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.
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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- Roaring 20s Tea Event June 9, 2023Our Roaring '20s Tea is just over a week away! Dress in your best 1920s attire and join the Hackley and Hume Historic Site for an afternoon tea event. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be served alongside sweet treats! Your ticket includes the tea event with a 1920s presentation, a tour of the Hackley and […]
- June 6, 1892:
The Muskegon Chronicle reports, "Charles H. Hackley's residence on Webster avenue has recently been painted a ligh... June 6, 2023June 6, 1892: The Muskegon Chronicle reports, "Charles H. Hackley's residence on Webster avenue has recently been painted a light neutral tint, and looks resplendent in this new spring costume." While we are used to the multicolor scheme they have today, the Hackley and Hume Houses were painted eighteen different times before their original paint […]