Harsens Island Historical Museum

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3058 S. Channel Drive, Harsens Island, MI 48028 www.stewartfarm.org/hiscfhs/ If you really want to learn about a place … a great place to start … is back at the beginning. So, I stopped by the Harsens Island Historical Museum where Bernard Licata gave me a quick look back at the island. The Harsens Island Historical Museum really is a great …

Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum

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(248) 626-5020 31005 Orchard Lake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48334 www.marvin3m.com Next we hit a place in Farmington Hills you simply have to experience to believe. It’s called Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum, and if you think the name is crazy, wait until you see what’s inside. When it comes to describing Marvin’s, I don’t even know where to begin. It’s …

Flint Institute of Arts

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(810) 234-1695 1120 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503 www.FlintArts.org Just east of downtown we discovered the Flint Cultural Center. In ten different institutions on one thirty-three-acre campus, Flint has everything you need to enrich your life and expand your horizons. From the Sloan Museum, which chronicles Flint’s automotive history, to the beautiful Whiting Auditorium where they have incredible shows, …

Arab American National Museum

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(313) 582-2266 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn, MI 48126 www.arabamericanmuseum.org Next, Ismael took us to a place that’s near and dear to his heart, the Arab American National Museum. Inside we met up with Devon Akmon. He’s the deputy director at the museum, and believe me, he knows all things Arab America. This museum is the first and only one of …

Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary

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(989) 356-8805 500 W. Fletcher, Alpena, MI 49707 www.thunderbay.noaa.gov Another thing I didn’t know about Alpena was that they do tons of shipwreck research there. At the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is a place called the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center, and they have everything there to educate you on Michigan’s incredible maritime history. Alpena has become an international …