During our touring season (May - October), we are open for tours that will be starting every 20 minutes. Tours at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site usually take about an hour. The tickets are sold in the City Barn (Carriage House) at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site. With a purchased ticket, visitors will […]
We're excited to reopen for the season! The grand reopening scavenger hunt is one of the ways we're trying to thank those hearty souls that visit us on a weekday in early May. The prize for completing the scavenger hunt is a leather keychain made for us by C.W. Marsh. We'll be offering a number […]
Experience the Hackley and Hume Historic Site AFTER DARK! See the Houses on this classic tour offered on the first Friday of every month May–October from 9-10 pm. Join us to learn more about the lumbering business, the Hackley and Hume families, and the Victorian Era in Muskegon. Gather your friends or family and make […]
Join the staff at the museum to make fossil casts and molds with your very own fossil. Then checkout all the STEAM events in Hackley Park. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Also, the […]
You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. “Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4. During this program, participants will be invited to join us for a 15-20 minute organized […]
Join us on opening day for our 2023 season with our first free Community Day of the year. Forty years ago in May of 1983, the Corliss Valve Stationary Steam Engine was moved to its new home on Western Avenue. The Muskegon Heritage Museum of Business &Industry grew up around it, and it has become […]
In honor of World Migratory Bird Day, come learn facts about our local birds, who migrates and who stays during the different seasons. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Also, the Michigan Arts and […]
Muskegon County Moms receive free access to the Historic Sites for the afternoon. Their visit includes a tour at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Fire Barn Museum, and the Scolnik House of the Depression Era. Regular admission rates apply for all other visitors. Mothers will also receive a complimentary gift. Tours start in the […]
This hour and a half program will invite families to explore the museum with activities at a variety of age levels around our monthly theme/topic. We will have time as a large group for an introduction and then families will be welcome to explore the theme stations and the museum on their own. Before families […]
Join us for a history bike tour around the east side of Muskegon Lake. This 7-mile tour will mostly follow the bike trail around the lake and will examine the history of the Muskegon Booming Grounds, the B.C. Cobb Plant, Veterans Memorial Park, and more before returning to the museum. Tour will begin and end […]
