The Copper Country giant, Louis Moilanen, has been the subject of a lot of media lately as supporters try to raise money to build a monument to him in time for the 2013 FinnFest.
Excerpt: Louie Moilanen's life was short.
He was not.
A native of Finland, Moilanen immigrated with his family to the U.S. at age 4 and grew up among fellow Finns in the Upper Peninsula's Copper Country.
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Source: Detroit Free Press
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