Have you ever wondered how the fur trade worked? Check out this program to become a fur trader yourself! Look around the exhibits for animal furs then see what your furs would have gotten you at a trading post.
Perfect for a unique group outing, we are bringing back our much-loved Flashlight tours! This 60-minute interactive tour allows visitors to explore the Hackley and Hume Historic Site in a completely new light! On this guided tour, your group will make its way through 5 floors of the site as you illuminate the objects you […]
Experience the Hackley House as you never have before! For many years, the Hackley Attic has been a mysterious place for visitors. Now it is up to you and your closest friends to escape a Victorian storage room filled with puzzles, locks, and riddles. Brush up on your Muskegon history and escape the attic in […]
The leaves are changing colors all around us. Visit the museum to learn about the science behind this color change and make your own painted trees to take home.
Give your kid’s a trial run in with their costume at our Annual Lighthouse Trick or Treating event! Free trick or treating! Kids who come in costumes (safe for climbing) can stay and climb for free in the company of an adult (admission fees apply to adults). We had over 100 at the tower last […]
You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center! This program starts at 10am and will run for 50-60 minutes, with both inside and outside components as weather allows. During this program adults and children will have fun learning through songs, stories, sensory stations, motor skills stations, art, […]
On this candlelit evening tour, travel back in time to explore the deaths, funerals, and autopsies that occurred in the Hackley and Hume Houses. Become immersed in the practices and traditions of death and dying in the Victorian Era. 7-8 pm $25 for non-members or $20 for members. Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/obituary-tour-tickets-92400673903 Space is limited, […]
You won’t find Ben Stiller roaming the halls at this Fright Night at the Museum…Instead, you’ll find something much more sinister. October 29 & 30 Find your way out of the Museum at Night when it comes alive with ghosts and ghouls of the past and present. Bring your friends and test your luck as […]
On this candlelit evening tour, travel back in time to explore the deaths, funerals, and autopsies that occurred in the Hackley and Hume Houses. Become immersed in the practices and traditions of death and dying in the Victorian Era. 7-8 pm $25 for non-members or $20 for members. Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/obituary-tour-tickets-92400673903 Space is limited, […]
You won’t find Ben Stiller roaming the halls at this Fright Night at the Museum…Instead, you’ll find something much more sinister. October 29 & 30 Find your way out of the Museum at Night when it comes alive with ghosts and ghouls of the past and present. Bring your friends and test your luck as […]