Fort Wilkins Historic State Park features a restored 1844 army military outpost and one of the first lighthouses on Lake Superior, built in 1866. Costumed interpreters demonstrate the history of the Keweenaw Peninsula fort.
The park offers demonstrations, tours, exhibits, and recreational and educational events.
The North Berrien Historical Society maintains a local history museum, focusing on the history of North Berrien County.
The museum offers exhibits, tours for school groups (free with reservation), and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Grand Ledge Area Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Grand Ledge area, Michigan. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history. The museum is located within the 1880 Gothic Revival Pratt-Shearer Cottage.
The society offers exhibits, research assistance, step-on guides, and a self-guided walking tour. The website offers historic images.
The Henry Ford Museum presents U.S. ideas and inventions. Exhibit topics include agriculture; clockwork; automobiles; Presidential limousines; furnishings; manufacturing; jewelry; home appliances; R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House, a 1940s house of the future; aviation; human rights within the United States; silver; pewter; transportation; and 20th-century generations. Collection highlights include Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, one of George Washington's camp beds, a replica of the Wright brothers' Flyer, the limousine in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a Gothic steam engine, and the Goldenrod. The Goldenrod broke world land speed records in 1965. The 80-acre Greenfield Village incorporates 83 historic structures. District themes include the railway, an 1880s working farm, Thomas Alva Edison, home life between the 17th and 20th centuries, historic skills, and the Model T Ford.
The museum offers exhibits, three curriculum-based guided activity programs, one curriculum-based dramatic presentation, and cafes. The village offers exhibits, interactive activities, the opportunity to ride historic vehicles, eight curriculum-based dramatic presentations, a self-guided activity for students, restaurants, and a food stall. The site also offers teacher workshops, a teacher fellow program, summer camps, Scout programs, and a youth mentorship program. Wheelchairs and electric scooters are available for use on site. The village is closed between January and mid-April. The website offers virtual exhibits, teacher's guides, student exploration guides, suggested pre- and post-visit activities, a club for teachers, and audio tour downloads.
The Courthouse Square Association seeks to preserve and share the history of Eaton County, Michigan. To this end, the society operates a local history museum which is located within the 1885 Greek Revival Eaton County Courthouse. Exhibits include the judge's chambers, law library, circuit courtroom, town histories, a Victorian parlor, military artifacts, a one-room school, a 19th-century doctor's office, Native American artifacts, and a 20th-century farm kitchen. Collections include more than 13,000 artifacts.
The museum offers exhibits and period rooms. School and tour groups are asked to make reservations.
The Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park preserves Michigan's only known rock carvings, which date from 300 to 1,000 years ago.
The park offers tours.
The Lincoln Park Historical Museum presents the local history of Lincoln Park, Michigan.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Arcadia Historical Museum presents the history of Arcadia, Michigan and the surrounding area. The museum is housed within an 1884 Victorian home.
The museum offers exhibits and is open by appointment.
The Berrien County Historical Association seeks to preserve and share the history of Berrien County, Michigan, founded in 1831. To this end, the society operates The History Center at Courthouse Square. Sights include the 1839 Court House, complete with reproduction furnishings and local history exhibits; two reconstructed jail cells; the circa 1830 Murdock Log House, also stocked with period furnishings; and Bennett's Forge, a working blacksmith shop.
The association offers exhibits, tours, student tours, a mock trial educational program for students, living history outreach programs for schools, lectures, and archives access. Please call ahead to schedule use of the archives, plan school visits, or request outreach programming. Outreach program options include talks by a Civil War soldier or French voyageur.
The Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame presents more than 40 racing vehicles. These include racing cars, powerboats, drag racers, motorcycles, racing snowmobiles, and air vehicles. Topics addressed include the people, companies, and equipment behind the racing industries. The Hall of Fame celebrates important members of the racing industry, past and present.
The museum offers exhibits, racing simulators, games, films, group tours, and school field trips. Reservations are required for group tours and field trips.