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A traditional Pow Wow at Michigan's Heritage Park continues today in Whitehall. There will be demonstrations by traditional dancers, fancy shawl dancers, jingle dress dancers and grass dancers. Native drummers and singers will perform throughout the day. Trade booths will offer such items for sale as jewelry, handmade crafts, and bead work. Traditional Native food […]
A traditional Pow Wow will be held at Michigan's Heritage Park in Whitehall on July 16 and 17. Demonstrations by traditional dancers, fancy shawl dancers, jingle dress dancers and grass dancers. Native drummers and singers will perform throughout the weekend. Trade booths will offer such items for sale as jewelry, handmade crafts, and bead work. […]
Learn how Michigan's early settlers dipped candles. Visitors will have an opportunity to work with our interpreters at the Settlers Cabin to make hand dipped candles. There is no charge to make a candle, but there is a $5 fee to take it home with you.
Where does Lacrosse come from? What did the men do during the winter months during the Civil to pass the time? What did the children in the early 1900s do without a TV??? Join us at Michigan's Heritage Park in Whitehall this Saturday or Sunday to play games, make toys, and learn all about the […]
Learn about military and civilian life at the time of the Civil War during this special weekend at Michigan's Heritage Park in Whitehall. Tour a Civil War Camp set up in the park's Activity Field and meet local reenactors. The park will be open both days from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission for this […]
Admission is FREE today for all visitors of Michigan's Heritage Park in Whitehall as part of a special county-wide "Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard" promotion which 13 local museums are a part of. Also offering free admission today are the Muskegon Heritage Museum, Muskegon Museum of Art, USS Silversides Submarine Museum, USS LST […]
Michigan's Heritage Park in Whitehall OPEN for the season on May 2! During the month of May, the park will be open weekdays from 10 am to 4 pm. The park will be open on Saturday, May 21 from 10 am to 4 pm as park of a Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard […]
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
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.
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.
