Lakeshore Museum Center

MINECRAFT at the Museum - Museum Center
2015-07-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2015-07-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2015-07-10 17:30 - 18:30 (America/Detroit) | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
This program is full!

Make It Take It - Heritage Park
2015-07-10 10:00 - 15:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Children can make a drop spindle and learn how to spin wool. For $5, take home your spindle, or leave it for the next visitor.

Make & Take - Museum Center
2015-07-13 11:00 - 13:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Come to the Lakeshore Museum Center for our next Make & Take Program: Slime.
$1 fee for make & take. Walk-in program – no registration required.

Pop Up Program - Museum Center
2015-07-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
July’s *free* Pop-Up Programs at the Museum Center are:
1st: Body Works
8th: Muskegon Through Time
15th: Optical Illusions
Join us!

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-07-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Scolnik House of the Depression Era, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
July 16 – Superheros – Scolnik House of the Depression Era
July 23 – Hanky Fairies / Doily Dolls – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
July 30 – Painters for the Day – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 6 – Wood Carvings – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 13 – Wall Paper Banners – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Voyageur Family Fun Run - Heritage Park
2015-07-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Children 5 and older and their parents are invited to participate in a two mile fun run with activities inspired by the fur trade along the way. This is an in and out run from the park down a wooded trail to the White River and back. Registration will begin at 8:15 am Saturday and the race is from 9 am to 11 am.

Dig Day - Heritage Park
2015-07-18 11:00 - 14:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Learn about the process involved in conducting an Archaeology Dig at our park in Whitehall. Members of the Coffinberry Chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society will be on site to show participants how to do shovel testing, set up a dig site, and other aspects of conducting a dig.
Dig Days will also be held August 8 and August 29 from 11 am to 2 pm.

Enviroworks Session 1 - Museum Center
2015-07-20 09:00 - 2015-07-24 11:45 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
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Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-07-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
July 23 – Hanky Fairies / Doily Dolls – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
July 30 – Painters for the Day – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 6 – Wood Carvings – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 13 – Wall Paper Banners – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Enviroworks Session 2 - Museum Center
2015-07-27 09:00 - 2015-07-31 11:45 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-07-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
July 30 – Painters for the Day – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 6 – Wood Carvings – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 13 – Wall Paper Banners – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Pop-Up Program Museum Center
2015-08-05 10:00 - 13:00, 2015-08-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2015-08-12 10:00 - 13:00, 2015-08-19 10:00 - 13:00, 2015-08-26 10:00 - 13:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
August Pop-Up Programs:
5th: The Fur Trade
7th: Static Electricity
12th: Michigan From the Depths of Time
19th: Paper Making using recycled paper, $1 Make and Take
24th: Native American Pottery, $1 Make and Take Pinch Pot
26th: A Timeline of Muskegon History

Lunch & Learn Lecture - Museum Center
2015-08-05 12:15 - 13:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Lunch and Learn Lecture Series
Join us the first Wednesday of each month for lunch, and learn something new from the curators and staff of the Lakeshore Museum Center! Our series of three museum-related lectures will begin in July. Bring your lunch, join us at 12:15, and we’ll have you on your way by 1:00pm.
Call 231-722-0278 to reserve your spot for this free program.
August 5th—Michigan’s Heritage Park: The Newest Site of the Lakeshore Museum Center with Program Director, Melissa Horton
September 2 – “Charles Hackley: the Man, the Myth, and the Truth” with Historic Sites Curator, Dani LaFleur.

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-08-06 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
August 6 – Wood Carvings – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 13 – Wall Paper Banners – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Dig Day - Heritage Park
2015-08-08 11:00 - 14:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Learn about the process involved in conducting an Archaeology Dig at our park in Whitehall. Members of the Coffinberry Chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society will be on site to show participants how to do shovel testing, set up a dig site, and other aspects of conducting a dig.
Another Dig Day will be held August 29 from 11 am to 2 pm.

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-08-13 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
August 13 – Wall Paper Banners – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Make and Take It - Heritage Park
2015-08-14 10:00 - 15:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Children are invited to participate in this special activity at Michigan’s Heritage Park. This month’s theme is candles. Participants will learn how candles were used and made and will make their own candle. For $5 they may take their candle home with them or leave it for use at the park.

Ruth & Max Bloomquist - Heritage Park
2015-08-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Ruth & Max Bloomquist will perform at Michigan’s Heritage Park from 2-4pm on Saturday, August 15. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited – feel free to bring a chair.
This event is a fundraiser for the Victorian Garden being established in downtown Muskegon. Ticket price is $25. Ticket purchase allows you to buy a discounted Park admission of $8 for the day!

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-08-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am -12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm -4:00 pm
August 20 – Family Tree Activity – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

A Taste of History - Heritage Park
2015-08-22 10:00 - 16:00 | MI
Learn about the history of producing and preparing food in Michigan. There will be cooking demonstrations at the sites along the trail and recipes for participants to take home to try.

Pop-Up Program - Museum Center
2015-08-24 13:30 - 15:30 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States

Throwback Thursday - Historic Sites
2015-08-27 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Historic Enrichment Activities
10:00 am – 12:00 pm AND 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
August 27 – Mosaics – Hackley & Hume Site City Barn

Drawing the Natural World - Heritage Park
2015-08-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Ever wonder how people learned about nature before the camera? Join us as we learn the trade of drawing the world around us. We will talk briefly about early naturalists and look at the art they produced. We will then go looking in the park for specimens of our own to draw. Artist Ty Leutz will instruct attendees in the drawing skills they will need to continue exploring the natural world around them.
Fee: $10 per child, ages 8 and up.
Location: Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Road, Whitehall, MI, 49461

Dig Day - Heritage Park
2015-08-29 11:00 - 14:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Learn about the process involved in conducting an Archaeology Dig at our park in Whitehall. Members of the Coffinberry Chapter of the Michigan Archaeological Society will be on site to show participants how to do shovel testing, set up a dig site, and other aspects of conducting a dig.
