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Fire damages KBIC Pinery cemetery

By Sue Lafernier

The Zeba UMC and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community have always worked very closely with each other in regards to the sacred Pinery Cemetery. The tribe actually owns the cemetery but the church has always been a keeper since the 1800-1900’s. Many of our congregation are buried there. Forty-five of our Spirit Houses burnt and it may have been worse but we had just raked the leaves away for the Memorial Day services. I actually was there when the fire began to go through. I was raking and preparing for my cousin’s burial. I tried to put out a small fire there (to save the houses and cemetery) but was not able (it had already jumped across the road) and we had to leave via back road. We thank everyone for their prayers and are grateful that no lives were lost.

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