MI HR0472

Declares December 14, 2018, as Frostbitten Convention Day in Michigan to commemorate the 182nd anniversary of the Frostbitten Convention held in Ann Arbor on December 14, 1836

The 1836 convention, convened by Territorial Governor Stevens T. Mason, resolved the Toledo War dispute between Michigan Territory and Ohio by having delegates vote to accept the western Upper Peninsula in exchange for Ohio receiving the Toledo Strip

This compromise proposal came from President Andrew Jackson in summer 1836 and allowed Michigan Territory to proceed toward statehood, which was formally granted by Congress on January 26, 1837

The western Upper Peninsula region accepted through this convention has since become a resource-rich area known for forestry, copper mining, and iron ore production

Directs copies of the resolution be transmitted to the Marquette Regional History Center and the Peter White Public Library