Week of Events
Attack of the Bloodsuckers
Bloodsuckers are invading! Explore the science of what’s biting you! Examine the what, why, when, and how of mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, leeches, and other parasites. Feel for heat—bloodsuckers need a hot meal! Locate CO2 in your breath that attracts mosquitoes. Find a vein in an arm, and match suckers by their mouth parts. Play the […]
Little Learners Play & Learn: Bugs
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 […]
MHM Free Community Days – Steam Engines Powered Muskegon’s Industry
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 […]
May Saturdays: Birds
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 […]