Lakeshore Museum Center

Lunch & Learn Lecture - Museum Center
2015-09-02 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Detroit) | 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.
September 2nd—Charles Hackley: The Man, the Myth, and the Truth with Historic Sites Curator, Dani LaFleur

Labor Day
2015-09-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
All sites of the Lakeshore Museum Center are closed in observance of Labor Day.

Art & History Walk - Museum Center
2015-09-10 17:30 - 18:30 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Art & History Walk with the Lakeshore Museum Center and the Muskegon Museum of Art. Learn about the public art and history of downtown Muskegon. $5 per person. Please call 231-722-0278 to register or use the button below and have your name added to the RSVP list immediately.

Make it Take It - Heritage Park
2015-09-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Clay pots is the theme of this month’s event. Learn how to make a clay pot and see how they were used by Native Americans in the Wigwam Village. For $5, participants can take their pot home or we can recycle the material for another visitor.

Special Speaker Deb Gutowski - Heritage Park
2015-09-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
At 11:00 Deb Gutowski will speak about her experience making a dream catcher following the Columbine shootings in 1999. That same dream catcher has traveled to Red Lake Nation and Sandy Hook following similar tragedies in those communities. The talk will be held in the visitors center and is a part of the 30 Days of Peace initiative in Muskegon County.
Regular Park admission is required for entry.

Flat Head Reunion Car Display - Heritage Park
2015-09-12 10:00 - 16:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Members of the Early Times Chapter of the Pontiac Oakland Club International will display more than 20 flathead powered Pontiacs from 1926 to 1954 at the park. The group is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Pontiacs from this time period. Many car owners will also have memorabilia on display and will be dressed in attire that reflects the model year of their cars. They are in Muskegon for the 12th Annual Flathead Reunion.

Avian Avatars Super Saturday - Museum Center
2015-09-12 11:00 - 14:30 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Children can visit the Lakeshore Museum Center and the Muskegon Museum of Art as well as all five Avian Avatar sculptures for a chance to win bird-themed prizes.

Mommy & Me at the Museum Center
2015-09-18 10:00 - 11:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Mommy & Me at the Museum. Hands-On Museum Introduction & Scavenger Hunt.

All-Access Tour - Historic Sites
2015-09-24 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
This behind-the-scenes, no-ropes tour provides visitors with a different perspective regarding the interpretation of the homes of Charles Hackley and Thomas Hume.
Registration is required! Please call 231-724-5535 to register.
September 24
Session 1: 5:00-6:00pm
Session 2: 6:30-7:30pm
Admission is $15 per person, $10 for members.

Cemetery Tour -- Oakhurst Cemetery, Whitehall
2015-09-26 10:00 - 12:00 | MI
* THIS PROGRAM IS FULL *

Cemetery Tour. Space is limited. Please call 722-0278 to register.

October Tours of the Hackley & Hume Homes are Free for Muskegon Residents! - Historic Sites
2015-10-01 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
October 1-31 is Free Tour Month for the Hackley & Hume Homes for all Muskegon County Residents!

French Canadian Heritage Day - Michigan's Heritage Park
2015-10-03 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Genot Picor, a storyteller, musician, and dancer, will help us celebrate French Canadian Heritage Day at Michigan’s Heritage Park with three special presentations. Genot uses his talents to bring an interactive frontier history alive to audiences of all ages. He will make presentations at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm.

Fire Safety - City of Muskegon 2nd Graders - Historic Sites
2015-10-05 08:00 - 2015-10-07 17:00 | MI
Fire Safety for City of Muskegon 2nd Graders. Call Programming Department for details: 724-5533

Make It Take It - Heritage Park
2015-10-09 10:00 - 15:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Stick stockades is the theme of this month’s Make It Take It event at Michigan’s Heritage Park. Participants will learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps’ role in building the blockhouse and have an opportunity to build their own stockade. For $5, they may take their stockade home, or leave it for the next visitor.

Visit the Future of History - Lumber Barons' Ball
2015-10-10 18:00 - 22:00 | Hackley Adminstrative Building, 349 West Webster Avenue, Muskegon, 49440
Get ready for the Lumber Barons’ Ball 2015.
Join us as we Envision a Future that brings great things Together!
Event Details

Trades Through Time - Michigan's Heritage Park
2015-10-17 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Come and experience a time when making everyday items was a way of life. Michigan’s Heritage Park will have many different artisans on-site showing visitors how to make historic items. Hand quilting, wool spinning, chair rushing, and blacksmithing are just a few of the trades that will be demonstrated all day.

Home School Monday - Heritage Park
2015-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Michigan’s Heritage Park, 8637 N. Durham Rd, Whitehall, MI, 49461, United States
Home School Monday at Michigan’s Heritage Park.
Children under 2 are free
$3 per student (2-12 years old)
$5 for first parent, $10 for each additional adult.
Call Programming Department to register: 231-724-5533

Obituary Tour - Historic Sites
2015-10-29 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
A tour of the homes of Charles Hackley and Thomas Hume with a theme centered around deaths, funerals, and autopsies for the Halloween season.
Both sessions are full; however we have added two sessions on Friday, October 30. Please call 231-724-5535 to be included in a tour on the 30th.
Thank you.

Museum Trick or Treat - BOOseum Center
2015-10-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
This program is FULL. Thank you to the families who registered, we’ll see you Friday at 4 pm.
Muskegon County children are invited to stop by the Lakeshore BOOseum Center in their Halloween costumes on Friday, October 30, between 4 and 5pm to Trick or Treat throughout the Museum Center’s galleries and offices.
Explore the Museum while gathering treats and take time to vote for your favorite staff-carved pumpkin!
Please bring your own treat bags and come ready to show off your Halloween best!
FREE to Muskegon County children, but space is limited. Call 722-0278 to reserve your child’s spot today!

Obituary Tour - Historic Sites
2015-10-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
A tour of the homes of Charles Hackley and Thomas Hume with a theme centered around deaths, funerals, and autopsies for the Halloween season.
Due to the popularity of the event, we have added a session on Friday, October 30 from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Please call 231-724-5535 to be included in a tour on the 30th. The cost for the special tour is $10 for members and $15 for non-members.

Final day of Tours
2015-10-31 10:00 - 16:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
This is the final day for tours of the Hackley & Hume Historic Site, Fire Barn Museum, Scolnik House of the Depression Era and Michigan’s Heritage Park in Whitehall.
The Hackley & Hume Site will be open for Holiday Tours on Saturday, November 28 from 4 to 8 pm, Sunday November 29 from 1 to 4 pm, Saturday, December 26 from 4 to 8 pm, and on Sunday, December 27 from 1 to 4 pm.

From Furs to Fire: 3rd Grade Michigan History Week - Museum Center
2015-11-02 09:00 - 2015-11-06 16:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
From Furs to Fire: 3rd Grade Michigan History Week.
Call the Lakeshore Museum Center’s Programming Department for details: 231-724-5533

Minecraft at the Museum 11/19 - Museum Center
2015-11-19 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
All sessions of our Minecraft program are ***FULL***
Our Minecraft at the Museum program is full, but if you would like to be on our e-mail list for the next time we do the program please contact pat@lakeshoremuseum.org or call 231-724-5533.

Minecraft at the Museum 11/20 - Museum Center
2015-11-20 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
All sessions of our Minecraft program are ***FULL***.
Our Minecraft at the Museum program is full, but if you would like to be on our e-mail list for the next time we do the program please contact pat@lakeshoremuseum.org or call 231-724-5533.

Mommy & Me at the Museum Center
2015-11-20 10:00 - 11:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Mommy & Me at the Museum : Autumn!
Registration is required. Please call Pat at 231-724-5533.

Home School Monday - Museum Center
2015-11-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Muskegon Museum of History and Science, 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Home School Monday: Amazing Autumn!
Registration is required.
Please call Pat at 231-724-5533.

Lakeshore Museum Center CLOSED today
2015-11-27 | Home
The Lakeshore Museum Center is closed today. The Museum will be open on Saturday, November 28 from Noon to 4 pm. Be sure to take time to visit the Museum Store where you can save 15% on your purchases Saturday during the Holidays in the City Small Business Saturday shopping promotion. (Excludes consignment items)

Holidays in the City Small Business Saturday Shopping Promotion
2015-11-28 12:00 - 16:00 | Home
Support small businesses and shop local for special offerings. The Museum Store in the Lakeshore Museum Center is offering shoppers a 15% discount on their purchases today. (Consignment items excluded). You can find gifts for everyone on your holiday list and support the museum’s exhibits and education programs at the same time.

Hackley & Hume Homes Holiday Tours
2015-11-28 16:00 - 20:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Experience the Hackley and Hume homes this holiday season in candle light. We’ll kick off the Holidays on November 28th from 4-8pm with wagon rides from the homes to Hackley Park for the lighting of the Christmas tree, cookie decorating, and caroling in the courtyard of the houses. Additional walk through tour dates are November 29th from 1-4, December 26th from 4-8pm, and December 27th from 1-4 pm. This is a memorable tradition that you won’t want to miss.

Hackley & Hume Homes Holiday Tours
2015-11-29 13:00 - 16:00 | Hackley & Hume Historic Site, 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, 49440, United States
Experience the Hackley and Hume homes this holiday season in candle light. Walk through tour dates are November 29th from 1-4, December 26th from 4-8pm, and December 27th from 1-4 pm. This is a memorable tradition that you won’t want to miss!
