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Shanty boys had a hard and dangerous job working for the logging industry. Part of the job involved moving the logs along snowy or iced roads and down rivers. For this reason, logging was done largely during the winter and early spring when logs could be moved easily. When the Big Wheel was invented around […]
Parents and guardians are invited to join a special Learn and Play program at Michigan's Heritage Park on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. This is a free program for infants and toddlers ages 0-4. Every two months we will feature a new theme and book for participants to take home for free! […]
Learn all about macroinvertebrates such as dragonfly and mayfly nymphs, crayfish and snails. Participants will learn from representatives of the Muskegon River Watershed Assembly what the creatures look like, how to identify then, how they are used to judge water quality, and what macroinvertebrates may live near them. This is a free walk-in event.
For $1 participants can make a plaster cast of a fossil and take both the cast and fossil home. Learn about cast and mold making in the paleontological world, what types of fossils are commonly found in Michigan, and what creatures those fossils originally came from. Advanced registration is not required and the program is […]
Parents and guardians are invited to join a special Learn and Play program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. This is a free program for infants and toddlers ages 0-4. Every two months we will feature a new theme and book for participants to take home for […]
The Lakeshore Museum Center is partnering with Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) to present a unique boat tour of Muskegon Lake. This tour, aboard the W.G Jackson, will highlight several sites around Muskegon Lake including Ruddiman Creek, the former grounds of the Lakey foundry, the MERES preserve, and the former site […]
Join us on a voyage of discovery in The Literature, Art and History of Gettysburg and the Civil War. This special series of four lectures will be presented on Monday evenings from September 12th-October 3rd at the Lakeshore Museum Center by Muskegon Community College Literature Instructor Michael Johnson, Art Instructor Tim Norris and History Instructors […]
Parents and guardians are invited to join a special Learn and Play program at Michigan's Heritage Park on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. This is a free program for infants and toddlers ages 0-4. Every two months we will feature a new theme and book for participants to take home for free! […]
Join us on a voyage of discovery in The Literature, Art and History of Gettysburg and the Civil War. This special series of four lectures will be presented on Monday evenings from September 12th-October 3rd at the Lakeshore Museum Center by Muskegon Community College Literature Instructor Michael Johnson, Art Instructor Tim Norris and History Instructors […]
Parents and guardians are invited to join a special Learn and Play program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. This is a free program for infants and toddlers ages 0-4. Every two months we will feature a new theme and book for participants to take home for […]
