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Museums and Planetarium
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Forsyth Township Historical Society
Marquette County Historical Museum
Marquette Maritime Museum
Negaunee Historical Museum
Shiras Planetarium
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum, Inc.
Michigan Iron Industry Museum
Republic Historical Museum
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum
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Forsyth Township Historical Society
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Forsyth Township Historical Society
186 W. Flint St.
Gwinn MI 49841
Hours:
Open July 4th through Labor Day
Mon-Fri 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Wed. evenings 5 - 7 p.m.
Holiday Hours: Wed., July 4, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Gwinn Fun Daze: Saturday, July 28, 2001, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Forsyth Township Historical Society maintains a small but comprehensive Museum on the 2nd floor of the Forsyth Township office building at 108 N. Pine St. in Gwinn.
There are many exhibits, photographs, maps, and artifacts attesting to the rich mining history of Gwinn, our "Model Town," built in the early 20th century by Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company, and the surrounding areas: Austin, Princeton, Gwinn, New Sawnzy, Little Lake, the many lakes, and the other outlying areas in the Township.
Exhibit Curators: Ruth Spade, Christine St. Aubin, and Kathryn Paris.
Special programs are offered four to six times throughout the year: guest speakers, walking tours, and special exhibits.
Memberships area available for:
Individual $10.00
Family $15.00
Commercial $25.00
60 and Over $10.00
College Student $10.00
Lifetime Member $200.00
Memorial $50.00
Patron $500.00 (or more)
The Society also has items for sale, the proceeds going toward the cost of maintaining the past. T shirts, note cards, books profiling local history, postcards, the Society's newsletter issues, and recipe books compiled from members of the community are available.
Address:
Forsyth Township Historical Society
Box 851
Gwinn MI 49841
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Marquette County Historical Museum
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Marquette County Historical Museum
213 N. Front St.
Marquette MI 49855
Phone: (906) 226-3571
Hours: Mon. - Fri. 10 - 5, 3rd Thurs. of month until 9 pm
Mission: History Museum
Admission is $3.00 for adults, $1.00 for students 13 years and older, children are free.
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Marquette Maritime Museum
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Marquette Maritime Museum
300 Lakeshore Blvd.
Marquette MI 49855
Phone: 906-229-2006
Hours: 10 AM to 5 PM, Daily.
Mission: Great Lakes Musuem
The museum is housed in the Old Water Works building and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nautical books, pictures, T-shirts and other souvenirs are available at "The Ship's Store & Gift Shop".
Hours:
10 AM to 5 PM, Daily. Open the last Tuesday in May through September.
Admission is $3.00; children 12 and under free, but must be accompanied by an adult.
Group tours may be arranged in advance.
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Negaunee Historical Museum
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Negaunee Historical Museum
303 E. Main St
Negaunee MI 49866
Phone: 906-475-4614
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Shiras Planetarium
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Shiras Planetarium
1203 W. Fair Avenue
Marquette MI
Phone: 906-225-4204
Hours: Monday evenings 7:30pm
Mission: To provide low-cost entertaining, as well as educational, planetarium programs for the Upper Peninsula, specifically Marquette County, throughout the year.
Related Links:
Shiras Planetarium
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Upper Peninsula Children's Museum, Inc.
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Upper Peninsula Children's Museum
123 W Baraga Ave.
Marquette MI 49855
Phone: 906-226-3911
Family, grandparent, and day care memberships. Frequent group plans
available, gift shop, birthday parties
Related Links:
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum
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Michigan Iron Industry Museum
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Amid the forested ravines of the Marquette Iron Range, the Michigan Iron Industry Museum overlooks the Carp River and the site of the first iron forge in the Lake Superior region.
Here, from 1848 to 1855, the Jackson Iron Company and others manufactured wrought iron from local ore and demonstrated the high quality of Michigan's iron ore deposits. In that pioneer enterprise was the seed of the Michigan iron industry that flourished for 125 years and still produces nearly one-quarter of the iron ore mined in the United States. Today, museum exhibits, audiovisual programs and outdoor interpretive paths depict the large-scale capital and human investment that made Michigan an industrial leader.
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum Advisory Board advises the Department of History, Arts and Libraries on policies, plans and programs concerning the Michigan Iron Industry Museum and supports education programs and public use of the facility.
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is located at 73 Forge Road, Negaunee, MI 49866
(906)475-7857
Related Links:
Link to their site
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Republic Historical Museum
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"The Pasco House" Museum
114 Cedar Street
South Republic
Hours:
1:00 - 3:00pm Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Memorial Day to Labor Day
This period house museum was introduced to the public during it's grand opening on August 24, 2002. Partially furnished with turn-of-the-century furniture and artifacts, the house is suitable for smaller programs, events and meetings. There is also storage and office space.
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K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum
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Located in the West Branch Community Center
At 301 A Avenue K I Sawyer. Static aircraft display
is located behind museum on C Avenue.
Hours: Wednesday through Sunday 1:00 P.M.
to 5:00 P.M. and by appointment. Normally closed
during the winter months except by appointment.
The museum recounts the contributions made by the men, women and machines of K I Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan---and places like KIS---to our country’s Cold War defense mission. By preserving, displaying and interpreting the human events and technological accomplishments of that period we help those who follow understand the issues that so absorbed our nation for forty-five years following World War II.
There are many exhibits, photographs, artifacts and a number of static display aircraft which help to educate young and old alike about the sacrifices and triumphs that demonstrate the value and price of liberty.
Exhibits curator is Daniel Benstrom.
Memberships are available for:
Individual $20.00r a year
Commercial $50.00 a year
Patron $500.00 (or more)
Museum web site: www.kishamuseum.org
Contacts: Curator (906) 346-3567
President (906) 362-3531
Email: bvick37@charter.net
Volunteers are welcome and encouraged.
Related Links:
K.I. Sawyer Heritage Air Museum website
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