Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
THE FAMILY of Francis Fritz Zimmer participated in the dedication of the Ontonagon Recreation Trail to the memory of the longtime teacher. From left are Jane Zimmer Muscolt and her husband, George, of Harrison; nephew Mike Zimmer, Ontonagon and Kris Zimmer Martin and her husband, Willard.
By JAN TUCKER
ONTONAGON - An ongoing trail improvement project at the Ontonagon Area School was dedicated Tuesday to a teacher whose career spanned 30 years of the district.
Francis Fritz Zimmer taught biological sciences in the district from 1953-83. That period spanned the time the district went from Ontonagon to later include Greenland Township and Rockland.
When the new school was built, Zimmer celebrated Earth Day by having students plant trees in an area adjacent to the school, now a hiking trail.
Ken Raisanen, science teacher at the school, said the trail has had se...
