UCMP has engaged Rootbound, a local landscape design firm, to create a beautiful backdrop for each monument. The site designs each feature long-lasting plantings specific to the local environment, ADA accessible hardscaping, and well-organized flow around the monument elements.
Join us May 21 | June 18 | July 16 | August 20 The Unified Civic Monuments Project (UCMP) will host a Unity Walk from Dwight Pete Mitchell City Center Park in Benton Harbor to Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, the sites of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. monuments scheduled to be …
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The Unified Civic Monuments Project has raised over 60% of the necessary $850,000 to design and install two companion monuments to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. Today the group announced its intention to complete the project in June 2024. Each city’s monument site and design are approved and reflect …
“The twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor are one step closer to completing a unity project celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “The St. Joseph City Council on Monday approved the Unified Civic Monuments Project’s final design for a monument to be constructed in the Margaret B. Upton Arboretum along …
The MLK Celebration Week 2023, a community-wide effort honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., marked the return of the MLK Celebration and Community Breakfast on Monday morning in Grand Upton Hall of Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center. The Spirit of MLK Spotlight recognition is designed to shine a light …
The Unified Civic Monuments Project will share the approved design for the Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Benton Harbor at the MLK Week Community Celebration the week of Jan. 16. The project committee will also begin conversations around the St. Joseph monument site. The theme for the 2023 MLK Week is “Keep Moving Forward.” …
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Lake Michigan College and the MLK Celebration Committee seek original artwork submissions honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as well as choirs and choral groups to participate in the community-wide MLK Celebration Week, scheduled for Jan. 14-20, 2023. Artistic reflections should center around this year’s theme of “Keep Moving Forward.” Artists of all ages and …
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“Benton Harbor City Commissioners have signed off on the placement of a monument to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park. At meeting this past week, they considered the proposal from the Unified Civic Monuments Project that also involves placing a monument to MLK across the river in St. Joseph. …
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“The Unified Civic Monuments Project announced Tuesday that Harold Woodridge and David Alan Clark were selected to design and install four new monuments in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph.” Read the full story by Tony Witkowski in the Herald-Palladium.
The Unified Civic Monuments Project (UCMP) announced on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that the team of Harold Woodridge and David Alan Clark were selected to design and install four new monuments in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph. One installation site in each city will each feature a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as well …
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