Iron Mountain, Michigan
Top of Pine Mountain, next to the Pine Mountain Ski Jump
GPS coordinates: 45.83576,-88.08900
Take a photo of your rally flag and motorcycle with the above image.*

The concept began when someone commented, "There is no flag atop Pine Mountain," and the members of Post 50 of the American Legion took it upon themselves to erect this fine memorial.

Dedication took place on July 1, 2006 with an address by Maj. General Patrick Brady, a Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient. It was accompanied by a fly-in of a Huey helicopter and the raising of a 30 by 60-foot garrison flag. Due to their size and weight, it takes 24 people to raise a garrison flag, which is now flown here every Memorial Day, July 4, Flag Day and Veterans Day. A 20 by 30-foot flag is flown on all other days atop the 80-foot pole.

The Upper Peninsula Veterans Memorial represents all 15 counties in the U.P. and recognizes the eras of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon-Granada and the Gulf Wars. Space has been allocated to honor service men and women presently engaged in the war in the Middle East.

Also in the area: The Cornish Pump and Mining Museum is located in Iron Mountain, that contains one of the largest pumps in the world with a flywheel 40 feet in diameter and weighing 160 tons. It is also home to a large exhibit of Waco CG-4A Cargo Gliders built during WWII at the Ford Motor Company plant in neighboring Kingsford. After the war, the plant was converted to the manufacture of Kingsford Charcoal Briquettes.

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*If motorcycle, rally flag and above image can't be in the same photo, submit two photos: one with rally flag and above image, and another with rally flag and motorcycle nearby. If the site is CLOSED or inaccessible, submit a photo with rally flag and motorcycle nearby, along with an explanation.

Tour of Honor-Michigan is sponsored by Larry Tague.