Museums
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Organization Name |
Notes |
City |
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AirZoo |
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Kalamazoo |
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Fort Wilkins State Park |
Built in 1844 this fort is a well-preserved, nineteenth
century military post and lighthouse complex. Through
museum exhibits, audio-visual programs and costumed
interpretation, visitors can explore the daily routine
of military service. |
Copper Harbor |
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Fayette Historic Town site |
This site was once one of the Upper Peninsula's most
productive iron-smelting operations. A town of 500
residents grew up around two blast furnaces, a large
dock and several chasrcoal kilns. |
Garden |
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Gitchee Gumee Agate and History Museum |
The museum contains a variety of rock, mineral and agate
displays, as well as histories of Grand Marais and the
logging and fishing industries. |
Grand Marias |
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Big Bay Lighthouse |
The grounds of the 1867 Lighthouse are open year-round.
No. 3 Lighthouse road |
Big Bay |
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Calumet Theatre |
Both self-guided and guided tours of this 104-year-old
historic theatre are available. |
Calumet |
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Central Mine and Village |
Once
home to 1200 people and was also the most properus mines
in the Keweenaw. The Keweenaw Historical Society
Maintains a visitor center and several exhibits about
the area's families, homes, schools and churches. Site
is open year round. |
Keweenaw |
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Seul Choix Lighthouse |
The site houses a collection of maritime and historical
items and displays. The tower is seventy-eight feet tall
and still houses a working light. Visitors can tour the
light keepers' home. Fog signal building and newly
restored boathouse, Theatre. |
Gulliver |
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Quincy Mine Hoist and Underground Mine |
There are two options for touring the site. On both the
surface tour and the full tour, visitors will see the
museum, inside the No. 2 shaft house and the Nordberg
Steam Hoist and ride the cog rail tram car to the mine
entrance. |
Hancock |
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A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum |
An extensive collection of Michigan copper and iron
district minerals - more than 7,000 specimens are on
display. Fifth floor, EERC building, MTU |
Houghton |
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Delta County Historical Society Archives |
Written documents and pictures depict Delta County
history. Information is available on early settlements,
railroads, lighthouses, business and industry, churches
and schools. |
Escanaba |
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Marquette Maritime Museum |
The museum collects, preserves and presents maritime
history. Guided tours of the lighthouse grounds are
offered. |
Marquette |
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Hanka Homestead |
This Homestead encompasses forty acres, where visitors
can tour the family home, barns, hen house grainery,
blacksmith shop, sauna, root cellar and milk house. The
farm was occupied for 70 years by the Hanka family. |
Pelkie |
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The Pascoe House Museum |
This period house museum is partially furnished with
turn of the century furniture and artifacts. |
Republic |
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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park |
Park rangers lead visitors through interpretive programs
and to numerous historic and scenic sites |
Ontonagon |
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Ontonagon County Historical Society |
Ontonagon area exhibits include an exact replica of the
Ontonagon boulder. Lighthouse tours by appointment. |
Ontonagon |
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Michigan Iron Industry Museum |
In the forested ravines of the Marquette Iron Range, the
museum overlooks the Carp River and the site of the
first iron forge in the Lake Superior Region. Museum
exhibits, audio-visual programs. |
Negaunee |
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Upper Peninsula Children's Museum |
A variety of interactive exhibits offer learning through
investigation and creativity. Free for children younger
than twelve, $4.00 for adults. |
Marquette |
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Historic One-Room Schoolhouse |
Sit at the desks that the students used, ring the bell
and see the horse-drawn school bus Corner of Pelkie Rd
and Mantila Rd |
Pelkie |
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MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collect |
lower level of the J.R. Van Pelt Library, MTU |
Houghton |
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Michigamme Historical Museum |
New exhibits include a scaled display of the McCormik's
great Camp built in the early 1900's by Cyrus H.
McCormick, president of International Harvester Company.
Artifacts and antiques depict 125 years of Michigamme
history. |
Michigamme |
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Marquette County History Museum |
Person to person explores the many obvious and subtle
ways people communicate with one another. Regional
history exhibits are also displayed. |
Marquette |
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Laurium Manor Inn |
Self-guided tours are available of this forty-five-room
mansion built in 1908. Tamarack Street |
Laurium |
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U.S. National Ski Hall of Fame and Museum |
The Museum features more than 335 Hall of Fame
inductees, presented in Photogrphs and Biographies.
Displays and exhibits of skiing history and equipment,
extensive library, video show, gift shop, special events
and much more. |
Ishpeming |
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Arvon Township Historical Society Museum |
The Museum is located in the former parsonage of the
oldest Zion Luthern Church in Michigan built in 1909. It
features artifacts dating from 1871 ro the early 1900's |
Skanee |
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Menominee County Heritage Museum |
Free admission group tours available by appointment |
Menominee |
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Michigan Iron Industry Museum |
Free admission, Hands on exhibits, Outdoor interpretive
paths, 18 min slide program "life on the Mountain Iron
Ranges" Gift Counter. Please allow one hour to tour
grounds. |
Negaunee |
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Seney National Wildlife Refuge |
The 95,212- acre federal refuge is home to more than 200
species of birdsa nd a variety of mamals, amphibians,
repiles, fish and invertebrates. Visitors can enjoy
wildlife oriented activites such as hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and much more. |
Seney |
