After a wait of more than a decade, members of the Juneau Masonic Community have a home of their own, and will celebrate by dedicating the new Juneau Masonic Center at 11 a.m. on March 18.

The approximately 5,500-square-foot facility, located at 9315 Glacier Highway, will house six separate organizations: Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21, Juneau Chapter No. 7, Order of the Eastern Star, the Juneau-Douglas Shrine Club, the Juneau Valley of the Scottish Rite, and Juneau’s Rainbow Girls and DeMolay chapters.

A library and museum showcasing Juneau’s — and Alaska’s — Masonic history will also be on site.

The Juneau Masonic Center’s opening marks the end of a more-than-decade-long series of temporary homes for the six groups. Members have met in various locations around Juneau since the sale of the downtown Scottish Rite Temple to the City and Borough of Juneau in 2006.

“We’ve had some fine places to meet, and some great hosts,” said Charles Ward, chairman of the Juneau Masonic Center Association. “But we’re ready to once again have a place of our own to call home.”

The dedication ceremony is a time-honored Masonic tradition that formally prepares the Juneau Masonic Center for use. Officers of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Alaska, the governing body of Masonry in Alaska, will be in the Capital City for the ceremony.

An open house, with an opportunity to tour the Center and meet members of Juneau’s Masonic Community, will follow the dedication ceremony.

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