This piece has been removed from this edition of the quarterly. The author has notified us of major factual errors in the piece after re examination and requested the article be removed as to preserve the integrity of the publication. The author also wishes to apologize to those involved in the Carbondale spring movement in inaccurately portraying the narrative of the movement and co-opting the municipality’s history in order to construct a quasi-presidential blueprint for the Keweenaw.