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Tributes to John Muir
"I really feel that John Muir did more for the human race during the century that just passed in good that will be reaped in the century in which we are now living than any other individual." - Enos Mills (1917).
"John Muir has been a role model to generations of
Californians and to conservationists around the world. He taught us to
be active and to enjoy -- but at the same time protect -- our parks, our
beaches, and our mountains."
- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as he announced selection
of the John Muir-Yosemite Design for the California State Quarter (March 29, 2004)
"If I were to choose a single Californian to occupy the Hall of Fame, it would be this tenacious Scot who became a Californian during the final forty-six years of his life." - Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001).
Muir has been honored in too many categories to list them all or organize
them into neat categories! Here are some - everything from astronomy to zoology
- including music, buildings, lakes, mountains, postage stamps, coins, institutions,
trails, highways, flowers, animals, fine wine, and even fabric!
John Muir in the Arts
Halls of Fame
- Inductee in National Rivers Hall of Fame - 2016, sponsored by the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Dubuque, Iowa.
- Inductee in Scotland Hall of Fame - sponsored by the National Records of Scotland (includes interesting birth, baptismal, and census records of John Muir from Dunbar, Scotland.)
- Inductee in Immigrant Entrepreneur Hall of Fame (updated August, 2016), sponsored by The Immigrant Learning Center.
- Inductee
in Conservation Hall of Fame - 1965, National Wildlife Federation
(offsite-link)
- Inductee (1985)
in the Wisconsin Conservation
Hall of Fame (off-site link)
- Inductee in the California
Outdoors Hall of Fame - 2002.
- Inductee in California Hall of Fame -
2006, California Museum of History, Women, and the Arts
- Inductee on Hall
of Great Westerners (2006), National
Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum (off-site links)
- Inductee
in the Adventure Hall of Fame (July 17, 2007), sponsored by Extreme
Adventure News.
- Inductee in Ecology Hall of Fame
- Inductee in the MOTHER EARTH NEWS Environmental Hall of Fame, 1983.
Important Tributes
- John Muir Memorial Shelter - (aka "Muir Hut") Located on Muir Pass, John Muir Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, California. The Muir Memorial Shelter is significant as the sole commemorative structure in the United States erected to pay tribute to the pioneering role played by Muir and the Sierra Club in the American conservation movement and the stewardship of natural resources.
- Minor Planet Named for John
Muir 2006 - This 1-mile diameter celestial body, now named "Johnmuir" is
Solar System object number 2004PX42. It was named by its discoverer, amateur
astronomer R.E. Jones, in honor of our pioneer conservationist. Seems appropriate
for someone who gave his address as "Earth-Planet, Universe."
- Honoree on the Extra Mile
Volunteer Pathway in Washington, D.C. (April 22, 2009)
- For more info: Honoree on The
Extra Mile Volunteer Pathway in Washington, D.C. (off-site
link)
- The John Muir-Yosemite design of the California
State Quarter was
selected out of 8,000 submissions.
- John Muir Collectibles
Boats, Planes and Trains
- Liberty Ship John Muir
- Excursion Boat Paddle Wheeler "John Muir" in Devil's Lake, Sauk County, Wisconsin, circa 1940's-1960's. - Postcard Image
- Schooner "John Muir" - Sailing Vessel in Port of Astoria- Photo by Gerardo Coll from flickr.com. We have no verification at this time that this boat was named for John Muir the naturalist, but it is listed here for future study.
- Airplane - Global Supertanker Spirit of John Muir
- Train - "Muir" from Disney's "Planes: Fire and Rescue." (fictional) In the movie, a steam locomotive, called a "train transporter," that helps to fight fires in the fictional "Piston Peak National Park," is named "Muir." It also available as a toy or collectible, with the name "Muir" clearly placed on its side.
- Train Car - At one time, there was a private rail car named for "John Muir" available for rental, but current status cannot be verified at this time. (June, 2016).
- Starship (spaceship) (fictional) - In the 1991 motion picture "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," a film that marked the final appearance together of the original series' cast, a spaceship named the USS John Muir (NCC-1732) was identified as a potential participant in Operation Retrieve to rescue Captain Kirk and Dr. McCoy from RuraPenthe in 2293. The USS John Muir was a 23rd century Federation starship operated by Starfleet. According to the film, in 2293, the John Muir was undergoing a refit at Starbase 24 during the time Operation Retrieve was proposed. The ship itself was not mentioned in dialogue, but was listed on a starship status display that was seen on the Enterprise-A. According to a ship listing included in the plans, and not seen in the extended cut of the movie, the ship's commanding officer was S.C. Jaffe. The ship's captain was named after the sixth movie's second unit director Steven-Charles Jaffe. Source: The Star Trek Concordance by Bjo Trimble (Citadel Press, 1995); Wikia. Notably, Yosemite featured in this film's predecessor, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Written Tributes
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