval Photographic Unit, aka the Navy Films. The films consist of monthly reports on the activities of President and Mrs. Johnson from 1963-1969.
Below is an edited scene list for this film, from the LBJ Library audiovisual archives. For more information please contact johnson.library@nara.gov.
20 minutes
1211-72-67
1. Lady Bird Johnson and the official party departing from National Airport (M/M Robert Stevens, Sec./Mrs. Freeman, Sec. Robert Weaver and Mrs. Hubert Humphrey.)
2. Arrival ceremonies at Watertown, SD.
3. Brookside Manor, Montevideo, MN.
A. Lady Bird Johnson strolling the downtown mall with Mayor George Anderson.
4. Visit to the home of Mrs. Hubert Humphrey in Waverly, MN.
5. Arrival at Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, where Lady Bird Johnson dedicates the H. C. Richardson Memorial Fountain.
6. Mayor/Mrs. Wes Olson welcome Lady Bird Johnson to Quincy, IL.
7. Lady Bird Johnson embarks on an authentic Mississippi River towboat ride to Hannibal, MO.
A. Great River Barbershop Chorus.
B. Luncheon and entertainment.
8. Hannibal, MO arrival.
A. Mark Twain Museum.
9. Visit to Columbus, IN.
A. Attending a performance of the opera Falstaff.
10. Visit to Silvania Recreation Area, Ironwood, MI.
11. Big Little Hill Farm (the Joseph Johnson family), Avoca, WI.
A. Attending a revival of Hodag by the Idea Theatre, Univ. of Wisconsin.
12. Governor's mansion, Madison, WI: Lady Bird Johnson with Gov./Mrs. Warren Knowles.
13. The Dane County Coliseum and Youth Forum.
14. Film montage depicting the various sights of Lady Bird Johnson's trip.