{"id":53,"date":"2021-01-18T14:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:39:38","slug":"soo-line-historical-and-technical-society-convention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/?page_id=53","title":{"rendered":"Conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"53\" class=\"elementor elementor-53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4b7a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4b7a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12197b6\" data-id=\"12197b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a5c63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a5c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;\">Soo Line Historical and Technical Society&#8217;s Convention Page<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36cb4c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36cb4c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3319a49\" data-id=\"3319a49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff113fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff113fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/LSITrainAtHumboldtLowRes-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3230b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3230b1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-374a41f\" data-id=\"374a41f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c496bc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c496bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Lake Superior and Ishpeming Iron Ore Train Leaving Humboldt Mine in July 1995.\u00a0 Today, this is the site of a new copper and nickel mine we hope to be touring.\u00a0 A recent sale makes this subject to change. Photo by Mike Polsgrove<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-608fb4a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"608fb4a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c49226\" data-id=\"32c49226\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577c815f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577c815f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt;\"><strong>&#8211;Marquette Range Adventure&#8211;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>The SLHTS 2026 Convention will be held in Michigan&#8217;s Upper Peninsula<\/strong><\/p><p>For our 49th annual convention we will return to the Island Resort &amp; Casino in Harris, Michigan!<\/p><p><b>September 10-13, 2026<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13a6b85 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13a6b85\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f00153\" data-id=\"4f00153\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-269b3ec\" data-id=\"269b3ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4107486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4107486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SOO-2026-Conv-Advance-Flyer.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Advance Flyer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c78fced\" data-id=\"c78fced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846c92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"846c92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-Convention-Agenda.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preliminary Agenda<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d00c1f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d00c1f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b51ce7\" data-id=\"2b51ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92131e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"92131e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1dc9656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1dc9656\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-af68d20\" data-id=\"af68d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d03a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d03a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Up coming Convention Schedule.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Subject to change<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2026 Upper Peninsula (Marquette Range), Island Resort, Harris, MI<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2027 50th Anniversary Convention, Duluth, MN<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2028 Manitowoc, WI<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0c8c79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0c8c79\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd84b97\" data-id=\"fd84b97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-756b242 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"756b242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; font-family: impact, sans-serif;\">2024 Convention Group Shot, Gladstone, MI<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c86f96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c86f96\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b00f1c2\" data-id=\"b00f1c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bfd3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57bfd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention2024GroupShotCompressed.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5040\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention2024GroupShotCompressed.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Convention2024GroupShotCompressed-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Gladstone, MI Photo by Fred Firkus<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15e5f7f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15e5f7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9825d7\" data-id=\"e9825d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d729fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d729fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; font-family: impact, sans-serif;\">2023 Convention Group Shot, Rhinelander, WI<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4197a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4197a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e00db\" data-id=\"54e00db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdf95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ffdf95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"843\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2860\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-2048x1529.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SLHTSGroupConventionPhoto2023-121x90.jpg 121w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5207af1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5207af1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2335d95\" data-id=\"2335d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a586a7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a586a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89cbb2f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89cbb2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4583de\" data-id=\"e4583de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c12d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c12d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; font-family: impact, sans-serif;\">1979 Convention Group Shot, Fond-du-lac, WI<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5065d36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5065d36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a5a249\" data-id=\"6a5a249\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Past Convention Information<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Soo-Line-Historical-and-Technical-Society-Conventions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of all past SLHTS annual meetings\/conventions<\/a><\/p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2019SOOConventionScheduleAugust.pdf \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2019 Wisconsin Dells, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention1979.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Stevens Point, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/sooline.org\/Events\/TENTATIVE_SCHEDULE_2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2017 Minot, ND Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/sooline.org\/Events\/TENTATIVE%20SCHEDULE%20FOR%202016%20SLHTS%20CONVENTION.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2016 Duluth, MN Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/sooline.org\/Events\/TENTATIVE%20SCHEDULE%20FOR%202015%20SLHTS%20CONVENTION.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2015 Hudson, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\" https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention2004.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2004 Wisconsin Dells, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/sooline.org\/Events\/SLHTSConvention2002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2002 Stevens Point, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention2000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2000 Hudson, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention1993.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1993 Fond-du-lac, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp- content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention1988.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 Wisconsin Dells, WI Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sooline.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/SLHTSConvention1979.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1979 Fond-du-lac Convention Schedule<\/a><\/center>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96bbc20 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