List of museums in Michigan
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This list of museums in Michigan
encompasses museum
s which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
s, government entities, and private business
es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
s) are not included.
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Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
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Museum
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s which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organization
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s, government entities, and private business
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es) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museum
Virtual museum
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s) are not included.
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To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.Name | Town/City | Region | Type | Summary |
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A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, is the official mineral museum of the state of Michigan and is a heritage site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park... |
Houghton Houghton, Michigan Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Geology | Currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake... , participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Air Zoo Air Zoo The Air Zoo, founded as the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, is an aviation museum and indoor amusement park adjacent to the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport in Portage, Michigan.... |
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... |
West Michigan | Aerospace | Also known as Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, part aviation museum and part amusement park, includes Michigan Space Science Center, simulators, historic airplanes, aviation exhibits, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame |
Alamo Township Museum | Alamo Township Alamo Township, Michigan Alamo Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,820.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Alba Historical Museum | Alba Alba, Michigan Alba is an unincorporated community located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on U.S. Highway 131 just north of Mancelona. Half of the community is in Star Township and half is in Chestonia Township... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Alba Historical Society |
Alberta Village Museum | Alberta Alberta, Michigan Alberta is an unincorporated community in L'Anse Township of Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on U.S. Route 41 about eight miles south of the village of L'Anse at... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | website, more information, Ford's sawmill village & logging industry |
Albert L. Lorenzo Cultural Center | Clinton Township Clinton Charter Township, Michigan The Charter Township of Clinton, usually referred to as Clinton Township, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a part of Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 96,796, and is Michigan's most populous township... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Multiple | website, changing exhibits of art, science, culture and history, formerly Macomb Cultural Center, part of Macomb Community College Macomb Community College Macomb Community College is a community college with several locations in Michigan. Its headquarters are in Warren.-History:The Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction approved the establishment of South Macomb Community College as an extension of the traditional K-12 system in the Van Dyke... |
Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Alden Dow House and Studio Alden B. Dow House and Studio, also known as Alden B. Dow Home & Studio, in Midland, Michigan, was the house and studio that were the residence and acknowledged masterpiece of 20th century architect Alden B. Dow... |
Midland Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | Private residence of noted 20th century architect Alden B. Dow Alden B. Dow Alden B. Dow was an American architect; he was the son of Herbert Henry Dow and Grace A. Dow. Dow is known for his prolific architectural design. His personal house in Midland, the Midland Center for the Arts, as well as the current building for the Grace A... |
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art | Midland Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Multiple | website, science gallery and gallery space featuring changing visual art and science exhibitions; part of Midland Center for the Arts |
Alden Depot Park and Museum | Alden Alden, Michigan Alden is an unincorporated community located in Helena Township in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated at the southeast end of Torch Lake, about 20 miles northeast of Traverse City.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information, photos & information, operated by the Helena Township Historical Society |
Alger County Heritage Center | Munising Munising, Michigan Munising is a city on the southern shore of Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,539. It is the county seat of Alger County... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, includes American Fur Company log cabin furnished for th 1830s |
Algonac Clay Township Historical Society Community Museum | Algonac Algonac, Michigan Algonac is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,613 at the 2000 census.Algonac is located at the southern end of the St. Clair River, just before it splits into a large delta region known as the St. Clair Flats. The St. Clair River drains Lake Huron into... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, exhibits on local cultural and maritime history, also operates the Clay Township Log Cabin |
Allegan Historical Village | Allegan Allegan, Michigan Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
West Michigan | Open air | website, operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, located within the Allegan County Fairgrounds, open during the fair and by appointment |
Allen House Museum | Bad Axe | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society |
All Around the African World Museum | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
African American | information |
Amasa Historical Society Museum | Amasa | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, more information |
American Museum of Magic American Museum of Magic The American Museum of Magic in Marshall, Michigan, houses a large collection of magical paraphernalia and illusions, including an extensive collection of devices that once belonged to famed magician Harry Blackstone, Sr., .-Museum collection:... |
Marshall Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Magic | Magical paraphernalia and illusions, including devices that once belonged to magician Harry Blackstone, Sr. Harry Blackstone, Sr. Harry Blackstone was a famed stage magician and illusionist of the 20th century. Blackstone was born Harry Bouton in Chicago, Illinois, he began his career as a magician in his teens and was popular through World War II as a USO entertainer. He was often billed as The Great Blackstone. His son... |
Andrew J. Blackbird Museum | Harbor Springs Harbor Springs, Michigan Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,567 at the 2000 census.Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Native American | |
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, specializes in interactive exhibits.The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum was founded in 1978, with approval from the city of Ann Arbor, as a touring collection of exhibits built by local specialists and volunteers... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Science | |
Antique Toy & Firehouse Museum | Bay City Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Toy | website, over 60 motorized fire trucks, over 12,000 antique and collectible toys, particularly fire, police and rescue vehicles |
Arab American National Museum Arab American National Museum The Arab American National Museum , which opened in 2005, is the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Museum seeks to dispel misconceptions about Arab Americans and other minorities.... |
Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Ethnic | Arab civilization, Arab experience in America |
Arcadia Historical Museum | Arcadia | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Arenac County Historical Museum | Au Gres Au Gres, Michigan Au Gres is a city in Arenac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,028 at the 2000 census. It was first settled in 1862.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Arenac County Historical Society |
Art Center of Battle Creek | Battle Creek Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
West Michigan | Art | website, hosts 10-12 varied shows each year, including annual Michigan Artist Competition exhibition |
Astor House Museum | Copper Harbor Copper Harbor, Michigan Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, antique dolls, toys, American Indian artifacts, mining and fishing artifacts |
AuSable-Oscoda Historical Museum | Oscoda | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Automotive Hall of Fame Automotive Hall of Fame The Automotive Hall of Fame is an American museum and hall of fame covering automotive innovations.-Location:Located in the metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, the museum shares a parking lot with The Henry Ford.-External links:*... |
Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Hall of fame | Notable figures in the development of the automobile industry |
Bad Axe Museum of Local History | Bad Axe | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society |
Bammert Blacksmith Shop | Eagle Harbor Township Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan Eagle Harbor Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 281. The irregularly-shaped township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also includes the southern half of Isle Royale... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Technology | website, tools & equipment, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Baraga County Historical Museum | Baraga Baraga, Michigan Baraga is a village in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,285 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Barryton Area Museum | Barryton Barryton, Michigan Barryton is a village in Mecosta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 381 at the 2000 census. The village is located in Fork Township on M-66... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Basement 414 Basement 414 Basement 414 or 'B414' is a venue for various forms of artistic expression located in Lansing, Michigan. The venue hosts a variety of art exhibitions of any medium including paintings, musical acts, video and performance art, and other crafts including things such as napkin art.Artists such as... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | Contemporary art gallery |
Bay City Motor Company | Bay City Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Automotive | website, classic car showroom open to the public |
Bay County Historical Museum | Bay City Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, information |
Beaver Island Historical Society Museums | St. James St. James Township, Michigan St. James Township is a civil township of Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 307.-History:... |
Beaver Island Beaver Island (Lake Michigan) Beaver Island is the largest island in Lake Michigan and part of the Beaver Island archipelago. Once home to a unique American monarchy, the island is now a popular tourist and vacation destination.... |
Multiple | website, includes Old Mormon Print Shop Museum of local history, the Maritime Museum about fishing on the island, and Protar Home, a historic log cabin |
Bellaire Historical Museum | Bellaire Bellaire, Michigan Bellaire is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,164. It is the county seat of Antrim County. The town has a very scenic main street, and is a popular location for tourists. Bellaire is also home to the Antrim County Courthouse, a historic... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Belleville Area Museum | Belleville Belleville, Michigan Belleville is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,991 at the 2010 census. It is the sister city of Machynlleth, Wales. Belleville is southeast of Ann Arbor and southwest of Detroit.-Geography:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Benzie Area Historical Museum | Benzonia Benzonia, Michigan Benzonia is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Benzonia Township at the southeast end of Crystal Lake on U.S... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Berkley Historical Museum | Berkley Berkley, Michigan Berkley is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is an inner suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the total population was 14,970.-Downtown, Dream Cruise, etc.:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, located in the old Fire Hall at City Hall |
Bernard Historical Museum | Delton | West Michigan | Open air | website, operated by the Bernard Historical Society, includes Bernard Hospital, Brown School, Country Store, Seamstress Cottage, Little House, Blacksmith Shop, Implement Building, Windmill |
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan | Alpena Alpena, Michigan Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alpena County. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Multiple | website, art, science, natural history, history, planetarium; also known as Jesse Besser Museum |
Big Sable Point Light Big Sable Point Light The Big Sable Point Light is a lighthouse on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan near Ludington in Mason County, Michigan, at the Ludington State Park. It is an active aid to navigation.-History:... |
Ludington Ludington, Michigan Ludington is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,357. It is the county seat of Mason County.Ludington is a harbor town located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association |
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center | Birmingham Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, regional art center, four galleries showcase contemporary art from the Midwest and beyond |
Birmingham Historical Museum & Park | Birmingham Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan and an affluent suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,103... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic houses | website, features the 1822 John West Hunter House, decorated for the period 1820-1880, and the 1928 Allen House with exhibits on local history |
Bottle-Cap Museum | Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Ephemera | website, Coca-Cola memorabilia |
Boyne City Historical Museum | Boyne City Boyne City, Michigan Boyne City is a city in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,503 at the 2000 census.Boyne City is at the southeast end of the east arm of Lake Charlevoix, where the Boyne River enters the lake... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Brethren Heritage Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information, information, open by appointment |
Bunert One-Room School House Museum | Warren | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
School | website, operated by the Warren Historical Society |
Call of the Wild & Bavarian Falls Park | Gaylord Gaylord, Michigan Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Natural history | website, museum with mounted animal displays, hands-on learning center and family amusement park |
Cannery Boathouse Museum Glen Haven, Michigan Glenn Haven is a restored logging village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop. The unincorporated community is located in Glen Arbor Township.Also located in... |
Glen Haven Glen Haven, Michigan Glenn Haven is a restored logging village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop. The unincorporated community is located in Glen Arbor Township.Also located in... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Maritime | Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County and Benzie County.... , exhibit of Great Lakes small craft |
Capac Community Museum | Capac Capac, Michigan Capac is a village in Mussey Township, St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census.-History:Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | information, collections include the Kempf Model City (a mechanical city, 40 feet (12.2 m) long and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide), also G.T. RR Caboose |
Carl T. Johnson Hunting And Fishing Center | Cadillac Cadillac, Michigan Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,000. The city is situated at the junction of US 131, M-55 and M-115... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Natural history | Wildlife dioramas, history of hunting and fishing in Michigan |
Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum is the main building in the Port Huron, Michigan museum system. The building was financed by a $40,000.00 donation from Pittsburgh philanthropist and steel entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie.... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | History, pre-history and culture of the Blue Water area, includes maritime exhibits, musical instrument collection, art, log cabin |
Capac Historical Museum | Capac Capac, Michigan Capac is a village in Mussey Township, St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,775 at the 2000 census.-History:Capac was founded and platted by a group of men from Romeo headed by George R. Funstan and Judge DeWitt C. Walker in 1857. The judge named it after Huayna... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, open by appointment |
Cappon House & Settlers House Museums | Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, part of the Holland Museum Holland Museum Holland Museum in Holland, Michigan is a local historical museum. Located in a landmark, neo-classical former Post Office building next to Centennial Park. The Holland Museum also operates two historic house museums: the Cappon House and the Settlers House Museums... |
Card Wildlife Education Center and Wildlife Museum | Big Rapids Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,849. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Natural history | website, part of Ferris State University Ferris State University Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where... , wildlife dioramas |
Carnegie Center for the Arts | Three Rivers Three Rivers, Michigan Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County in the US state of Michigan. The population was 7,811 at the 2010 census.Three Rivers derives its name from the confluence of the St. Joseph River with its tributaries the Rocky and Portage Rivers. It is the home of St... |
West Michigan | Art | website, also W.R. Monroe Museum is adjacent, changing exhibits of arts, nature, science and history |
Carnegie Museum of Houghton Carnegie Museum of Houghton The Carnegie Museum in Houghton, Michigan is a museum that houses rotating exhibits on science and local history and culture. The building is so named as it was a Carnegie library, and is the former building of the Portage Lake District Library... |
Houghton Houghton, Michigan Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Caseville Historical Society Museum | Caseville Caseville, Michigan Caseville is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 888 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by Caseville Township. It is home to the 10-day festival, a tribute to Jimmy Buffett's song "Cheeseburger in Paradise"... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Castle Farms Castle Farms Castle Farms is one of Michigan's largest special events facilities, and it is located in Charlevoix, Michigan. It was constructed in 1918 by Albert Loeb, who was the Vice President of Sears, Roebuck and Company, and it was designed by Arthur Heun... |
Charlevoix Charlevoix, Michigan Charlevoix is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,994. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Historic house | 1918 castle-style house and gardens, open for tours |
Castle Museum (Saginaw) Castle Museum (Saginaw) The Castle Museum, previously known as Castle Station or Saginaw Post Office, in Saginaw, Michigan, USA is a historic structure on the National Register of Historic Places... |
Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | Operated by the Historical Society of Saginaw County |
Catholic Heritage Museum | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Religious | website, artifacts of the churches of the Saginaw Catholic Diocese |
Celery Flats Interpretive Center | Portage Portage, Michigan Portage is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 46,292 at the 2010 census. It is the smaller of the two main cities included in the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 326,589 as of 2010.Portage is adjacent to the... |
West Michigan | Agriculture | website, celery cultivation and Dutch immigration |
Central Mine and Village | Eagle Harbor Township Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan Eagle Harbor Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 281. The irregularly-shaped township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also includes the southern half of Isle Royale... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | website, historic mining village, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is located in the Cultural Center of the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1965, it holds the world's largest permanent exhibit on African American culture. In 1997, it moved into a 120,000 square foot facility on Warren Avenue... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
African American | African American cultural history and important figures |
Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum Charlton Park Historic Village and Museum Historic Charlton Park: Village, Museum and Recreation Area is a historically oriented local facility of Barry County, Michigan that sits on along the Thornapple River.... |
Hastings Hastings, Michigan Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,095 at the 2000 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west... |
West Michigan | Open air | Recreated typical late 19th to early 20th century village |
Chassell Heritage Center | Chassell Chassell, Michigan Chassell is an unincorporated community in Chassell Township of Houghton County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on Pike Bay at the south end of Portage Lake and is the largest community in the township.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, website, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Cheboygan County Historical Museum Complex | Cheboygan Cheboygan, Michigan Cheboygan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,295. It is the county seat of Cheboygan County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Multiple | website, operated by the Historical Society of Cheboygan County, includes log cabin, 1882 sheriff residence with attached jail cells, jail addition built in 1912-14, Spies Heritage Hall with local history exhibits |
Chelsea Historical Museum | Chelsea Chelsea, Michigan Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,398 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Chelsea Historical Society |
Chesaning Area Historical Museum | Chesaning Chesaning, Michigan Chesaning is a village in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,548 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Chesaning Township.-History:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Chesaning Area Historical Society, |
Children's Museum of Fennville | Fennville Fennville, Michigan Fennville is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,459 at the 2000 census.The city is situated on M-89 on the boundary between Manlius Township on the north and Clyde Township on the south... |
West Michigan | Children's | website, formerly known as Allegan County Children's Museum |
Chippewa Nature Center | Midland Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Nature center | website, visitor center with natural history and Native American exhibits, Homestead Farm and Log Schoolhouse, wigwam, arboretum, trails |
Civilian Conservation Corps Museum | Roscommon Roscommon, Michigan Roscommon is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,133. It is the county seat of Roscommon County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
History | website, located in North Higgins Lake State Park North Higgins Lake State Park North Higgins Lake State Park is a state park located in Beaver Creek Township, Crawford County, just northwest of Roscommon, Michigan. It is located on the north shore of Higgins Lake and on what was once the world's largest seedling nursery.... and interpreted in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the state of Michigan charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission... |
Clarkston Heritage Museum | Clarkston Clarkston, Michigan Clarkston, known officially by the name City of the Village of Clarkston, is a small city located within Independence Charter Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 882 at the 2010 census.-Overview:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Clarkston Community Historical Society |
Clawson Historical Museum | Clawson Clawson, Michigan Clawson is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, its population was 11,825.-Geography:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum is a former iron mine, now a heritage museum, located on Euclid Street between Lakeshore Drive and Spruce Street in Ishpeming, Michigan. The museum, operated by "Marquette Range Iron Mining Heritage Theme Park Inc.", celebrates the history of the Marquette Iron Range... |
Ishpeming Ishpeming, Michigan Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Mining | Mining artifacts, minerals, exhibits |
Clinton Township Historical Village Museum | Clinton Charter Township Clinton Charter Township, Michigan The Charter Township of Clinton, usually referred to as Clinton Township, is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a part of Metro Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the township had a total population of 96,796, and is Michigan's most populous township... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website |
Cobblestone Farm Museum | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website, Cobblestone Farm Association |
Colonial Michilimackinac | Mackinac Island Mackinac Island Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Living | Fortified fur-trading village as it appeared in the 1770s |
Conklin Antique Reed Organ Museum | Hanover Hanover, Michigan Hanover is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 424 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Hanover Township.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Multiple | website, operated by the Hanover-Horton Area Historical Society, local history, antique reed organ collection |
Coopersville Farm Museum | Coopersville Coopersville, Michigan Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,275 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community.... |
West Michigan | Agriculture | website, farming, agriculture and rural living |
Coopersville Area Historical Society & Museum | Coopersville Coopersville, Michigan Coopersville is a city located in north central Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,275 at the 2010 census. It is primarily a farming community.... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Copper Harbor Light Copper Harbor Light The Copper Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in the harbor of Copper Harbor, Michigan USA on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan inside Fort Wilkins Historic State Park.-History:... house |
Copper Harbor Copper Harbor, Michigan Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Fort Wilkins Historic State Park Fort Wilkins Historic State Park Fort Wilkins Historic State Park is a historical park operated by the U.S. state of Michigan at Copper Harbor, Michigan. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and is a "Cooperating Site" of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.... |
Copper Range Historical Museum | South Range South Range, Michigan South Range is a village in Adams Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is bordered on the east by the unincorporated community of Baltic. It is about five miles southwest of Houghton on M-26. The population was 727 at the 2000 census... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, information, operated by the Copper Range Historical Society, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Coppertown USA Mining Museum | Calumet Calumet, Michigan Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Mining | website, more information, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Cornish Pump Engine & Mining Museum | Iron Mountain Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state's Upper Peninsula.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Mining | website, information, more information, largest steam-driven pumping engine built in the US |
Corunna Historical Village | Corunna Corunna, Michigan Corunna is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,381. It is the county seat of Shiawassee County. The City of Corunna is located within Caledonia Charter Township, although it is an independent political entity.Michigan Governor Andrew Parsons was... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Open air | website, operated by the Corunna Historical Commission, open only four times a year |
Courthouse Square | Charlotte Charlotte, Michigan Charlotte is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 9,074. It is the county seat of Eaton County.... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
History | website, local history, Native American artifacts, courthouse exhibits |
Cranbrook Art Museum | Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,869... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | Contemporary art, part of the Cranbrook Academy of Art |
Cranbrook House and Gardens | Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,869... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | 1908 English Arts and Crafts-style mansion and 40 acres (161,874.4 m²) of gardens |
Cranbrook Institute of Science | Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,869... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Natural history | Natural history, science, planetarium, nature center |
Crawford County Historical Society Museum | Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, located in an 1882 depot |
Creole Gallery | Lansing, Michigan Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website |
Crisp Point Light | Paradise Paradise, Michigan Paradise is an unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.Paradise is on the northeastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the western side of Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, about by road from Sault Ste. Marie and about north of the... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Crisp Point Light Historical Society |
Crocker House Museum | Mount Clemens Mount Clemens, Michigan Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Macomb County Historical Society, late Victorian home-life experience |
Crooked Tree Arts Center | Petoskey Petoskey, Michigan Petoskey is a city and coastal resort community in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,080. It is the county seat of Emmet County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | website |
Cross in the Woods & Nun Doll Museum Cross in the Woods The Cross in the Woods is a Catholic shrine located at 7078 M-68 in Indian River, Michigan. It was declared a national shrine by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on September 15, 2006. With the largest crucifix in the world , it has become one of the most famous and most frequently... |
Indian River Indian River, Michigan Indian River is an unincorporated community in Cheboygan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and is not legally recognized as a municipality. The population was 2,008 at the 2000 census.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Religious | Catholic shrine with museum of dolls dressed in various nun's habits |
Crossroads Village | Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Living | website, over 35 buildings showing late 19th century small village life, operated by the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission; site of Huckleberry Railroad Huckleberry Railroad The Huckleberry Railroad is a narrow gauge heritage railroad located in Flint, Michigan, just north of Flint.The railroad received its name due to its slowness; it was said a person could jump off the train, pick huckleberries, and re-board the train as it traveled without difficulty.Former Denver... |
Curious Kids' Museum | St. Joseph St. Joseph, Michigan St. Joseph is a city in the US state of Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,789. It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, about east-northeast of Chicago. It is the county... |
West Michigan | Children's | website |
Curwood Castle Curwood Castle Curwood Castle is a small castle, now a museum, located in Owosso, Michigan. It was built in 1922 and was home to author James Oliver Curwood, who used one of the turrets as a writing studio.... |
Owosso Owosso, Michigan Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | Home of novelist and conservationist James Oliver Curwood James Oliver Curwood James Oliver Curwood was an American novelist and conservationist. His writing studio, Curwood Castle, is now a museum in Owosso, Michigan.-Biography and career:Curwood was born in Owosso, the youngest of four children... |
Davison Area Historical Museum | Davison | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Davison Area Historical Society |
Dearborn Historical Museum | Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic houses | website, includes Commandant's Quarters and McFadden-Ross House |
Deckerville Historical Museum and Flea Market | Deckerville Deckerville, Michigan Deckerville is a village in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 944 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Dee Stadium Summer History Museum | Houghton Houghton, Michigan Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, seasonal historic photo exhibits in Dee Stadium |
Dekker Huis/Zeeland Historical Museum | Zeeland Zeeland, Michigan Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,805 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township which is politically independent. Its name is derived from the Dutch province of Zeeland... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, operated by the Zeeland Historical Society |
Delaware Copper Mine | Copper Harbor Copper Harbor, Michigan Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Mining | website, information, mine and exhibits |
Delta County Historical Museum | Escanaba Escanaba, Michigan Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, operated by the Delta County Historical Society, located next to Sand Point Light |
Dennos Museum Center Dennos Museum Center The Dennos Museum Center, located in Traverse City, Michigan is a museum of fine art affiliated with Northwestern Michigan College. The museum consists of an outdoor sculpture garden, several galleries for temporary exhibits, and the Power Family Inuit Gallery, which houses one of the most complete... |
Traverse City Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | Part of Northwestern Michigan College Northwestern Michigan College Founded in 1951, Northwestern Michigan College, known as NMC to local residents, is a community college in Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan. Its annual enrollment is around 5,100 students... , features an Inuit Inuit The Inuit are a group of culturally similar indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic regions of Canada , Denmark , Russia and the United States . Inuit means “the people” in the Inuktitut language... art collection |
Depot Museum | Grand Haven Grand Haven, Michigan Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, operated by the Tri-Cities Historical Museum of Grand Haven |
Depot Museum (Clio, Michigan) | Clio Clio, Michigan Clio is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan.As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 2,483. Clio is home to Michigan's second tallest construction, the WEYI Tower... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | information, operated by the Clio Historical Association |
DeTour Passage Historical Museum | DeTour | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, clothing, pictures, record books, maritime and Native American artifacts |
Detroit Children's Museum | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Children's | website |
Detroit Historical Museum Detroit Historical Museum The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century,... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | Operated by the Detroit Historical Society, includes a 19th century street scene, local businesses including automobile companies, leaders, culture and heritage |
Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Institute of Arts The Detroit Institute of Arts is a renowned art museum in the city of Detroit. In 2003, the DIA ranked as the second largest municipally owned museum in the United States, with an art collection valued at more than one billion dollars... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | American and European paintings, sculpture, furniture and decorative arts from the 18th century, 19th century, and 20th century, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Islamic, African and Asian art |
Detroit Science Center Detroit Science Center The Detroit Science Center is a science museum in Detroit, Michigan.The Science Center has Michigan’s only Chrysler IMAX Dome Theatre; the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium; the DTE Energy Sparks Theater; the Chrysler Science Stage; an Science Hall for traveling exhibits; hands-on exhibit galleries... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Science | |
DeVos Art Museum | Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Art | website, part of Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University Northern Michigan University is a four-year college public university established in 1899 located in Marquette, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With a population of nearly 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Northern Michigan University is the Upper Peninsula's largest... |
Dewey School Museum | Waterloo Waterloo Township, Michigan Waterloo Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
School | website, operated by the Waterloo Historical Society, open by appointment and for special events |
Dexter Area Historical Society & Museum | Dexter Dexter, Michigan Dexter is a village in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The majority of the village is in the northwest corner of Scio Township with a small portion in Webster Township. The population was 4,067 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Dossin Great Lakes Museum | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Maritime | Located at Belle Isle Park Belle Isle Park Belle Isle is a island park in the Detroit River, between the United States mainland and Canada, managed by the Detroit Recreation Department. It is connected to the rest of Detroit, Michigan by the MacArthur Bridge... in the SS William Clay Ford Pilot House, operated by the Detroit Historical Society |
Drake Memorial House | Breckenridge Breckenridge, Michigan Breckenridge is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,339 at the 2000 census. The village is located in Wheeler Township.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | information, information, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society |
Drummond Island Historical Museum | Drummond Island | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, information |
Durand Union Station Durand Union Station Durand Union Station, also known as the Grand Trunk Railway Station, is an Amtrak train station in Durand, Michigan.-Construction and operation:... |
Durand Durand, Michigan Durand is a city in Shiawassee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,933.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Railroad | Also known as Michigan Railroad History Museum, trains in WW II, Wallace Circus train wreck, Presidential whistle stops in Durand, model trains |
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and Museums | Eagle Harbor Township Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan Eagle Harbor Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 281. The irregularly-shaped township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also includes the southern half of Isle Royale... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Multiple | Keweenaw County Historical Society operates the lighthouse as a museum, and also operates other museums at the site, including a maritime, mining, commercial fishing and local history museums; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
East Jordan Portside Art and Historical Museum | East Jordan East Jordan, Michigan East Jordan is a city in Charlevoix County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,507 at the 2000 census.The city is at the end of the south arm of Lake Charlevoix, at the mouth of the Jordan River. M-66 connects with US 31 at Charlevoix about 12 miles to the northwest and with US... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Eby Log Cabin | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | information, open during the Monroe County Fair, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society |
Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Edsel and Eleanor Ford House The Edsel and Eleanor Ford House, which is named "Gaukler Point" - is on the shore of Lake St. Clair in Grosse Pointe Shores, northeast of Detroit, Michigan, the United States. It became the new residence of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford family in 1929. Edsel Ford was the son of Henry Ford and an... |
Grosse Pointe Shores Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe refers to a coastal area in Metro Detroit, Michigan, United States that comprises five adjacent individual communities. From southwest to northeast, they are:*Grosse Pointe Park, city*Grosse Pointe, city*Grosse Pointe Farms, city... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | Mansion with fine and decorative arts, many outbuildings and gardens on 87 acres (352,076.8 m²) |
Elaine L. Jacob Gallery | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, part of Wayne State University Wayne State University Wayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and... |
Elks Rapids Historical Museum | Elks Rapids Elk Rapids Township, Michigan Elk Rapids Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,741 at the 2000 census. The Village of Elk Rapids is located within the township.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Elk Rapids Area Historical Society |
Ella Sharp Museum of Art & History | Jackson Jackson, Michigan Jackson is a city located along Interstate 94 in the south central area of the U.S. state of Michigan, about west of Ann Arbor and south of Lansing. It is the county seat of Jackson County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 33,534... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Multiple | website, art, history |
Empire Area Museum Center | Empire Empire, Michigan Empire is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Empire Township.-Description:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Open air | website, complex includes main museum, school house, 1911 Hose House, barn, gas station |
Engine House No. 5 Museum | Allendale Charter Township Allendale Charter Township, Michigan Allendale Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 20,708... |
West Michigan | Firefighting | website |
Exhibit Museum of Natural History | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Natural history | website, part of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , dinosaur exhibits in the state of Michigan, Michigan wildlife, Native American culture, anthropology, geology, and a planetarium. University of Michigan research museums: Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Zoology, University Herbarium |
Father Marquette National Memorial Father Marquette National Memorial Father Marquette National Memorial pays tribute to the life and work of Jacques Marquette, French priest and explorer. The memorial is located in Straits State Park near St. Ignace in the modern-day U.S. state of Michigan, where he founded a Jesuit mission in 1671 and was buried in 1678... |
St. Ignace St. Ignace, Michigan Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Biographical | Museum building destroyed in 2000, memorial has outdoor exhibit trail |
Fayette Historic Townsite Fayette Historic State Park Fayette Historic State Park is a state park and historic townsite near Fayette in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Big Bay de Noc of Lake Michigan on the southern side of the Upper Peninsula, it was the site of an industrial community that manufactured charcoal pig iron between 1867 and... |
Garden Garden, Michigan Garden is a village in Delta County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 240. The village is located within Garden Township.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Living | Late Victorian life |
Fenton Museum and Historical Society | Fenton Fenton, Michigan Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Ferndale Historical Museum | Ferndale Ferndale, Michigan Ferndale is adjacent to the cities of Detroit to the south, Oak Park to the west, Hazel Park to the east, Pleasant Ridge to the north, Royal Oak Township to the southwest, and Royal Oak to the north.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Fife Lake Area Historical Museum | Fife Lake Fife Lake, Michigan Fife Lake is a village in Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 466.The village is situated within Fife Lake Township near the junction of U.S... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information, article about the museum |
Finnish American Heritage Center & Historical Archive | Hancock Hancock, Michigan Hancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Art | website, part of Finlandia University Finlandia University Finlandia University is a university in Hancock, Michigan, United States, and the only private university in the Upper Peninsula. Founded in 1896 as Suomi College, it is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.-History:... , theater, art gallery and archive, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Fire Barn Museum C. H. Hackley Hose Co. No. 2 | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Firefighting | website, operated by Muskegon County Museum |
First Congregational Church (Detroit, Michigan) First Congregational Church (Detroit, Michigan) The First Congregational Church is located at 33 E. Forest in Detroit, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Church | Exhibits about church architecture and history, also houses Underground Railroad Living Museum, a storytelling experience |
Fishtown Preservation Society | Leland Leland, Michigan Leland is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was the county seat of Leelanau County from 1883 to 2008, when a new government center was completed in Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Open air | website, collection of weathered fishing shanties, smokehouses, overhanging docks, fish tugs and charter boats |
Flat River Historical Museum | Greenville Greenville, Michigan Greenville is a city in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. Portions of the county are associated with the Western region while others are more closely associated with the Central Michigan region. The population was 8,481 at the 2010 census... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website, information, operated by the Flat River Historical Society |
Flint Children's Museum Flint Children's Museum Flint Children's Museum in Flint, Michigan was inspired by a visit to a Washington D.C. children’s museum in 1979. Local educator Mary Newman began Flint Children's Museum.Located on the campus of Kettering University at 1602 University Ave... |
Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
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Flint Institute of Arts Flint Institute of Arts The Flint Institute of Arts, also called FIA, is located in the Flint Cultural Center in downtown Flint, Michigan. It offers exhibitions, interpretive programs, film screenings, concerts, lectures, family events and educational outreach programs to people of various ages, serving over 120,000... |
Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Art | website, collections of American, European, Native American, African, and Asian art including paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts |
Florence B. Dearing Museum | Hartland | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Hartland Area Historical Society |
Flora Kirsch Beck Gallery | Alma Alma, Michigan Alma is the largest city in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,275 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated as the Village of Alma in 1872 and became a city in 1905.... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website, part of Alma College Alma College Alma College is a private, liberal arts college located in Alma, Michigan. The enrollment is approximately 1,400 students, and the college is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college's 13th President, Dr... |
Flushing Area Museum and Cultural Center | Flushing | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Flushing Area Historical Society |
Forsyth Township Historical Museum | Forsyth Township Forsyth Township, Michigan Forsyth Township is a civil township of Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,824 at the 2000 census. Forsyth Township is one of the few townships in the Upper Peninsula that has its own police department. Forsyth Township is larger than the City of Detroit in land... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
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Fort de Buade Museum | St. Ignace St. Ignace, Michigan Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Native American | website, more information, scroll down to museum listing |
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Fort Gratiot Light, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1829 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators.... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Lighthouse | Tours operated through Port Huron Museum Port Huron Museum The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, USA. It includes the Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, USCGC Bramble , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The museum was founded in 1967.... |
Fort Mackinac Fort Mackinac Fort Mackinac is a former American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century near Michilimackinac, Michigan, on Mackinac Island... |
Mackinac Island Mackinac Island Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Fort | 14 original buildings and military exhibits, costumed interpreters |
Fort St. Joseph Museum | Niles Niles, Michigan Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near South Bend, Indiana. The population was 11,600 at the 2010 census. It is the greater populated of two principal cities of and included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, exhibits include Fort St. Joseph, the Underground Railroad in southern Michigan, railroads in Niles' history, Lakota Indian collection |
Fort Wayne Fort Wayne (Detroit) Fort Wayne is located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, at the foot of Livernois Avenue in the Delray neighborhood. The fort is situated on the Detroit River at a point where it is about a mile to the Canadian shore. The original 1848 limestone barracks still stands, as does the 1845 star... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Fort | Includes 1848 limestone barracks building, 1845 Star Fort, Commanding Officers house, Spanish American War guard house and the Tuskegee Airmen Museum |
Fort Wilkins and Copper Harbor Lighthouse | Copper Harbor Copper Harbor, Michigan Copper Harbor is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is within Grant Township on the Keweenaw Peninsula that juts from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan into Lake Superior.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Fort | 19 restored buildings, costumed interpreters, copper mining sites and lighthouse, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Forty Mile Point Light | Rogers City Rogers City, Michigan -Commercial airports:The nearest commercial airports are Alpena County Regional Airport an Cherry Capital Airport -US Highway Business Loops:* BUS US 23-Intercounty Highways:* F-21-Demographics:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Forty Mile Point Lighthouse Society |
Frankenmuth Historical Museum | Frankenmuth Frankenmuth, Michigan Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,838 at the 2000 census. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 4,619. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, which bills... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Franklin Historical Museum | Franklin Franklin, Michigan Franklin is a village in Southfield Township, Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,150 at the 2010 census. The community is known for large, estate-style homes situated on ravines, as well as its vintage downtown and cider mill.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Franklin Historic Society |
Frank Murphy Memorial Museum | Harbor Beach Harbor Beach, Michigan Harbor Beach is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,837 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,587 in 2009.-Geography:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Biographical | website, life of Michigan politician Frank Murphy Frank Murphy William Francis Murphy was a politician and jurist from Michigan. He served as First Assistant U.S. District Attorney, Eastern Michigan District , Recorder's Court Judge, Detroit . Mayor of Detroit , the last Governor-General of the Philippines , U.S... |
Fred Bear Museum Fred Bear Fred Bear was an American bow hunter, bow manufacturer, author, and television host.He was born in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as a pioneer in the bow-hunting community... |
Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Sports | Largest private collection of archery Archery Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity... artifacts in the world. Moved to Florida in 1985 & closed in 2003. |
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Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a botanical garden and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan in Kent County. Commonly referred to as Meijer Gardens, it has quickly become one of the most significant sculpture experiences in the Midwest and an emerging... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Art | Botanical gardens with a conservatory Conservatory (greenhouse) A conservatory is a room having glass roof and walls, typically attached to a house on only one side, used as a greenhouse or a sunroom... , sculpture park and museum with over 170 sculptures by artists including Magdalena Abakanowicz Magdalena Abakanowicz Magdalena Abakanowicz is a Polish sculptor. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984... , Jonathan Borofsky Jonathan Borofsky Jonathan Borofsky is an American sculptor and printmaker who lives and works in Maine.Borofsky was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in 1964, after which he continued his studies at France's Ecole de Fontainebleau and received his... , Alexander Calder Alexander Calder Alexander Calder was an American sculptor and artist most famous for inventing mobile sculptures. In addition to mobile and stable sculpture, Alexander Calder also created paintings, lithographs, toys, tapestry, jewelry and household objects.-Childhood:Alexander "Sandy" Calder was born in Lawnton,... , Anthony Gormley, Mark di Suvero Mark di Suvero Marco Polo "Mark" di Suvero is an American abstract expressionist sculptor born Marco Polo Levi in Shanghai, China in 1933 to Italian expatriates. He immigrated to San Francisco, California in 1942 with his family. From 1953 to 1957, he attended the University of California, Berkeley to study... , Henry Moore Henry Moore Henry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA was an English sculptor and artist. He was best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art.... , Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg is a Swedish sculptor, best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects... , Marshall Fredericks Marshall Fredericks Marshall Maynard Fredericks was an American sculptor.-Biography:Fredericks was born of Scandinavian heritage in Rock Island, Illinois on January 31, 1908. His family moved to Florida for a short time and then settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he grew up... , Arnaldo Pomodoro Arnaldo Pomodoro Arnaldo Pomodoro is an Italian sculptor. He was born on 23 June 1926, in Morciano, Romagna, Italy. He currently lives and works in Milan. His brother, Giò Pomodoro was also a sculptor.... and Kenneth Snelson Kenneth Snelson Kenneth Snelson is a contemporary sculptor and photographer. His sculptural works are composed of flexible and rigid components arranged according to the idea of 'tensegrity', although Snelson does not use the term.... |
Galesburg Historical Museum | Galesburg Galesburg, Michigan Galesburg is a city in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,009 at the 2010 census.Galesburg is on the north side of the Kalamazoo River on the boundary between Comstock Charter Township on the west and Charleston Township on the east, but is politically independent... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Gardner House Museum | Albion Albion, Michigan Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website, operated by the Albion Historical Society |
Gerald E. Eddy Discovery Center | Chelsea Chelsea, Michigan Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,398 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Natural history | Geology and area habitats |
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library is part of the National Archives and Records Administration's presidential library system. The library is located at 1000 Beal Avenue on the north campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where Ford was a student and football player... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Presidential library | Library about Gerald R. Ford |
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is part of the Presidential Libraries System of the National Archives and Records Administration, a federal agency. Unlike most other presidential libraries and museums, Ford's are two geographically separate buildings. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Biographical | Museum about Gerald R. Ford |
Gibraltar Historical Museum | Gibraltar Gibraltar, Michigan Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,656 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Detroit River directly south of, and adjacent to, Trenton.-Geography:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | information, Grand Opening article, April 13, 2008 |
Gilmore Car Museum Gilmore Car Museum The Gilmore Car Museum, located in Hickory Corners in the U.S. state of Michigan, houses a collection of classic automobiles. The collection ranges from the 1899 Locomobile, to muscle cars of the 1960s, as well as alternative fuel cars like the Stanley Steamer, and the Western Michigan University... |
Barry Township Barry Township, Michigan Barry Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 3,489. It is also the home of NBA All Star Chris Paul -Communities:... |
West Michigan | Automotive | Restored historic barns exhibiting nearly 200 vehicles spanning more than 100 years of automotive heritage |
Gitchee Gumee Agate and History Museum | Grand Marais Grand Marais, Michigan Grand Marais is an unincorporated community in Burt Township, Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on Lake Superior at and is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Natural history | website, agates and minerals, local history |
Gladwin County Historical Society | Gladwin Gladwin Township, Michigan Gladwin Township is a civil township of Gladwin County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,044 at the 2000 census.The City of Gladwin is at the southwest corner of the township and is administratively autonomous.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Open air | website, museum information |
Governor's Mansion Museum | Marshall Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website, open by appointment |
Governor Warner Museum | Farmington Farmington, Michigan Farmington is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit and is part of the Metro Detroit area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,372. It is fully surrounded by Farmington Hills, except for a small portion bordered by Livonia to the... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website |
Grand Army of the Republic Hall (Marshall, Michigan) | Marshall Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Military | website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society |
Grand Blanc Heritage Museum | Grand Blanc Grand Blanc, Michigan Grand Blanc is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb of Flint. The population was 8,242 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Grand Blanc Charter Township, but is politically independent... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Grand Blanc Heritage Association |
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum | Grand Ledge Grand Ledge, Michigan Grand Ledge is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city lies mostly within Eaton County, though a small portion extends into Clinton County, and sits above the Grand River 12.7 miles directly west of downtown Lansing. The population was 7,813 at the 2000 census... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website |
Grand Marais Maritime Museum | Grand Marais Grand Marais, Michigan Grand Marais is an unincorporated community in Burt Township, Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on Lake Superior at and is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | information, information |
Grand Rapids Art Museum Grand Rapids Art Museum The Grand Rapids Art Museum is an art museum located in Grand Rapids, Michigan with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th century European and American art, including such modern art works as Richard Diebenkorn’s 1963 Ingleside... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Art | Renaissance to Modern art, with strength in European and American 19th and 20th century painting and sculpture |
Grand Rapids Children's Museum | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Children's | website |
Grand Traverse Heritage Center | Traverse City Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, formerly known as Con Foster Historical Museum |
Grand Traverse Lighthouse | Northport Northport, Michigan Northport is a village in Leelanau Township, Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. When Leelanau County was formed in 1863, Northport served as the first county seat from 1863 to 1883.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Lighthouse and maritime museum located within Leelanau State Park Leelanau State Park Leelanau State Park is a state park located on the Leelanau Peninsula in Leelanau County, Michigan. The park encompasses the entire tip of the peninsula and features both a day-use area and campground.... |
Grand Valley State University Art Gallery | Allendale Charter Township Allendale Charter Township, Michigan Allendale Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 20,708... |
West Michigan | Art | website |
Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society Museum | Orchard Lake | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Great Lakes Children's Museum | Traverse City Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Children's | website |
Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum | Rogers City | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Maritime | website, local maritime history from Native American traders to 21st century captains, includes Great Lakes Maritime Hall of Fame |
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary on Thunder Bay, part of Lake Huron, within the U.S. state of Michigan. The sanctuary and underwater preserve protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks ranging from nineteenth... |
Alpena Alpena, Michigan Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alpena County. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Maritime | Headquarters for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve is a U.S. National Marine Sanctuary on Thunder Bay, part of Lake Huron, within the U.S. state of Michigan. The sanctuary and underwater preserve protects an estimated 116 historically significant shipwrecks ranging from nineteenth... , features exhibits on shipwrecks and the Great Lakes Great Lakes The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume... |
Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Maritime | website, home of USS Silversides (SS-236) USS Silversides (SS-236) USS Silversides is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides, a small fish marked with a silvery stripe along each side of its body.... submarine, USS McLane Coast Guard cutter |
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located at the Whitefish Point Light Station north of Paradise in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The light station property was transferred to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society , the Michigan Audubon Society , and the United States... |
Paradise Paradise, Michigan Paradise is an unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.Paradise is on the northeastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the western side of Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, about by road from Sault Ste. Marie and about north of the... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, artifacts retrieved from local shipwrecks, also includes lighthouse keeper's quarters for Whitefish Point Light |
Greenmead Historical Park | Livonia Livonia, Michigan Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a very large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's 9th largest... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, 1841 Greek Revival farmhouse and outbuildings on 92 acres (372,311.1 m²) |
Grice House Museum Grice House Museum The Grice House is located at 865 North Huron Avenue in Harbor Beach, Michigan. It is a museum showing life in years gone by.-History:The Grice House was built by James G. Grice, who immigrated to the United States from England in the early 1860s with five of his seven sons and one daughter. By... |
Harbor Beach Harbor Beach, Michigan Harbor Beach is a city in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,837 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 1,587 in 2009.-Geography:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | 19th century house, barn and school |
Grosvenor House Museum | Jonesville Jonesville, Michigan Jonesville is a village in Fayette Township, Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,337 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website |
Hack House Museum | Milan Milan, Michigan Milan is a city in Monroe and Washtenaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,775 at the 2000 census. About 60% of the city's area and 75% of its residents are located on the Washtenaw County side adjacent to York Township in Washtenaw County; while 40% percent of the... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Milan Area Historical Society |
Hackley & Hume Historic Site | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Historic houses | website, operated by Muskegon County Museum |
Hadley House Museum | Holly Holly, Michigan Holly is a village in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,086 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Holly Township. It is about south of Flint and northwest of Detroit.- Demographics :... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by Holly Historical Society |
Hamburg Historical Museum | Hamburg | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Hammond House Museum | Union City Union City, Michigan Union City is a village in Branch and Calhoun counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located mostly within Union Township in Branch County, it sits at the junction of the Coldwater and St. Joseph rivers; the Calhoun County portion lies within that county's Burlington Township. It is part of the... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | information, look under Society for Historic Preservation, information |
Hanka Finnish Homestead Museum Herman and Anna Hanka Farm The Hanka Homestead is a group of 8 buildings on a homestead. It is also known as the Herman and Anna Hanka Farm or just the Hanka Farm. It is located west of U.S. Highway 41, off Tower Road, near Pelkie, Michigan in the United States... |
Pelkie Pelkie, Michigan Pelkie is an unincorporated community in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on the Sturgeon River in the northeast part of Baraga Township at .... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | Self-sufficient Finnish homestead farm, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society Museum | Harbor Springs Harbor Springs, Michigan Harbor Springs is a city and resort community in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,567 at the 2000 census.Harbor Springs is in a sheltered bay on the north shore of the Little Traverse Bay on Lake Michigan. The Little Traverse Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse on... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, planned museum in 1886 old City Hall |
Harbour House Museum | Crystal Falls Crystal Falls, Michigan -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,791 people, 795 households, and 470 families residing in the city. The population density was 530.6 per square mile . There were 913 housing units at an average density of 270.5 per square mile... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | website |
Harsha House Museum | Charlevoix Charlevoix, Michigan Charlevoix is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,994. It is the county seat of Charlevoix County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Charlevoix Historical Society |
Hartwick Pines Logging Museum Hartwick Pines State Park Hartwick Pines State Park is a 9,672 acre State Park in the US state of Michigan, located in Crawford County near Grayling and Interstate 75. It is the third largest state park on Michigan's Lower Peninsula and the state's fifth-biggest park overall... |
Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Industry | Logging camp buildings, exhibits and period rooms |
Heddon Museum | Dowagiac Dowagiac, Michigan Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
West Michigan | Sports | website, information and photos, Heddon Heddon Heddon is a brand of artificial fishing lures created by James Heddon, who is credited with the invention of the first artificial fishing lures made of wood in the late 1890s.... fishing lure collection |
Henry Ford Estate - Fair Lane Fair Lane Fair Lane was the name of the estate of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford and his wife Clara Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, in the United States. It was named after an area in County Cork in Ireland where Ford's adoptive grandfather, Patrick Ahern, was born... |
Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | Features 56 rooms on 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) of gardens and grounds |
The Henry Ford The Henry Ford The Henry Ford, a National Historic Landmark, , in the Metro Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, USA, is a large indoor and outdoor history museum complex... |
Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Multiple | Museum complex: living, science, history, automotive, transportation, technology and biographical about Henry Ford; formerly known as the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village |
Heritage House, Essexville | Essexville Essexville, Michigan Essexville is a city in Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,766 at the 2000 census with an estimated population of 3,493 in 2008... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | information, early 20th century Victorian period house |
Heritage Museum and Cultural Center | St. Joseph St. Joseph, Michigan St. Joseph is a city in the US state of Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,789. It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, about east-northeast of Chicago. It is the county... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, located in the Priscilla U. Byrns Heritage Center |
Historic Adventist Village | Battle Creek Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
West Michigan | Religious | website, restored or replicated buildings featuring the heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ... |
Historic Bowens Mills | Yankee Springs Township Yankee Springs Township, Michigan Yankee Springs Township is a civil township of Barry County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,219 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Open air | website, 19 acres (76,890.3 m²) historical park with grist mill, school house, 1860s house, log cabin, water wheel |
Historic Charlton Park Village and Museum | Hastings Hastings, Michigan Hastings is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the county seat of Barry County as well as the county's only city. The population was 7,095 at the 2000 census. The city borders Hastings Charter Township on the north, east, and south, and Rutland Charter Township on the west... |
West Michigan | Open air | website, 25 historic residences, businesses and community buildings recreate life in an early rural Michigan village |
Historic Downtown Mackinac Island | Mackinac Island Mackinac Island Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Historic houses | website, includes American Fur Company Store & Dr. Beaumont Museum, Biddle House Biddle House (Mackinac Island) The Biddle House is a historic house and fur trade shop space, built before 1800 on Market Street on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park... , Benjamin Blacksmith Shop Benjamin Blacksmith Shop The Benjamin Blacksmith Shop is a blacksmithy and museum, in operation since before 1885, located adjacent to the Biddle House on Market Street on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of Mackinac Island State Park... , McGulpin House McGulpin House The McGulpin House is a historic house museum, located in a structure originally built before 1780 and now located at the corner of Fort Street and Market Street on Mackinac Island, Michigan... , and Mission Church Mission Church The Mission Church is a historic Congregational church in Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States. Built in 1829, it is the oldest existing church in the state of Michigan... |
Historic Mill Creek State Park Historic Mill Creek State Park Historic Mill Creek State Park is a state park, nature preserve, and historic site in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is run by Mackinac State Historic Parks, the operating arm of the Mackinac Island State Park. 625 acres in size, the park is located 5 miles southeast of Mackinaw City, Michigan... |
Mackinaw City Mackinaw City, Michigan Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Multiple | Living history and natural history programs, period settings, discovery centers with interactive technological exhibits, archaeological ruin exhibits and artifact vitrines, interpretive panels, nature trails |
Historic Pelkie Grade School | Pelkie Pelkie, Michigan Pelkie is an unincorporated community in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is on the Sturgeon River in the northeast part of Baraga Township at .... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
School | website, operated by the Sturgeon Valley Historical Society |
Historic Village at Goodells County Park | Goodells | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, includes St. Clair County Farm Museum, Lynn Township Schoolhouse, Murphy/Ryan Farmhouse, C.C. Peck and Company bank |
History Center at Courthouse Square | Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, Michigan Berrien Springs is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Oronoko Charter Township. Berrien Springs is best known for its Seventh-day Adventist community and Andrews University... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, operated by the Berrien County Historical Association, includes 1839 Courthouse Museum |
Holland Museum Holland Museum Holland Museum in Holland, Michigan is a local historical museum. Located in a landmark, neo-classical former Post Office building next to Centennial Park. The Holland Museum also operates two historic house museums: the Cappon House and the Settlers House Museums... |
Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
West Michigan | Local history | Dutch paintings and decorative arts, Lake Michigan maritime history, industry, immigration |
Holocaust Memorial Center Holocaust Memorial Center The Holocaust Memorial Center in Farmington Hills, Michigan was the first institution of its kind in the United States .- History :... |
Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Ethnic | Includes Museum of European Jewish Heritage, International Institute of the Righteous |
Honolulu House | Marshall Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Marshall Historical Society |
Houghton County Historical Museum | Lake Linden Lake Linden, Michigan Lake Linden is a village in Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,081 at the 2000 census. The village is mostly within Schoolcraft Township, though a tiny portion lies in Torch Lake Township.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | website, operated by the Houghton County Historical Society, site includes a railroad, one room schoolhouse, the Houghton County Historical Society Heritage Center and a WPA-era log cabin; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Houghton Lake Area Historical Village and Playhouse | Prudenville Prudenville, Michigan Prudenville is an unincorporated community in Denton Township, Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a Census-designated place for statistical purposes... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | website, life in a typical logging village of Northern Michigan in the late 19th century, operated by the Houghton Lake Area Historical Society |
House of David Museum | Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, Michigan Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a... |
West Michigan | Religious | website, about the House of David Christian commune |
House of Yesteryear Museum | Iron Mountain Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state's Upper Peninsula.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
History | information |
Hudson Historical Museum | Hudson Hudson, Michigan Hudson is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,307 at the 2010 census. The city is located within Hudson Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Local history | information |
Huron City Museums | Huron City | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Open air | website, operated by the William Lyon Phelps Foundation, includes Victorian house, log cabin, church, general store, carriage shed, life-saving station and barns |
Huron Lightship Huron Lightship The United States lightship Huron is a lightvessel that was launched in 1920. It is now a museum ship moored in Pine Grove Park, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.-Great Lakes lightships:... (LV-103) |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Maritime | Part of Port Huron Museum Port Huron Museum The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, USA. It includes the Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, USCGC Bramble , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The museum was founded in 1967.... |
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) USCGC Mackinaw was a vessel specifically designed for ice breaking duties on the Great Lakes. LR number: 6119534Mackinaws design was based on the Wind class of Coast Guard icebreakers, but the cutter was built wider and longer than the other Wind class vessels so that her draft would be shallower... |
Mackinaw City Mackinaw City, Michigan Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Maritime | Museum ship United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw WAGB-83 |
Imlay City Historical Museum | Imlay City Imlay City, Michigan Imlay City is a city in Lapeer County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,869 at the 2000 census and 3,597 at the 2010 census.-Education:Imlay City has five public schools and one private school... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Impression 5 Science Center Impression 5 Science Center The Impression 5 Science Center, is a children's museum located in downtown Lansing, Michigan. Formerly known as the Impression 5 Museum, the center is located in a historic wagon works factory on the Grand River. The name, Impression 5, refers to the five senses... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Science, Children's | website |
Inland Seas Education Center | Suttons Bay Suttons Bay, Michigan Suttons Bay is a village in Leelanau County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 589 at the 2000 census. The village was incorporated in 1898 and is located within Suttons Bay Township.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Natural history | website, history, ecology and economics of the Great Lakes |
Inland Water Route Historical Society Museum | Alanson Alanson, Michigan Alanson is a village in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 785.Alanson is in Littlefield Township on U.S. Highway 31 at the junction with M-68. Petoskey is about southwest on US 31 and Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge are about north... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
International Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Hall of fame | website, open by appointment only |
Iosco County Historical Museum | East Tawas East Tawas, Michigan East Tawas is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:*According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Iron County Historical Museum | Caspian Caspian, Michigan Caspian is a city in Iron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 997 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Multiple | website, 22 buildings including a Heritage Hall, two Mining Halls, a cultural center, Lee LeBlanc Wildlife Art Gallery, Giovanelli Italianati Art Gallery, the Bernhardt Contemporary Art Gallery, Homestead and Lumbercamp with log buildings and Victorian house |
Ixl Historical Museum IXL Historical Museum The IXL Historical Museum is a historic office building, residence, and museum complex in Hermansville, Michigan, United States. The main building was constructed as the headquarters for the Wisconsin Land & Lumber Company before it became a museum... |
Hermansville Meyer Township, Michigan Meyer Township is a civil township of Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,036 at the 2000 census. Hermansville is an unincorporated village within the township, and is where most of the population is concentrated.-Geography:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Japanese Cultural Center and Tea House | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Culture | website |
Jenison Historical Museum | Jenison Jenison, Michigan Jenison is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but has no legal status as an incorporated municipality. The community is governed by Georgetown Charter Township. The population of the CDP was 17,211... |
West Michigan | Historic house | information, information, located in the Husband-Hanchett-Tiffany House, operated by the Jenison Historical Association |
Jim Crow Museum | Big Rapids Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,849. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Culture | information, part of Ferris State University Ferris State University Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where... , racist memorabilia |
Juddville Historical Society Museum | Juddville | Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Open air | website, late 19th century and early 20th century rural and farm life |
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Kalamazoo Institute of Arts The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is a non-profit visual arts museum and school in downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Admission to most exhibitions and programs is free.-History:... |
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... |
West Michigan | Art | |
Kalamazoo Valley Museum Kalamazoo Valley Museum The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is a "hands-on" museum located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The museum is largely aimed at families, and focuses on science, technology, and history... |
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan The area on which the modern city stands was once home to Native Americans of the Hopewell culture, who migrated into the area sometime before the first millennium. Evidence of their early residency remains in the form of a small mound in downtown's Bronson Park. The Hopewell civilization began to... |
West Michigan | Multiple | History, science, technology, operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo Valley Community College -History:The community college district was established by voters in 1966, enrolled its first students in the fall of 1968, and currently enrolls more than 13,500 students. With the selection of Marilyn J... |
Kaleva Bottle House Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Historic house | House built of bottle wall construction in 1941 |
Kaleva Train Depot Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Railroad | website, information |
Kalkaska County Historical Society & Museum | Kalkaska Kalkaska, Michigan Kalkaska is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,226. It is the county seat of Kalkaska County.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Keewatin Maritime Museum SS Keewatin The SS Keewatin is a passenger liner that once sailed between Port Arthur / Fort William and Port McNicoll in Ontario, Canada. She carried passengers between these ports for the Canadian Pacific Railway's Great Lakes Steamship Service... |
Douglas Douglas, Michigan Douglas is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,214 at the 2000 census... |
West Michigan | Maritime | 1907 Edwardian steamship |
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Archaeology | website, part of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , Mediterranean civilizations, closed for move to new galleries in 2009 |
Kempf House Museum | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website, Victorian Greek-Revival house showing how a German-American family lived in the 1890s |
Keweenaw Heritage Center | Calumet Calumet, Michigan Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Calumet Calumet, Michigan Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
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Kids 'N' Stuff | Albion Albion, Michigan Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the US state of Michigan. The population was 9,144 at the 2000 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Children's | website |
Kimball House Museum | Battle Creek Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, operated by the Historical Society of Battle Creek, Victorian-era mansion, features room about Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth was the self-given name, from 1843 onward, of Isabella Baumfree, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, she... |
Kingman Museum Kingman Museum Kingman Museum is a natural history museum and planetarium located at 175 Limit Street, on the grounds of Leila Arboretum, in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA... |
Battle Creek Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county... |
West Michigan | Natural history | Exhibits include paleontology, geology specimens, wildlife mounts, a preserved human embryo and fetus exhibit, Native American artifacts and a planetarium |
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Museum | Gwinn Gwinn, Michigan Gwinn is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is in Forsyth Township at on M-35 near the forks of the east and middle branches of the Escanaba River. Gwinn is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, and the CDP includes the... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Transportation - Aviation | website, adjacent to Sawyer International Airport Sawyer International Airport Sawyer International Airport is a public airport located south of the central business district of Marquette, a city in Marquette County, Michigan, United States. The airport is publicly owned by Marquette County.... , contributions made by the men, women and machines of K I Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan to America's Cold War defense mission |
Knowlton Ice Museum | Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
History | information, over 3,000 items used in the cutting, harvesting, storing, selling and use of natural ice as used by the ice industry of years ago, Article about museum moving, May 16, 2008 |
Krasl Art Center | St. Joseph St. Joseph, Michigan St. Joseph is a city in the US state of Michigan. It was incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1891. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,789. It lies on the shore of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the St. Joseph River, about east-northeast of Chicago. It is the county... |
West Michigan | Art | website |
Kreft Center Gallery | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, part of Concordia University |
Kresge Art Museum | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website, part of Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... |
Lansing Art Gallery Lansing Art Gallery The Lansing Art Gallery, opened in 1965, is a nonprofit art gallery located in downtown Lansing, Michigan, USA. Serving as a multipurpose space within the community, the Gallery currently offers: a meeting place for other arts organizations; exhibition facilities for Michigan artists; membership... |
Lansing, Michigan Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website |
Lapeer County Historical Society Museum | Lapeer Lapeer, Michigan Lapeer is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,841. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | information, information |
Laurium Manor Inn | Laurium Laurium, Michigan Laurium is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan, in the center of the Keweenaw Peninsula. The population was 2,126 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | website, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Leelanau Historical Museum Leelanau Historical Society and Museum The Leelanau Historical Society and Museum is located at 203 E Cedar Street in Leland, Michigan, on the banks of the Leland River and two blocks from historic Fishtown and Lake Michigan.... |
Leland Leland, Michigan Leland is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was the county seat of Leelanau County from 1883 to 2008, when a new government center was completed in Suttons Bay Township, closer to the county's geographic center.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | Includes exhibit of Anishnabek black ash baskets and quillwork on birch bark |
Lenawee Historical Society Museum | Adrian Adrian, Michigan As of the 2010 census Adrian had a population of 21,133. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 84.1% white, 4.4% black or African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.9% from some other race and 4.0% from two or more races... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Les Cheneaux Historical Maritime Museum | Cedarville | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | website |
Les Cheneaux Historical Museum | Cedarville | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Lewiston Area Historical Museum | Lewiston Lewiston, Michigan Lewiston is an unincorporated community in Montmorency County, Michigan, United States. It is a census-designated place used for statistical purposes. The population was 990 at the 2000 census... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information |
Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum | South Haven South Haven, Michigan South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County. The population was 5,021 at the 2000 census.... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, home and memorial to American horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.-Biography:... |
Lighthouse Keepers House and Museum | Grand Marais Grand Marais, Michigan Grand Marais is an unincorporated community in Burt Township, Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on Lake Superior at and is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | website, operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society |
Lincoln Park Historical Museum | Lincoln Park Lincoln Park, Michigan Lincoln Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It lies in an area of cities and communities known as Downriver. The population was 38,144 at the 2010 census . The settlement was organized as a village in 1921, and reorganized as a city in 1925. The area was originally home to... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Lincoln Train Depot | Lincoln Lincoln, Michigan Lincoln is a village in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 364 at the 2000 census. The village is situated on the boundary between Gustin Township on the south and Hawes Township on the north and is approximately evenly divided between them... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Railroad | Includes a restored caboose and switching engine, operated by the Alcona Historical Society. |
Linden Mills Historical Museum | Linden Linden, Michigan Linden is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,861 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Linden Mills Historical Society |
Little Traverse History Museum | Petoskey Petoskey, Michigan Petoskey is a city and coastal resort community in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,080. It is the county seat of Emmet County.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, special exhibits on Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the... , operated by the Little Traverse Historical Society |
Loren Andrus Octagon House Loren Andrus Octagon House The Loren Andrus Octagon House, also known as Washington Octagon House, is an historic octagonal house located at 57500 Van Dyke Street just north of 26 Mile Road in Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan... |
Washington Township Washington Township, Macomb County, Michigan Washington Charter Township is a charter township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 19,080 at the 2000 census. Washington Township is bordered by the village of Romeo, Ray Township, Shelby Township, and Oakland Township.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | 1860 house used as a station on the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,... |
LSSU Arts Center Gallery | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Art | website, part of Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. It is Michigan's smallest public university with an enrollment around 3,000 students. Due to its proximity to the border, notably the twin city of Sault Ste... , houses the L. F. Noyes Collection of Native American and Western Art |
Luce County Historical Museum | Newberry Newberry, Michigan Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Luce County. Located within McMillan Township at its very southern end, it shares some administrative responsibilities with the surrounding township. The population was 2,686 at the 2000 census.The village was named in... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | website, combination jail and sheriff's residence |
Luckhard Museum | Sebewaing Sebewaing, Michigan Sebewaing is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census. The village is within Sebewaing Township. This small community is known as the Sugar Beet Capital, due to the Michigan Sugar slicing mill located within the village and the yearly... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | information, information, pioneer & Indian relics |
Lumberman's Monument Lumberman's Monument Lumberman's Monument is a monument dedicated to the workers of the early logging industry in Michigan. It was built in 1931, dedicated in 1932 and is managed by the USDA Forest Service . It is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan along the Au Sable River within... |
Oscoda | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Industry - Logging | Monument and visitor center with exhibits about logging industry |
Mackinac Bridgemen Museum | Mackinaw City Mackinaw City, Michigan Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Technology | website, construction of the Mackinac Bridge; museum destroyed by fire in 2005, raising funds to rebuild |
Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island State Park Mackinac Island State Park is a state park located on Mackinac Island in the U.S. state of Michigan. The island park encompasses 2.81 mi² , which is approximately 74% of the island's total area of 3.78 mi² . The park is also within the boundaries of the city of Mackinac Island and has permanent... |
Mackinac Island Mackinac Island Mackinac Island is an island and resort area covering in land area, part of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in Lake Huron, at the eastern end of the Straits of Mackinac, between the state's Upper and Lower Peninsulas. The island was home to a Native American settlement before European... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Multiple | Contains Fort Mackinac Fort Mackinac Fort Mackinac is a former American military outpost garrisoned from the late 18th century to the late 19th century near Michilimackinac, Michigan, on Mackinac Island... and Fort Holmes Fort Holmes Fort Holmes was a fortified redoubt located on the highest point of Mackinac Island. Originally built in 1812 by British forces during the War of 1812, the redoubt was improved by that army throughout the course of the war to help defend the adjacent Fort Mackinac from a possible attack by the U.S... , other historic buildings, historic sites, and limestone caves and rock formations |
Manistee Art Institute | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | website, located in the Ramsdell Theatre |
Manistee County Historical Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, located in a historic store, exhibits include the Civil War, pioneer life, antiques and maritime history; also operates another facility in the historic Waterworks building, exhibits include logging, railroad, and marine exhibits and memorabilia of Manistee in the 19th century, information, information |
Mann House | Concord Concord, Michigan Concord is a village in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,101 at the 2000 census. The village is located at , west of Spring Arbor, Michigan.- Government :... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website, late Victorian home, furnishings and gardens |
Manton Area Historical Museum | Manton Manton, Michigan Manton is a city in Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,221 at the 2000 census.-Geography:*According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Marilla Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
website, Pioneer Place: 1860's fully furnished log house, early 20th century barn and a full size replica logger's cabin; operated by the Marilla Historical Society | |
Marine City Pride & Heritage Museum | Marine City Marine City, Michigan Marine City is a city in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the west bank of the St. Clair River, it is one of the cities in the River District north of Detroit and south of Lake Huron. The population was 4,652 at the 2000 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | information |
Marquette Arts and Culture Center | Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Art | website |
Marquette County History Museum | Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Marquette Harbor Light Marquette Harbor Light The Marquette Harbor Light is located on Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan, a part of the Upper Peninsula. It is an active aid to navigation.-History:... |
Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Marquette Maritime Museum |
Marquette Maritime Museum | Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | website, Preeminent collection of Great Lakes Lighthouse lenses including 2nd, 3rd and 4th order "Classical" Fresnel Lenses. Also operates Marquette Harbor Light Marquette Harbor Light The Marquette Harbor Light is located on Lake Superior in Marquette, Michigan, a part of the Upper Peninsula. It is an active aid to navigation.-History:... |
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (arcade) Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, is devoted to a huge collection of coin-operated animatronic dummies, mechanical games and other oddities. Exhibits include, for example, the classic gypsy Fortune teller machine that used to grace many a carnival... |
Farmington Hills Farmington Hills, Michigan Farmington Hills is a community in southeastern Michigan. It is the largest city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 79,740 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Technology | Historical and modern arcade machines, sideshow wonders, fortune tellers, automatons, and curiosities |
Mary's City of David Museum | Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, Michigan Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a... |
West Michigan | Religious | website, open air museum about the House of David Christian commune |
Marysville Historical Museum | Marysville Marysville, Michigan Marysville is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,684 at the 2000 census.-Geography:* According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.* It is considered to be part of the Thumb of... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is an art museum that focuses on the life and works of sculptor Marshall Fredericks. The museum is affiliated with Saginaw Valley State University, and is located in university's Arbury Fine Arts Center in University Center, Michigan. Admission is... |
University Center University Center, Michigan University Center is a locale in Bay and Saginaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Art | Part of Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County... , displays plaster models of Marshall Fredericks Marshall Fredericks Marshall Maynard Fredericks was an American sculptor.-Biography:Fredericks was born of Scandinavian heritage in Rock Island, Illinois on January 31, 1908. His family moved to Florida for a short time and then settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he grew up... bronze sculptures, also changing art exhibits |
Marshall Postal Museum | Marshall Marshall, Michigan Marshall is a city located in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is part of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,459. It is the county seat of Calhoun County... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
History | website, postal artifacts, open by appointment |
Martha Barker Country Store Museum | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Store | website, open by appointment, information |
Mason Area Historical Society Museum | Mason Mason, Michigan Mason is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is named after the state's first governor, Stevens T. Mason. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,252. It is the county seat of Ingham County. Mason is the only city in the U.S. that serves as a county seat ahead of a state capital,... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website |
Mayville Area Museum of History and Genealogy | Mayville Mayville, Michigan Mayville is a village in Tuscola County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,055 at the 2000 census. The village is within Fremont Township along the boundary with Dayton Township.-Geography:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | information |
Meadow Brook Hall Meadow Brook Hall Meadow Brook Hall is a Tudor revival style mansion located at 480 South Adams Rd. in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It was built between 1926 and 1929 by Matilda Dodge Wilson and her second husband, lumber broker Alfred G. Wilson... |
Rochester Hills Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester Hills is an affluent city in northeast Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995. The city of Rochester is bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | 110-room, 88000 square feet (8,175.5 m²) mansion, contains paintings by Rembrandt, Anthony van Dyck, Rosa Bonheur, Gilbert Stuart, Joshua Reynolds, John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, and sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye, Frederic Remington, Cyrus Edwin Dallin, and Herbert Haseltine Herbert Haseltine Herbert Chevalier Haseltine was an Italian-born French/American animalier sculptor, most known as an Equestrian sculptor.-Early life and education:... |
Mecosta County Historical Museum | Bid Rapids Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,849. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Mecosta County Historical Society |
Menominee County Heritage Museum | Menominee Menominee, Michigan Menominee is a city in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 9,131. It is the county seat of Menominee County. Menominee is the fourth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, behind Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, and Escanaba... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, operated by the Menominee County Historical Society |
Menominee Range Historical Museum | Iron Mountain Iron Mountain, Michigan Iron Mountain is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,154. It is the county seat of Dickinson County, in the state's Upper Peninsula.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Meridian Historical Village | Meridian | Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Open air | website |
Mesick Historical Museum | Mesick Mesick, Michigan Mesick is a village in Springville Township, Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 447 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.-Demographics:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Michigamme Museum | Michigamme Michigamme, Michigan Michigamme is an unincorporated community in Marquette County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and without any legal status as a municipality. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 287.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website |
Michigan Art Walk | Big Rapids Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,849. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | website, collection of original artwork created by Michigan artists, located at Ferris State University Ferris State University Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where... |
Michigan Firehouse Museum | Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Firefighting | website, formerly Ypsilanti Antique Auto, Truck and Fire Museum, then Michigan Antique Fire Equipment Preservation Group Museum |
Michigan Flywheelers Museum | South Haven South Haven, Michigan South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County. The population was 5,021 at the 2000 census.... |
West Michigan | Technology | website, antique gas and steam engines and tractors |
Michigan Historical Museum Library of Michigan The Library of Michigan and Historical Center is a state-run library and historical center located in Lansing, Michigan. The current building opened in 1989.... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
History | website, 5 levels of Michigan history, part of the Michigan Historical Center |
Michigan Iron Industry Museum | Negaunee Negaunee, Michigan Negaunee is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,576 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township. The city is home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry | website |
Michigan Legacy Art Park Michigan Legacy Art Park The Michigan Legacy Art Park is a outdoor sculpture park located in Thompsonville, Michigan, on the grounds of Crystal Mountain Resort. It is open year-round and includes 40 works of art and of hiking trails.... |
Thompsonville Thompsonville, Michigan Thompsonville is a village in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 457 at the 2000 census. The village is located in the south of the county on the boundary between Weldon Township and Colfax Township.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | Outdoor sculpture park with works that interpret Michigan's history |
Michigan Magazine Museum | Comins | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
History | website, Michigan memorabilia |
Michigan Maritime Museum | South Haven South Haven, Michigan South Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Most of the city is in Van Buren County, although a small portion extends into Allegan County. The population was 5,021 at the 2000 census.... |
West Michigan | Maritime | website, Coast Guard and lifesaving, local fishing, maritime lore, Friends Good Will 1810 square topsail sloop |
Michigan Masonic Museum and Library | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Masonic | website, includes Masonic photographs, jewels, aprons, charts and carpets |
Michigan Museum of Military Transport | Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Transportation | website, military vehicles, currently no permanent facility |
Michigan Museum of Surveying | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Architecture | |
Michigan's Own Military & Space Museum | Frankenmuth Frankenmuth, Michigan Frankenmuth is a city in Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,838 at the 2000 census. The 2009 census estimate places the population at 4,619. The city is located within Frankenmuth Township, but is politically independent. Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland, which bills... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Military | information |
Michigan State University Bug House | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Natural history | website, part of Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... , live and mounted insects |
Michigan State University Museum | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Multiple | website, part of Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,... , natural history, culture including Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and the Great Lakes Quilt Center |
Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
History | website, exhibits on government and legal system in Michigan |
Michigan Transit Museum | Mount Clemens Mount Clemens, Michigan Mount Clemens is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 17,312. It is the county seat of Macomb County.-Early history:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Transportation - Railroad | website |
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame Michigan Women's Hall of Fame The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame honors distinguished women, both historical and contemporary, who have been associated with the U.S. state of Michigan. It is housed in the Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame building, located at 213 W. Malcolm X St. in downtown Lansing, Michigan... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Hall of fame | Cultural and historical exhibits on the accomplishments and achievements of Michigan women, also an art gallery |
Midland Center for the Arts | Midland Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Multiple | website, performing arts and museum complex, includes Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art and Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park |
Midland County Historical Society's Heritage Park | Midland Midland, Michigan Midland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Multiple | website, Interactive local history exhibits, history of the Dow Chemical Company, 1874 Historic Gothic Victorian House, collection of Historic Sleighs and Carriages and more. |
Mid-Michigan Children's Museum | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Children's | website |
Milford Historical Museum | Milford Milford, Michigan Milford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,175 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Milford Township.- Geography :... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic houses | website, operated by the Milford Historical Society, 1835 Greek-revival Victorian house and log cabin |
Millington - Arbela Historical Society Museum | Millington Millington, Michigan Millington is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,137 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Millington Township.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Mill Race Historical Village | Northville Northville, Michigan Northville is a city located in and divided by Oakland and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 5,970 at the 2010 census. The Oakland County portion is surrounded by the city of Novi. The Wayne County portion is surrounded by Northville... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, operated by the Northville Historical Society |
Minibeast Zooseum and Education Center | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Natural history | website, insect, spider and macroinvertebrate zoo, museum and education center |
Model T. Automotive Heritage Complex Piquette Plant The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is located at 411 Piquette Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, within the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District. It was the second home of Ford Motor Company automobile production... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Automotive | History of the Ford Model T Ford Model T The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor Company from September 1908 to May 1927... |
Monroe County Historical Museum | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Monroe County Historical Commission, exhibits include George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1858, where he graduated last in his class... , local military, Native American and settler history; Martha Barker Country Store Museum and Navarre Anderson Trading Post Complex are open only by appointment |
Monroe County Labor History Museum | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
History | website, history of organized labor movement in Michigan |
Monroe County Vietnam Veterans Historical Museum | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Military | website |
Montague City Museum | Montague Montague, Michigan Montague is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,407. The city is located within Montague Township, but is politically independent.... |
West Michigan | Local history | information |
Montrose Historical and Telephone Pioneer Museum | Montrose Montrose, Michigan Montrose is a city in Genesee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,619 at the 2000 census. The city is situated within Montrose Township, but is politically independent.- History :... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Technology | website, antique and novelty telephones and equipment, local history |
Morton House Museum | Benton Harbor Benton Harbor, Michigan Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan which is located west of Kalamazoo. The population was 10,038 at the 2010 census. It is the lesser populated of the two principal cities included in the Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website |
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Motorsports Hall of Fame of America The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America is a Hall of Fame and museum for American motorsports legends. It was originally located in Novi, Michigan and it moved to the Detroit Science Center in 2009.-Museum:... |
Novi Novi, Michigan Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Hall of fame | Hall of fame for drivers on land, sea and air, museum features Indy Cars, stock cars, sports cars, dragsters, race trucks and openwheelers |
Motown Historical Museum | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Music | Also known as Hitsville U.S.A., dedicated to the legacy of the Motown Records Motown Records Motown is a record label originally founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation in Detroit, Michigan, United States, on April 14, 1960. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, is also a nickname for Detroit... , its artists and music |
Munising Falls Interpretive Center | Munising Munising, Michigan Munising is a city on the southern shore of Lake Superior on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,539. It is the county seat of Alger County... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, located next to Munising Falls Munising Falls Munising Falls is a waterfall located in Munising in the western-most portion of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Alger County. The falls drops about over a sandstone cliff. With the exception of the spring thaw, the amount of water falling is relatively small... in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a U.S. National Lakeshore on the shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, United States. It extends for 42 miles along the shore and covers... , natural and cultural history of the area |
Museum at Southwestern Michigan College | Dowagiac Dowagiac, Michigan Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Museum of Contemporary Art Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit or MOCAD is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Detroit's cultural center. The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is to present art at the forefront of contemporary culture... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | |
Museum of Cultural & Natural History | Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675.... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Multiple | website, part of Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... , natural history dioramas, cultural artifacts |
Museum of New Art | Pontiac Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, contemporary art, commonly known as MoNA |
Museum of Ojibwa Culture | St. Ignace St. Ignace, Michigan Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Native American | website |
Museum on Main Street | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Washtenaw County Historical Society |
Museum Ship Valley Camp Steamship Valley Camp The SS Valley Camp is a freighter boat that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is currently serving as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.- History :... |
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Museum ship | Also known as Steamship Valley Camp Steamship Valley Camp The SS Valley Camp is a freighter boat that served on the Great Lakes for almost 50 years and is currently serving as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.- History :... , Great Lakes freighter museum ship housing a 20000 square feet (1,858.1 m²) museum with over 100 maritime exhibits, 4 aquariums and two lifeboats from the wreck of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald |
Music House Museum | Acme | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Music | website, antique musical instruments and music-making machines from 1870 through 1930 |
Muskegon County Museum | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Multiple | website, natural and cultural history |
Muskegon Museum of Art | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Art | website |
Nankin Mills Interpretive Center | Westland Westland, Michigan Westland is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about west of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,094.-Politics:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Nature center | website, exhibits on local natural and cultural history |
National Miniatures Trust Museum | Hickory Corners | West Michigan | Toy | website, dolls and miniatures, on the grounds of the Gilmore Car Museum Gilmore Car Museum The Gilmore Car Museum, located in Hickory Corners in the U.S. state of Michigan, houses a collection of classic automobiles. The collection ranges from the 1899 Locomobile, to muscle cars of the 1960s, as well as alternative fuel cars like the Stanley Steamer, and the Western Michigan University... |
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post Navarre-Anderson Trading Post The Navarre-Anderson Trading Post is a former trading post complex located at 3775 North Custer Road in Frenchtown Charter Township along the River Raisin in Monroe County, Michigan... |
Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
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Negaunee Historical Museum | Negaunee Negaunee, Michigan Negaunee is a city in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,576 at the 2000 census. The city is located at the southwest corner of Negaunee Township. The city is home to the Michigan Iron Industry Museum... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, operated by the Negaunee Historical Society |
Nelis' Dutch Village | Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
West Michigan | Culture | website, theme park featuring buildings of authentic Dutch architecture, brick walkways, canals, gardens and special presentations depicting life in a typical village in the Netherlands in the late 19th century; includes Kolean Museum featuring Dutch clothing, farm and cheese making equipment |
New Buffalo Railroad Museum | New Buffalo New Buffalo, Michigan New Buffalo is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,200 at the 2000 census. This city is within New Buffalo Township, but is politically autonomous.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Railway | website |
New Presque Isle Light | Presque Isle | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | |
Newton House Museum | Dowagiac Dowagiac, Michigan Dowagiac is a city in Cass County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,147 at the 2000 census. It is part of the South Bend–Mishawaka, IN-MI, Metropolitan Statistical Area.... |
West Michigan | Historic house | information |
North Berrien Historical Museum | Coloma Coloma, Michigan Coloma is a city in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,595 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, operated by the North Berrien Historical Society, history of the resorts of the Paw Paw Lakes, fruit farming, businesses, industries, and people of the area |
Northeast Oakland Historical Museum | Oxford Oxford, Michigan Oxford is a village in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,436 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Oxford Charter Township. The village occupies one square mile and is both politically and geographically a part of the township. The village calls itself... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Oakland University Art Gallery | Rochester Rochester, Michigan Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, formerly known as Meadow Brook Art Gallery |
Oceana County Historical Park Museums | Hart Hart, Michigan Hart is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,950. It is the county seat of Oceana County. The city is located within Hart Township, but is politically independent.... |
West Michigan | Open air | website operated by the Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society, five museums: Swift Lathers Museum, Tool Museum, Boynton Cottage Museum, Transportation Museum, Robinson Museum |
Ogemaw Genealogical & Historical Society Museum | West Branch West Branch, Michigan West Branch is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,926. It is the county seat of Ogemaw County. The city is located within West Branch Township, but is politically independent.-History:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, museum information |
Ontonagon Historical Museum | Ontonagon Ontonagon, Michigan Ontonagon is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,769. It is the county seat of Ontonagon County.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, operated by the Ontonagon Historical Society, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Old Bailey School | Harrisville Harrisville, Michigan Harrisville is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alcona County. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Harrisville Township, but is administratively autonomous... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
School | website, information, open for special events |
Old Depot Museum (Michigan) | Ironwood Ironwood, Michigan Ironwood is a city in Gogebic County in the U.S. state of Michigan, about south of Lake Superior. The population was 6,293 at the 2000 census. The city is on US 2 and is situated opposite the Montreal River from Hurley, Wisconsin. It is the westernmost city in Michigan, situated on the same line... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, operated by the Ironwood Area Historical Society |
Old Fence Rider Historical Center | Edmore Edmore, Michigan Edmore is a village in Montcalm County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,244.Edmore was founded and platted by Edwin B. Moore, a real estate man, in 1878, and named with a contraction of his name. A post office was established on July 22, 1878 with... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website, historical collection of Western heritage |
Old Jail Museum | Allegan Allegan, Michigan Allegan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 4,838. It is the county seat of Allegan County. The city lies within Allegan Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, operated by the Allegan County Historical Society, jail and Victorian sheriff's house |
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse | Mackinaw City Mackinaw City, Michigan Mackinaw City is a village in Emmet and Cheboygan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2000 census the population was 859. The name "Mackinaw City" is a bit of a misnomer as it is actually a village... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Lighthouse and museum |
Old Mill Museum Old Mill Museum (Dundee, Michigan) The Old Mill Museum, also known as the Alfred Wilkerson Grist Mill, is a historic structure located along the River Raisin at 242 Toledo Street in Dundee, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on August 3, 1979... |
Dundee Dundee, Michigan Dundee is a village in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,522 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Dundee Township. Through a series of annexations and land transfers, the village has greatly increased in size over the past several years... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, fashion, furniture, farm life, Native Americans, legacy of Henry Ford |
Old Presque Isle Light | Presque Isle | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Museum and inoperative lighthouse |
Old Rugged Cross Historical Museum | Reed City Reed City, Michigan Reed City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,430. It is the county seat of Osceola County.It is the home town of author Timothy James Bazzett.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website |
Old Victoria | Rockland Township Rockland Township, Michigan Rockland Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 324 at the 2000 census.-Communities:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Open air | website, Victorian copper mining town, participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Ortonville Historical Society Museum | Ortonville Ortonville, Michigan Ortonville is a village in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is within Brandon Township, although some development near the village lies within adjacent Groveland Township... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, housed in an old mill |
Oscoda Au Sable Historical Society and Museum | Oscoda Oscoda, Michigan Oscoda is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan located on the northern side of the Au Sable River where it enters Lake Huron. The community of Au Sable is on the other side of the river. Oscoda is in Oscoda Township in Iosco County, and not in Oscoda County, which is to the... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
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Otsego County Historical Museum | Gaylord Gaylord, Michigan Gaylord is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,681. It is the county seat of Otsego County. The city is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord; it is by far the smallest settlement serving as the location of an active Roman... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, operated by the Otsego County Historical Society |
Ottawa Visitor Center | Watersmeet | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Natural history | Environmental education programs, maps, area information, interpretive exhibits, accessible trails |
Our Savior's Historical Museum | Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information, historic Danish Evangelical Lutheran church with exhibits on early Scandinavian settlement in the area |
Padzieski Art Gallery | Dearborn | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, part of the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center |
Paine-Gillam-Scott Museum | St. Johns St. Johns, Michigan As of the census of 2000, there were 7,485 people, 2,994 households, and 1,999 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,909.1 per square mile . There were 3,148 housing units at an average density of 802.9 per square mile... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website, also known as the Clinton County Historical Society Museum |
Paint Creek Center for the Arts | Rochester Rochester, Michigan Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website |
Parker Mill | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Mill | website |
Pascoe House Museum | Republic Republic, Michigan Republic is an unincorporated community in Marquette County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is also a census-designated place for statistical purposes, covering a narrow, roughly crescent-shaped area along several miles of M-95... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | website, operated by the Republic Area Historical Society |
Paulson House | Au Train Au Train, Michigan Au Train is an unincorporated community located in Au Train Township of Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north of the western section of the Hiawatha National Forest. Au Train is at . The ZIP code is 49806 and the FIPS place code is 04440.The community sits at the foot of... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | website, 1884 Swedish log house |
Pewabic Pottery Pewabic Pottery Pewabic Pottery is a studio and school located in Detroit, Michigan and founded in 1903. The studio is known for its iridescent glazes, some of which grace notable buildings such as the Shedd Aquarium and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Pewabic Pottery is on display... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Decorative art | Arts & Crafts ceramics and contemporary pottery |
Phoenix Mill Women’s Museum | Plymouth Plymouth, Michigan Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
History | website, planned museum to honor female factory workers |
Pickle Barrel House Museum Pickle Barrel House The Pickle Barrel House is a two-story cabin built of two barrels. The house design is based on cartoon characters that were two inches tall and lived under a rose bush in a pickle barrel. It is currently located in Grand Marais, Michigan on Michigan's Upper Peninsula on the southern shore of Lake... |
Grand Marais Grand Marais, Michigan Grand Marais is an unincorporated community in Burt Township, Alger County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located on Lake Superior at and is the eastern gateway to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore via H-58.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic house | Operated by the Grand Marais Historical Society |
Pigeon Depot Museum | Pigeon Pigeon, Michigan Pigeon is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,207 at the 2000 census. The village is within Winsor Township.-Geography:*According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Railroad | website |
Pine Grove Historical Museum | Pontiac Pontiac, Michigan Pontiac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan named after the Ottawa Chief Pontiac, located within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 59,515. It is the county seat of Oakland County... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Multiple | website, operated by the Oakville County Pioneer and Historical Society, complex include Pine Grove, the former estate of Governor Moses Wisner Moses Wisner Moses Wisner was a politician and soldier from the U.S. state of Michigan.-Early life in New York:Wisner was born in Springport, New York and received an education in the common schools while working on his parent's farm. In 1837, he moved to Michigan and settled on a farm in Lapeer County... and outbuildings, the Drayton Plains One-Room Schoolhouse, the Carriage House, the Pioneer Museum with tools and farm implements |
Pioneer Log Cabin Museum | Cassopolis Cassopolis, Michigan Cassopolis is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 14,275. It is the county seat of Cass County. The village and county are named after statesman Lewis Cass, a New Hampshire native and a prominent U.S... |
West Michigan | Historic house | information, tools, farm equipment, quilts and dolls |
Pioneer Log Village | Bad Axe | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Open air | website, operated by the Bad Axe Historical Society, pioneer home, general store, school, chapel, barn and blacksmith shop |
Plank Road Museum | Breckenridge Breckenridge, Michigan Breckenridge is a village in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,339 at the 2000 census. The village is located in Wheeler Township.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | information, operated by the Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society |
Plymouth Historical Museum | Plymouth Plymouth, Michigan Plymouth is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,132 at the 2010 census. The City of Plymouth is an enclave completely surrounded by Plymouth Charter Township, Michigan.-Geography:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, growth of American industry, the advent of the railroad and the invention of the automobile |
Podunk House & Pioneer Museum | Fenton Fenton, Michigan Fenton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan that lies mostly in Genesee County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,756. The city was incorporated from Fenton Township in Genesee County, and the city and township are administratively autonomous.-History:In the 1970s, the city... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | information, home and museum for the Pioneer Memorial Association of Fenton & Mundy Townships; 1837 Greek-revival pioneer family home, museum with tools and artifacts of early settlers |
Point Betsie Light Point Betsie Light -Specialized further reading:* Hawley, Jonathon P., Point Betsie: Lightkeeping and Lifesaving on Northeastern Lake Michigan 264 p., 61 B&W photos ISBN 9780472033188.- External links :* * * * * by LighthousesRus... |
Frankfort Frankfort, Michigan Frankfort is a city in Benzie County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The elevation of Frankfort is above sea level. The city is situated with Lake Michigan to the west, Lake Betsie, formed by the Betsie River before flowing into Lake Michigan, on the... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | |
Point Iroquois Light | Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay is a large bay on the eastern end of the southern shore of Lake Superior between Michigan and Ontario. It begins in the north and west at Whitefish Point in Michigan, about 10 miles north of Paradise, Michigan and ends at the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie on the southeast... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Research Society |
Pointe aux Barques Lighthouse | Huron Township Huron Township, Michigan Huron Township is a civil township of Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 423 at the 2000 census.-Communities:*Huron City is an unincorporated community in the township on M-25 near the mouth of Willow Creek on Lake Huron at... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Two museums, one about shipwrecks in Lake Huron, the other about the lighthouse |
Port Huron Museum Port Huron Museum The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, USA. It includes the Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, USCGC Bramble , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The museum was founded in 1967.... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Multiple | Five museums: Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum is the main building in the Port Huron, Michigan museum system. The building was financed by a $40,000.00 donation from Pittsburgh philanthropist and steel entrepreneur Andrew Carnegie.... , Huron Lightship Huron Lightship The United States lightship Huron is a lightvessel that was launched in 1920. It is now a museum ship moored in Pine Grove Park, Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan.-Great Lakes lightships:... , Thomas Edison Depot Museum Thomas Edison Depot Museum The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is located underneath the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The depot is owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum and is the actual depot that inventor Thomas Edison worked out of as a news butcher between 1859 and 1863... , USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) USCGC Bramble is one of the 39 original seagoing buoy tenders built between 1942-1944 for the United States Coast Guard. Bramble is currently a museum ship, part of Port Huron Museum, located in Port Huron, Michigan. She will be closed to the public effective August 14, 2011, owing to a lack of... , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Fort Gratiot Lighthouse Fort Gratiot Light, the first lighthouse in the state of Michigan, was constructed north of Fort Gratiot in 1829 by Lucius Lyon, who later became one of Michigan's first U.S. Senators.... |
Presque Isle County Historical Museum | Rogers City | Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | website, located in the Craftsman-style Bradley House, includes period rooms, toys, Native American artifacts, country store, tools and other exhibits |
Public Museum of Grand Rapids Public Museum of Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids Public Museum was founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History" in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. The museum includes a cafe, a gift shop, and a 1928 Spillman Carousel, which is situated in a pavilion over the... |
Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Local history | Includes a carousel and planetarium |
Quincy Mine Quincy Mine The Quincy Mine is an extensive set of copper mines located near Hancock, Michigan. The mine was owned by the Quincy Mining Company and operated between 1846 and 1945, although some activities continued through the 1970s. The Quincy Mine was known as "Old Reliable," as the Quincy Mine Company paid... |
Hancock Hancock, Michigan Hancock is a city in Houghton County; the northernmost in the U.S. state of Michigan, located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, or, depending on terminology, Copper Island. The population was 4,634 at the 2010 census... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Mining | Copper mine, mine buildings and mining exhibits; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Rankin Art Gallery | Big Rapids Big Rapids, Michigan Big Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,849. It is the county seat of Mecosta County. The city is located within Big Rapids Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Art | website, part of Ferris State University Ferris State University Ferris State University is a public university with its main campus in Big Rapids, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1884 as the Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge Nathan Ferris, an educator from New England who later served as governor of the State of Michigan and finally in the US Senate where... |
Rathbone School | Eagle Harbor Township Eagle Harbor Township, Michigan Eagle Harbor Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 281. The irregularly-shaped township is located on the Keweenaw Peninsula and also includes the southern half of Isle Royale... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
School | website, operated by the Keweenaw County Historical Society; participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Raven Hill Discovery Center | East Jordan East Jordan, Michigan East Jordan is a city in Charlevoix County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,507 at the 2000 census.The city is at the end of the south arm of Lake Charlevoix, at the mouth of the Jordan River. M-66 connects with US 31 at Charlevoix about 12 miles to the northwest and with US... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Multiple | website, regional science and technology center, also art, history and culture |
Rentschler Farm Museum | Saline Saline, Michigan Saline is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,810.The city is popular for its annual Celtic Festival, which attracts people from all over the United States and its sister cities Brecon, Wales and Lindenberg, Germany... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Agriculture, open air | website, operated by the Saline Historical Society, farm living between the years 1900-1950 with a house and 11 farm outbuildings |
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum R. E. Olds Transportation Museum The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile, and is located in Lansing, Michigan. It is one of the top-rated automotive museums in the United States.... |
Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Automotive | Oldsmobiles dating from 1897 to 2004, automobilia Automobilia Automobilia is a portmanteau of the words automobile and memorabilia. It is term which can be used to describe any historical artifact or collectible linked with motor cars and related areas, such as motor racing and motorsport personalities... , REO Motor Car Company vehicles |
River Of History Museum | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Maritime | website, history of the St. Mary’s River and its inhabitants |
River Raisin Battlefield Visitor Center | Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 20,733 at the 2010 census. It is the largest city and county seat of Monroe County. The city is bordered on the south by Monroe Charter Township, but both are politically independent. The city is located approximately 14 miles ... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Military | website, battle site during the War of 1812, more information |
Robbins Gallery | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, part of the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm | Rochester Hills Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester Hills is an affluent city in northeast Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 70,995. The city of Rochester is bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) museum complex including a 1927 dairy barn with exhibits about area history |
Rockland Township Library Museum | Rockland Township Rockland Township, Michigan Rockland Township is a civil township of Ontonagon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 324 at the 2000 census.-Communities:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information |
Roethke House | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Biographical | website, home of poet Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke Theodore Roethke was an American poet, who published several volumes of poetry characterized by its rhythm, rhyming, and natural imagery. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1954 for his book, The Waking.-Biography:... |
Romulus Historical Museum | Romulus Romulus, Michigan Romulus is a suburban city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census, an increase from 22,979 in 2000. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and a General Motors plant that opened in 1976... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | information |
Royal Oak Historical Society Museum | Royal Oak Royal Oak, Michigan Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Saarinen House + Gardens | Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan, northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,869... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website, home and studio designed by Eliel Saarinen Eliel Saarinen Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century.... , part of the Cranbrook Art Museum |
Saginaw Art Museum | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Art | website, American, European, Asian, Egyptian and local art |
Saginaw Railway Museum | Saginaw Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw was once a thriving lumber town and manufacturing center. Saginaw and Saginaw County lie in the Flint/Tri-Cities region of Michigan... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Railroad | website, operated by the Saginaw Valley Railroad Historical Society, trains, railroad technology, model train exhibit |
Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum | Bay City Bay City, Michigan Bay City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan located near the base of the Saginaw Bay on Lake Huron. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 34,932, and is the principal city of the Bay City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Saginaw-Bay City-Saginaw Township North... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Maritime | website, planned museum home of USS Edson (DD-946) USS Edson (DD-946) USS Edson was a of the United States Navy, named for Major General Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC , who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal, and the Navy Cross and Silver Star for other actions in world War... |
Saginaw Valley State University Art Gallery | University Center University Center, Michigan University Center is a locale in Bay and Saginaw counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the name of the post office with the ZIP code of 48710.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Art | website, located in the Arbury Fine Arts Center of Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University, commonly known as SVSU, is a state university in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula in the Saginaw Valley region. The university is located in Kochville Township, Saginaw County... , contemporary art |
Saint Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station | Canton | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Medical | website, health education learning center, open for individuals and families to tour the exhibit gallery on the fourth Thursday of each month |
Saline Depot Museum | Saline Saline, Michigan Saline is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,810.The city is popular for its annual Celtic Festival, which attracts people from all over the United States and its sister cities Brecon, Wales and Lindenberg, Germany... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Railroad | website, operated by the Saline Historical Society |
Samuel Kingsley House | Romulus Romulus, Michigan Romulus is a suburban city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census, an increase from 22,979 in 2000. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and a General Motors plant that opened in 1976... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | information, 1855 house, stop along the Underground Railroad Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,... |
Sandcastles Children's Museum | Ludington Ludington, Michigan Ludington is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,357. It is the county seat of Mason County.Ludington is a harbor town located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Children's | website |
Sanilac County Historical Museum | Port Sanilac Port Sanilac, Michigan Port Sanilac is a village in Sanilac Township, Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 658 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Open air | website, eight historic buildings on a 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) campus including a 20-room Victorian mansion, 1900 general store, one-room schoolhouse, 1883 log cabin, barn theater, marine shipwreck room, dairy industry museum, carriages, military and Native American exhibits |
Saper Galleries | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website |
Saugatuck Center for the Arts | Saugatuck Saugatuck, Michigan Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 925 at the 2010 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous.... |
West Michigan | Art | website |
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Museum | Douglas Douglas, Michigan Douglas is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,214 at the 2000 census... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, operated by the Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society, also the 1866 Old School House |
Scarab Club Scarab Club The Scarab Club is an artists' club, gallery, and studio in the Cultural Center Historic District of Detroit, Michigan, located at 217 Farnsworth Street, near the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Detroit Science Center... |
Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | Artists' club, gallery, and studio |
Scene Metrospace | East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | Alternative arts center |
Scolnik House | Muskegon Muskegon, Michigan Muskegon is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 38,401. The city is the county seat of Muskegon County... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, operated by Muskegon County Museum |
Sebewaing Township Hall | Sebewaing Sebewaing, Michigan Sebewaing is a village in Huron County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,974 at the 2000 census. The village is within Sebewaing Township. This small community is known as the Sugar Beet Capital, due to the Michigan Sugar slicing mill located within the village and the yearly... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Local history | website, information, operated by the Sebewaing Area Historical Society; also operates the Charles W. Liken House Museum |
Selfridge Military Air Museum | Selfridge Air National Guard Base | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Transportation - Aviation | Operated by the Michigan Air Guard Historical Association, over 15 historic planes and exhibits |
Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum | Saint Clair Shores | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | information, operated by the St. Clair Shores Historical Commission |
Seul Choix Point Light and Museum Seul Choix Light The Seul Choix Light is a lighthouse located in the northwest corner of Lake Michigan in Schoolcraft County, Michigan. The station was established in 1892 with a temporary light, and this light started service in 1895, and was fully automated in 1972. It is an active aid to navigation... |
Gulliver | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Gulliver Historical Society |
Shiawassee Arts Center | Owosso Owosso, Michigan Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website |
Shiawassee County Historical Society | Owosso Owosso, Michigan Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Local history | website, information |
Shrine of the Pines | Baldwin Baldwin, Michigan Baldwin is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,107. It is the county seat of Lake County... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Decorative arts | website, rustic pine furniture, also known as the Log Hunting Lodge Museum |
Siegfried H. Horn Archaeological Museum | Berrien Springs Berrien Springs, Michigan Berrien Springs is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,862 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Oronoko Charter Township. Berrien Springs is best known for its Seventh-day Adventist community and Andrews University... |
West Michigan | Archaeology | website, part of Andrews University Andrews University Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day... , also known as Horn Archaeological Museum |
Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Medical | website, part of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , dental practice and technology in the United States and Michigan from the 18th century to today |
Sleeping Bear Point Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum Glen Haven, Michigan Glenn Haven is a restored logging village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop. The unincorporated community is located in Glen Arbor Township.Also located in... |
Glen Haven Glen Haven, Michigan Glenn Haven is a restored logging village on the shore of Lake Michigan on the Leelanau Peninsula within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Attractions include the restored General Store and Blacksmith Shop. The unincorporated community is located in Glen Arbor Township.Also located in... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Maritime | Part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is a United States National Lakeshore located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Leelanau County and Benzie County.... , Coast Guard and lifesaving history and equipment |
Sloan Museum | Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Multiple | website, regional history, historic automobiles and hands-on science |
Slusser Gallery | Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | website, part of the School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
Southern Michigan Railroad Museum Southern Michigan Railroad Society The Southern Michigan Railroad Society is a railway museum in Clinton, Michigan, United States. It has preserved of track and a variety of railroad equipment including the only GMDH-3 locomotive ever built. Trains are operated on a seasonal schedule.... |
Clinton Clinton, Lenawee County, Michigan Clinton is a village in Lenawee County in the Irish Hills area of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,336 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Clinton Township.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Railroad | Heritage railroad and museum |
South Manitou Island Light South Manitou Island Light South Manitou Island Lighthouse is located on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, west of Leland, Michigan. It is in Leelanau County in western Northern Michigan.-History:This is the third lighthouse built on the island... |
South Manitou Island South Manitou Island South Manitou Island is located in Lake Michigan, approximately west of Leland, Michigan. It is part of Leelanau County and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The uninhabited island is in land area and can be accessed by a ferry service from Leland... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Manitou Island Lighthouse Society |
Spirit of the Woods Museum | Elks Rapids Elk Rapids Township, Michigan Elk Rapids Township is a civil township of Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,741 at the 2000 census. The Village of Elk Rapids is located within the township.-Geography:... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Native American | website |
SS City of Milwaukee SS City of Milwaukee The SS City of Milwaukee is a Great Lakes railroad car ferry that once plied Lake Michigan, often between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was built for the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company in 1931 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin to replace the , which sank with all hands on October... |
Manistee Manistee, Michigan Manistee is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,586. It is the county seat of Manistee County. The name "Manistee" is from an Ojibwe word first applied to the principal river of the county. The derivation is not certain, but it may be from... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Museum ship | Great Lakes railroad car ferry |
St. Clair County Farm Museum | Goodells | Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Agriculture | website, collection of farm equipment |
St. Clair Historical Museum | Rochester Rochester, Michigan Rochester is an affluent city in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan on the northern outskirts of metro Detroit. The population was 12,711 at the 2010 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
St. Mary's Historical Museum | Ruth | Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | information, Polish settler log cabin, open by appointment |
Standish Depot Museum | Standish Standish, Michigan Standish is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 1,581. It is the county seat of Arenac County.The town was platted by John D. Standish in 1871... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Railroad | information, stone Detroit and Mackinac Railroad Station, including rolling stock, antique British passenger cars |
Steam Railroading Institute Steam Railroading Institute The Steam Railroading Institute is located at 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, Michigan.The Steam Railroading Institute is an organization dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and operation of historical railroad equipment and items. It operates a heritage railroad which offers... |
Owosso Owosso, Michigan Owosso is a city in Shiawassee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 15,713 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the eastern side of Owosso Township, but is politically independent... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Railroad | Heritage railroad with steam and diesel locomotives, freight and other cars |
Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments The Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, holds over 2,500 historical and contemporary musical instruments from around the world. The basis of the Collection is a gift made to the University by pharmaceutical businessman Frederick Stearns in 1898... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Music | website, part of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , over 2500 pieces of historical and contemporary musical instruments from all over the world |
Steiner Museum | Fairview Fairview, Michigan Fairview is an unincorporated community in Comins Township, Oscoda County in the northeastern Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is at the intersection of routes M-33 and M-72 at... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Industry - Logging | website, logging and pioneering history and artifacts |
Stockton Center at Spring Grove | Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
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Straight Farmhouse | Garden City Garden City, Michigan Garden City is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 27,692. The city is part of the Metro Detroit region.- History :... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, home of the Garden City Historical Museum |
Sturgeon Point Light House and Museum Sturgeon Point Light The Sturgeon Point Light Station is a lighthouse on Lake Huron in Haynes Township, Alcona County, northeastern lower Michigan. Established to ward mariners off a reef that extends 1.5 miles lakeward from Sturgeon Point, it is today regarded as a historic example of a Cape Cod style Great Lakes... |
Harrisville Harrisville, Michigan Harrisville is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alcona County. The population was 493 at the 2010 census. The city is surrounded by Harrisville Township, but is administratively autonomous... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Alcona Historical Society Alcona Historical Society/website On the grounds is the Old Bailey School, a 1907 One-room school One-room school One-room schools were commonplace throughout rural portions of various countries including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and Spain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In most rural and small town schools, all of the students met in a single room... house, which was moved there from Mikado, Michigan in 1998. |
Tahquamenon Logging Museum | Newberry Newberry, Michigan Newberry is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Luce County. Located within McMillan Township at its very southern end, it shares some administrative responsibilities with the surrounding township. The population was 2,686 at the 2000 census.The village was named in... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Logging | information, information |
Tawas Point Light Tawas Point Light Tawas Point Light is located in the Tawas Point State Park off Tawas Bay in Lake Huron in Baldwin Township in Northern Michigan.-History:In 1850, Congress appropriated $5,000 for the construction of a lighthouse. In 1852, construction started, and the lighthouse was commissioned in 1853. After the... |
East Tawas East Tawas, Michigan East Tawas is a city in Iosco County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,951 at the 2000 census.-Geography:*According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Lighthouse | Located in Tawas Point State Park Tawas Point State Park Tawas Point State Park is a Michigan state park located in Northern Michigan near the city of East Tawas. It is just over an hour drive from the Saginaw and Bay City area and a little over three hours from the Detroit area. The park contains situated on the end of a sand spit that forms Tawas Bay... |
Tecumseh Area Historical Museum | Tecumseh Tecumseh, Michigan Tecumseh is a small city in Lenawee County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated where M-50 crosses the River Raisin, a few miles east of M-52. Tecumseh is about SW of Detroit, south of Ann Arbor and north of Toledo, OH.... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | History of the communities around Tecumseh, including Macon, Ridgeway, Tipton and Britton |
Telephone Pioneer Museum | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Technology | information |
Thomas Edison Depot Museum Thomas Edison Depot Museum The Thomas Edison Depot Museum is located underneath the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. The depot is owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum and is the actual depot that inventor Thomas Edison worked out of as a news butcher between 1859 and 1863... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Biographical | Owned and operated by the Port Huron Museum Port Huron Museum The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, USA. It includes the Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, USCGC Bramble , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The museum was founded in 1967.... , life of Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial... |
Three Oaks Township Library and Museum | Three Oaks Three Oaks, Michigan Three Oaks is a village in Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,829 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Three Oaks Township.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Local history | website |
Thumb Octagon Barn | Gagetown Gagetown, Michigan Gagetown is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 389 at the 2000 census. It is located in the northeastern corner of Elmwood Township.... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
History | website |
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum | Naubinway | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Sports | information, information |
Totem Village Museum | St. Ignace St. Ignace, Michigan Saint Ignace, usually written as St. Ignace, is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 2,678. It is the county seat of Mackinac County. From the Lower Peninsula, St. Ignace is the gateway to the Upper Peninsula.St... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Native American | information |
Tower Of History | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, observation tower and exhibits of early Missionaries, local & Native American history |
Travelers Club International Restaurant & Tuba Museum | Okemos Okemos, Michigan Okemos is an unincorporated community in Meridian Charter Township, Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes and does not have any separate legal existence as a municipality. Local government is provided by the township... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Music | website, restaurant and collection of tubas, sousaphones, French horns |
Trenton Historical Museum | Trenton Trenton, Michigan Trenton is a small city in Wayne County in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,853... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website, operated by the Trenton Historical Commission, Victorian house with local history artifacts |
Tri-Cities Historical Museum of Grand Haven | Grand Haven Grand Haven, Michigan Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the... |
West Michigan | Local history | website, exhibits include Native Americans, early pioneers, lumberjacks, French voyageurs, Victorian period rooms, medicine, agriculture, lumbering, maritime, tourism |
Troy Museum & Historic Village | Troy Troy, Michigan Troy is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, and is a suburb of Detroit. The population was 80,980 at the 2010 census, making it the 11th-largest city in Michigan by population, and the largest city in Oakland County... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, Ten historic buildings on a village green, museum of local history |
Turner-Dodge House | Lansing Lansing, Michigan Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website |
Tuskegee Airmen National Museum | Detroit Detroit, Michigan Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Military | website, located at Fort Wayne Fort Wayne (Detroit) Fort Wayne is located in the city of Detroit, Michigan, at the foot of Livernois Avenue in the Delray neighborhood. The fort is situated on the Detroit River at a point where it is about a mile to the Canadian shore. The original 1848 limestone barracks still stands, as does the 1845 star... , history of blacks in aviation in World War II up until the integration of the Armed Forces |
Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit The Ukrainian American Archives and Museum of Detroit, founded 1958, is a museum focused on Ukrainian immigration to the Detroit area, and Ukrainian culture, art, and contributions to the United States. The collections include Ukrainian art, crafts, musical instruments, textiles and photographs. ... |
Hamtramck Hamtramck, Michigan Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 22,423. Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit except for a small portion of the western border that touches the similarly surrounded city of Highland Park... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Ethnic | Ukrainian culture, art and contributions to the United States |
University Art Gallery CMU | Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Isabella County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 25,946. The 2008 census estimate places the population at 26,675.... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Art | website, part of Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan... |
University of Michigan Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art The University of Michigan Museum of Art, or UMMA in Ann Arbor, Michigan with is one of the largest university art museums in the USA. Built as a war memorial in 1909 for the university's fallen alumni from the Civil War, Alumni Memorial Hall originally housed U-M's Alumni office along with the... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Art | Features European and Asian art, including some by Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the... , Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler is an American abstract expressionist painter. She is a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work in six decades she has spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work... , and James McNeill Whistler James McNeill Whistler James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American-born, British-based artist. Averse to sentimentality and moral allusion in painting, he was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake". His famous signature for his paintings was in the shape of a stylized butterfly possessing a long stinger... |
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum | Marquette Marquette, Michigan Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Children's | website, information |
Upper Peninsula Firefighter's Memorial Museum Calumet Fire Station The Calumet Fire Station is a firehouse located on 6th Street in Calumet, Michigan. It is also known as the Red Jacket Fire Station. The building was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, and is part of the Calumet... |
Calumet Calumet, Michigan Calumet is a village in Calumet Township, Houghton County, in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, that was once at the center of the mining industry of the Upper Peninsula. Also known as Red Jacket, the village includes the Calumet Downtown Historic District, listed on the National... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Firefighting | Participating institution in Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park Keweenaw National Historical Park is a unit of the U.S. National Park Service. Established in 1992, the park celebrates the life and history of the Keweenaw Peninsula in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
U.P. Steam & Gas Engine Village & Museum | Escanaba Escanaba, Michigan Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Technology | website, operated by the U.P. Steam and Gas Engine Association, open for special events |
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Art | website |
Urban Options Energy Center | East Lansing East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. The population was 48,579 at the time of the 2010 census, an increase from... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Science | website, energy-saving demonstration home |
USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) USCGC Bramble is one of the 39 original seagoing buoy tenders built between 1942-1944 for the United States Coast Guard. Bramble is currently a museum ship, part of Port Huron Museum, located in Port Huron, Michigan. She will be closed to the public effective August 14, 2011, owing to a lack of... |
Port Huron Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of St. Clair County. The population was 30,184 at the 2010 census. The city is adjacent to Port Huron Township but is administratively autonomous. It is joined by the Blue Water Bridge over the St. Clair River to Sarnia,... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Museum ship | Part of Port Huron Museum Port Huron Museum The Port Huron Museum is a series of five museums located in Port Huron, Michigan, USA. It includes the Carnegie Center -- Port Huron Museum, Huron Lightship, Thomas Edison Depot Museum, USCGC Bramble , and Fort Gratiot Lighthouse. The museum was founded in 1967.... , 180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tender |
U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum National Ski Hall of Fame The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and Museum is located in the City of Ishpeming in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the birthplace of organized skiing in the United States... |
Ishpeming Ishpeming, Michigan Ishpeming is a city in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 6,686 at the 2000 census. This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines had a much higher employment level... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Hall of fame - Sports | |
Van Buren Historical Society Museum | Hartford Hartford, Michigan Hartford is a city in Van Buren County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,476 at the 2000 census. The city is located within Hartford Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Local history | information, information |
Vicksburg Depot Museum | Vicksburg Vicksburg, Michigan Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,320 at the 2000 census.The village is located mostly within Schoolcraft Township on the east side, though a portion is also within Brady Township.-History:... |
West Michigan | Railroad | website, operated by the Vicksburg Historical Society, also local history |
Vicksburg Historic Village | Vicksburg Vicksburg, Michigan Vicksburg is a village in Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,320 at the 2000 census.The village is located mostly within Schoolcraft Township on the east side, though a portion is also within Brady Township.-History:... |
West Michigan | Open air | website, operated by the Vicksburg Historical Society, includes depot, print shop, school house, express office, farm house and barn |
Voigt House Victorian Museum | Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, operated by the Public Museum of Grand Rapids Public Museum of Grand Rapids The Grand Rapids Public Museum was founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History" in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. The museum includes a cafe, a gift shop, and a 1928 Spillman Carousel, which is situated in a pavilion over the... |
Wakefield Historical Society Museum | Wakefield Wakefield, Michigan Wakefield is a city in Gogebic County in the US state of Michigan. It is located in the western Upper Peninsula. The population was 1,851 at the 2010 census.... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | information, information |
Walker Tavern Cambridge Junction Historic State Park Cambridge Junction Historic State Park is a state park in Cambridge Township, Michigan. It is near Hayes State Park in the scenic Irish Hills area.... |
Brooklyn Brooklyn, Michigan Brooklyn is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,176. It is located just off U.S. Highway 12 Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville) is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
History | Exhibits focus on Michigan's frontier settlement and stagecoach eras during the first half of the 19th century |
Walter P. Chrysler Museum Walter P. Chrysler Museum The Walter P. Chrysler Museum, which opened in October 1999, is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It features many historically significant Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Jeep, AMC, Nash, Hudson, and Rambler vehicles from various eras.... |
Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills is a city in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,412 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1983 when Pontiac Township became the City of Auburn Hills.-Economy:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Automotive | Chrysler vehicles from many eras |
Waterloo Farm Museum | Waterloo Waterloo Township, Michigan Waterloo Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,069 at the 2000 census.-Geography:... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Agriculture | website, operated by the Waterloo Historical Society, 10 room farmhouse and many outbuildings |
Water Street Historic Block | Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Historic houses | website, cooperative effort between the Chippewa County Historical Society, Sault Historic Sites, & the City of Sault Ste. Marie; includes Johnston House & Henry Rowe Schoolcraft office |
Wayne Historical Museum | Wayne Wayne, Michigan Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 17,593... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | website |
Webster Township Museum | Webster Township Webster Township, Michigan Webster Township is a civil township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally settled in the 1820s and 1830s, this small town has a rich history, centered around the picturesque area known locally as "Webster Corners." The population was 5,198 at the 2000... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | information, operated by the Webster Township Historical Society, complex includes Town Hall, school, blacksmith shop |
Weird Michigan Wax Museum | Moran Township Moran Township, Michigan Moran Township is a civil township of Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,080 at the 2000 census.-Communities:... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Wax | website, Roadside America information |
W.K. Kellogg Manor House | Gull Lake Gull Lake (Michigan) Gull Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Michigan, located mostly in Kalamazoo County with the northern tip extending into Barry County. The nearest major cities are Kalamazoo, to the southwest, and Battle Creek, to the southeast. The name was probably derived from the seagulls which at times... |
West Michigan | Historic house | Part of Kellogg Biological Station Kellogg Biological Station Kellogg Biological Station , Michigan State University's largest off-campus education complex, is located in Hickory Corners, Michigan . Many of the facilities there were originally built by Will Keith Kellogg of Kellogg's cereal, after whom the station is named... , 32 acres (129,499.5 m²) estate includes a Tudor Revival house, carriage house, chauffeur's cottage, boathouse, Dutch windmill, lakeside pagoda and several gardens |
Wellington Farm Park | Grayling Grayling, Michigan Grayling is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Crawford County. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census. Grayling takes its name from the Grayling fish that was once prevalent in its lakes and streams.... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Open air | website, rural mid-America during the Great Depression |
Westland Historical Museum | Westland Westland, Michigan Westland is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about west of downtown Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,094.-Politics:... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Historic house | website, includes Felton Farmhouse, a typical Michigan farmhouse built in the 1850s and the Collins House, which stores the Commission's historical archives |
West Shore Fishing Museum | Cedar River | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Industry - Fishing | website, information, operated by the Bailey Property Preservation Association |
Wexford County Historical Museum | Cadillac Cadillac, Michigan Cadillac is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Wexford County. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 10,000. The city is situated at the junction of US 131, M-55 and M-115... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Local history | information |
Whaley House Museum (Michigan) | Flint Flint, Michigan Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... |
Flint/Tri-Cities Flint/Tri-Cities The Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan... |
Historic house | website, late Victorian house |
Wheels of History Museum | Brimley | Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Local history | website, railroads, logging, fishing exhibits, operated by the Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Society |
Whitefish Point Light | Paradise Paradise, Michigan Paradise is an unincorporated community in Whitefish Township, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan.Paradise is on the northeastern portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the western side of Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, about by road from Sault Ste. Marie and about north of the... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Lighthouse | Operated by the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society |
White Pine Village White Pine Village White Pine Village opened in 1976. It is an outdoor museum containing nineteenth century buildings and related artifacts. The centerpiece is Burr Caswell's 1849 farmhouse... |
Ludington Ludington, Michigan Ludington is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 8,357. It is the county seat of Mason County.Ludington is a harbor town located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Pere Marquette River... |
Northern Michigan Northern Michigan Northern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan... |
Open air | Operated by the Mason County Historical Society, 25 buildings |
White River Light Station Museum | Whitehall Whitehall, Michigan Whitehall is a city in Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,884 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the southwest corner of Whitehall Township. Montague, Michigan is its neighbor.... |
West Michigan | Lighthouse | |
William Bonifas Fine Arts Center | Escanaba Escanaba, Michigan Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Art | website, gallery exhibits, art workshops, classes and theatrical productions |
William G. Thompson Museum | Hudson Hudson, Michigan Hudson is a city in Lenawee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,307 at the 2010 census. The city is located within Hudson Township, but is politically independent.-Geography:... |
West Michigan | Historic house | website, contains Japanese woodblocks, Chinese Jade and hard stone carvings, cloisonné vases, English and Continental art, antique porcelain and glass |
William L. Clements Library William L. Clements Library The William L. Clements Library is a rare book and manuscript repository located on the University of Michigan's central campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan... |
Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
History | Part of the University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... , exhibits about American history from the Age of Discovery into the 20th century |
Wills Ste. Claire Auto Museum | Marysville Marysville, Michigan Marysville is a city in St. Clair County of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 9,684 at the 2000 census.-Geography:* According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.* It is considered to be part of the Thumb of... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Automotive | website, history of Childe Wills Childe Wills Childe Harold Wills , also known as C. Harold Wills, was an early associate of Henry Ford, one of the first employees of the Ford Motor Company, and a contributor to the design of the Model T... and the Wills Sainte Claire Wills Sainte Claire Wills Sainte Claire was an automobile brand manufactured by the C. H. Wills and Company, in Marysville, Michigan, from 1921-1927. Childe Harold Wills, the company founder, was a perfectionist and his automobile company focused on very high quality cars... automobile |
Windmill Island Gardens | Holland Holland, Michigan Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River .... |
West Michigan | website, 240 year old working Dutch windmill on 36 acres (145,687 m²) of gardens; Posthouse Museum is a replica of a 14th century wayside inn | |
Wing House Museum | Coldwater Coldwater, Michigan Coldwater is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 10,945. It is the county seat of Branch County.... |
Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Historic house | website, home of the Branch County Historical Society |
Witch's Hat Depot Museum | South Lyon South Lyon, Michigan South Lyon is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,327 at the 2010 census. The city is part of the South Lyon-Howell-Brighton Urban Area, which had a population of 106,139 according to the 2000 census... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Open air | website, local history museum in former train depot, includes caboose, freight house and chapel buildings |
Wolcott Mill Metropark Wolcott Mill Metropark Wolcott Mill Metropark is a Huron-Clinton Metropark located in rural Ray Township, Michigan. The northern branch of the Clinton River is a fixture of the park as it bisects the entirety of the park.-The Park:... |
Ray Township Ray Township, Michigan Ray Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 3,739. Wolcott Mill Metropark, a park is located entirely within the township. The park is named for and is home to an historic grist mill built in 1847... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Agriculture | Park features historic mill, barn museum of agriculture, working farm |
Yankee Air Museum Yankee Air Museum The Yankee Air Museum is an aviation museum located near Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors.-History:... |
Oscoda Oscoda, Michigan Oscoda is an unincorporated community in the U.S. state of Michigan located on the northern side of the Au Sable River where it enters Lake Huron. The community of Au Sable is on the other side of the river. Oscoda is in Oscoda Township in Iosco County, and not in Oscoda County, which is to the... |
Upper Peninsula of Michigan Upper Peninsula of Michigan The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded... |
Aviation | Division at Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Oscoda, an unincorporated community in Iosco County, Michigan, United States... |
Yankee Air Museum Yankee Air Museum The Yankee Air Museum is an aviation museum located near Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. The museum has a small fleet of flying aircraft and a collection of static display aircraft outdoors.-History:... |
Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Aviation | Division at Willow Run Airport Willow Run Airport Willow Run Airport is an airport located in Van Buren Charter Township and in Ypsilanti Township, near Ypsilanti, Michigan, that serves freight, corporate, and general aviation clients... |
Ye Ole Carriage Shop | Spring Arbor | Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Automotive | website, open by appointment, "Jackson made" automobiles and a large Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke... collection |
Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Collection Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Collection The Ypsilanti Automotive Heritage Museum in Ypsilanti, Michigan is a unique automotive museum that is home to production cars from the Willow Run Plant and Hudson Motors... |
Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Automotive | Production cars from the Willow Run Willow Run The Willow Run manufacturing plant, located between Ypsilanti and Belleville, Michigan, was constructed during World War II by Ford Motor Company for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator military aircraft.... Plant and Hudson Motors |
Ypsilanti Historical Museum | Ypsilanti Ypsilanti, Michigan Ypsilanti is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 22,362. The city is bounded to the north by the Charter Township of Superior and on the west, south, and east by the Charter Township of Ypsilanti... |
Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan Southeast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro... |
Local history | Home of the Ypsilanti Historical Society, 1860 house with period rooms and local history exhibits |
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways | Mt. Pleasant | Central Michigan Central Michigan Central Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and... |
Native American | website |
Defunct Museums
- AutoWorldAutoWorldAutoWorld was an indoor theme park in Flint, Michigan, USA, built to make the town attractive to tourists. The theme park opened in July 1984 and closed during its first year...
, FlintFlint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the... - Anonkas Witch Museum, CaroCaro, MichiganCaro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,229 at the 2010 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census ....
- Cereal City, Battle CreekBattle Creek, MichiganBattle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo and Battle Creek Rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle Creek, Michigan Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Calhoun county...
, closed January 2007, - Labor Museum & Learning Center, FlintFlint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
Regions
Michigan's main regions:- Central MichiganCentral MichiganCentral Michigan, often called Mid Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. Southern Michigan can be considered as a subregion of Central Michigan. As its name implies, it is the central area of the Lower Peninsula. Lower Michigan is said to resemble a mitten, and...
- Flint/Tri-CitiesFlint/Tri-CitiesThe Flint/Tri-Cities Region or Saginaw Valley is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The region is composed of the area surrounding Flint, Michigan, the Tri Cities, the Saginaw Bay and Saginaw River . Flint's population is 102,434; it is the seventh largest city in Michigan...
- The ThumbThe ThumbThe Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan, so named because the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten; thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid-Michigan area of the state, located east of Flint/Tri-Cities...
, a subregion of the Flint/Tri-Cities area - Greater Tri CitiesTri-Cities (Michigan)The name Tri-Cities refers to two regions in the U.S. state of Michigan. Both are located in the Lower Peninsula.-The Greater Tri-Cities Region:The larger and more well known Tri-Cities is the region surrounding the cities of Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland...
- The Thumb
- Northern MichiganNorthern MichiganNorthern Michigan, also known as Northern Lower Michigan , is a region of the U.S. state of Michigan...
- Southeast MichiganSoutheast MichiganSoutheast Michigan, also called Southeastern Michigan, is a region in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan that is home to a majority of the state's businesses and industries as well as slightly over half of the state's population, most of whom are concentrated in Metro...
/ Metro DetroitMetro DetroitThe Detroit metropolitan area, often referred to as Metro Detroit, is the metropolitan area located in Southeast Michigan centered on the city of Detroit which shares an international border with Windsor, Ontario. The Detroit metropolitan area is the second largest U.S. metropolitan area... - West MichiganWestern MichiganWest Michigan and Western Michigan are terms for an arbitrarily selected region in the U.S. state of Michigan in its Lower Peninsula. There is no official definition for what constitutes "West Michigan." The area of West Michigan may also include parts Southern Michigan.-Definition:In general,...
including MichianaMichianaMichiana is a region in northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan centered on the city of South Bend, Indiana. The Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Indiana defines Michiana as "counties that contribute at least 500 inbound commuting workers to St. Joseph County daily." Those counties... - Upper Peninsula of MichiganUpper Peninsula of MichiganThe Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
See also
Arboreta in Michigan (category)Aquaria in Michigan (category)
Botanical gardens in Michigan (category)
Houses in Michigan (category)
Forts in Michigan (category)
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in Michigan
Observatories in Michigan (category)