Laurium Manor Mansion
The Laurium Manor Mansion is located in Laurium in Michigan’s Houghton County. This lavish 45 room mansion was built in 1908 for Thomas and Cornelia Hoatson, the owner of Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. The manor was restored in 1989 to a historic mansion hotel and has been welcoming guests ever since. Tours are available […]
Negaunee Historical Society Museum
The Negaunee Historical Society Museum is located in Negaunee in Michigan’s Marquette County. The land that the museum sits on was originally the St. Paul Catholic Church’s cemetery. The house that is now home to the museum was built in 1901 after the church was moved to its current location, though there is no record […]
Astor House Museum
The Astor House Museum is located in Copper Harbor in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The museum is a part of the Minnetonka Resort. The Resort includes log cabin cottages, gift and antique shop and of course, the Astor House Historical Museum. There you will find unique artifacts and relics of the earliest settlers, copper mining, antique […]
Michigan Iron Industry Museum
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is located in Negaunee in Michigan’s Marquette County. The museum is situated overlooking the Carp River Forge site on the Carp River, where iron was first forged in the Lake Superior region in 1848 to 1855. The museum enables visitors to learn about the iron industry and its impact on […]
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Complex
The Eagle Harbor Lighthouse Complex is located at Eagle Harbor in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The complex consists of the Keweenaw History Museum, the Commercial Fishing Museum, the Maritime Museum and of course, the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse. The Keweenaw History Museum contains displays that exhibit mining, shipping, tourism and early life of the Keweenaw through photographs […]
Eagle River Museum
The Eagle River Museum is located in Eagle River in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The museum focuses on four major themes, the Cliff Mine, the town of Eagle River, the town and mine of Phoenix and the amusement area known as Crestview that is found between to two towns. Cliff Mine was one of the first […]
Museum Ship Valley Camp
Museum Ship Valley Camp is located in Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. Explore inside the 550 foot (170m) long Valley Camp Great Lakes Freighter. This unique Maritime Museum has over 100 exhibits inside its 20,000 square foot cargo hold. Some items exhibited are historical artifacts, paintings, recovered shipwreck items, and two lifeboats from […]
River of History Museum
The River of History Museum is located in downtown Sault Ste Marie in Michigan’s Chippewa County. The museum chronologically follows the history of the St. Mary’s River and Sault Ste Marie for 8,000 years, from the glacial period to the present day. From the rich history of the Anishinaabe Native Americans to French settlers, fur […]
Wheels of History Train Museum
The Wheels of History Train Museum is located in Brimley in Michigan’s Chippewa County. Climb aboard this 1905 wooden railroad passenger car and caboose and learn the history of the Brimley area. See fascinating historical exhibits and artifacts from the railroad, telephones, logging, fishing, Great Lake ships and local family histories . There is also […]
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is located on Whitefish Point, Paradise in Michigan’s Chippewa County. The museum’s campus includes the museum building, the 155 year operating Whitefish Point Light Tower, light keepers quarters, the Surfboat House and gift shop. Take a self guided tour of the Museum building and exhibits of the haunting world of […]
Tahquamenon Logging Museum
The Tahquamenon Logging Museum is located in Newberry along the shore of the Tahquamenon River in Michigan’s Luce County. Take a tour of the museum and see artifacts and a slide presentation of early logging in Michigan. The museums facilities include a cook shack, original family dwelling, a music pavilion, picnic area, nature trail, boardwalk […]
Pickle Barrel
The Pickle Barrel Museum is located in Grand Marais in Michigan’s Alger County. Resembling two barrels, this museum was originally built in 1926 as a summer home for William Donahey, the cartoonist of the Chicago Tribune’s “Teenie Weenie” cartoon strip. The larger barrel is 16 feet tall (4.9m) and had two stories. The interior contains […]
