[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4901]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   IN RECOGNITION OF BURTON H. BOYUM

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Burton H. 
Boyum, who is being honored on April 13th for his significant 
contributions to the preservation of the history of mining in 
Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
  Burton H. Boyum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1919 and moved 
to the Upper Peninsula in 1941. He quickly learned to love the beauty 
of the U.P. and the outstanding character of its people. He worked as a 
mining engineer for one of the U.P.'s largest employers at the time, 
Cleveland Cliffs International, from his arrival in the U.P. until his 
retirement in 1984. Mr. Boyum's experience with Cleveland Cliffs 
inspired him to teach the public about the geology, mineralogy and 
mining heritage of his adopted home.
  Mr. Boyum has contributed greatly to the preservation of the U.P.'s 
mining heritage throughout the years. In 1961, he was a founding Board 
Member of the Quincy Mine Hoist Association and was named its first 
Secretary. He served as President of the Board of the Association from 
1973 until 1998, when he was named the first Chairman of the Board. Mr. 
Boyum has also served on the Advisory Commission of the Keweenaw 
National Historical Park, served as President of the Historical Society 
of Michigan, helped gain State approval for the Michigan Iron Industry 
Museum, and helped to create the Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage 
Theme Park. He has written two books about the mining experience in the 
U.P., Saga of Iron Mining in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and The Mather 
Mine, and has also produced two videos about the history of U.P. 
mining.
  As important as the mining experience has been to the U.P., Mr. Boyum 
also embraced the U.P.'s love for the outdoors and outdoor sports. He 
successfully campaigned for the creation of the National Ski Hall of 
Fame in Ishpeming, Michigan, and served as its first President and 
Curator. He also helped to organize the Great Lakes Olympic Training 
Center Association and served as its President for 10 years.
  Mr. President, the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula is deeply 
intertwined with the iron and copper mining industries. Burton H. Boyum 
has served the people of the U.P. well by dedicating himself to the 
preservation of its mining heritage. I know my colleagues will join me 
in wishing him well and in thanking him for his efforts.

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