The Italian Hall disaster in Calumet, Michigan is one of the great unsolved mysteries of Michigan history. It involved the deaths of over 70 people - mostly children. It was, whether intended or not, a mass homicide.
The tragedy evokes a lot of emotion in the area still. It is a really
fascinating event that people continue to study today.
The great Woody Guthrie wrote a famous song based on the
1913 Massacre as it was sometimes called.
There was a film done as well. There is a link, below, for
a synopsis and the trailer for the film including Arlo Guthrie and a bit of the song by Woody
Guthrie, too. Nice film based on the song. Don’t know how it would work with
the live presentation.
Michael D. McGuire
Grand Rapids, MI
mdmcguire@yahoo.com