Rockland the Opera

[1] The Rockland logo contains three design elements that symbolize the storyline:[1] The Pick – A representation of the protagonists' profession as well as the frontier life they endured in the western Upper Peninsula (U.P.)

[2] It received generally positive reviews from audience members even though it did not draw as many spectators as the River Valleys Music Foundation of Nivala had hoped.

[3] Its premiere in the New World was in Houghton, Michigan, United States on 15 and 17 July 2011 at the Rozsa Center For The Performing Arts as part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival.

[4] To promote the opera in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the PMMF collaborated with community artist Mary Wright on The Story Line Project.

These stories were then transferred to dishtowel-sized pieces of fabric and hung from clotheslines to honor their ancestors and make them aware of the history on which their lives are built.