MUSEUMS MAKE YOU
CURIOUS.
The Lakeshore Museum Center’s Historic Sites are guaranteed to make you smile! Open for tours May - October, the Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Fire Barn Museum, and Scolnik House of the Depression Era House welcome guests for specialty tours, engaging programming, and special events throughout the season. See the calendar for more information!
OUR HISTORIC SITES
HACKLEY & HUME
HISTORIC SITE
FIRE BARN
MUSEUM
SCOLNIK HOUSE OF
THE DEPRESSION ERA
THE HACKLEY & HUME HISTORIC SITE
Visit the Queen Anne style Victorian homes of Muskegon Lumber Barons Charles Hackley and Thomas Hume. The Hackley House, interpreted to 1890, shows what life was like for one of Muskegon’s most well-known citizens. The Hume House, interpreted to 1920, shows the life of a wealthy family after the lumbering era. Inside The City Barn, you’ll find more exhibit space as well as a gift shop.
UPCOMING EVENTS
MASTODONS ARE ON THE LOOSE IN MUSKEGON!
Mini Mastodons are on the loose and hiding around Downtown Muskegon. Stop into the Lakeshore Museum Center to pick up our Scavenger Hunt Brochure and follow the clues to find all 20!
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- The future site of Hackley Park as it looked in November 1890. A few houses still remained as the property was being cleared.
T... November 27, 2021The future site of Hackley Park as it looked in November 1890. A few houses still remained as the property was being cleared. This was a transitional moment in Muskegon history. Central School, at the right, burned down December 14, 1890. Hackley Public Library, seen in the distance on the left, was newly dedicated on […]
- The Hackley House library, circa 1890.
#muskegonhistory November 24, 2021The Hackley House library, circa 1890. #muskegonhistory (Feed generated with FetchRSS)