Father Marquette National Memorial
Explore Fayette Historic Townsite, a former iron-making town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Explore Fort Wilkins and the Copper Harbor Lighthouses in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to learn about people and events that shaped this region.
Explore the state’s 19th-century logging era at Hartwick Pines Logging Museum.
The museum has exhibits on everything from the CCC's role in planting trees and building roads to its impact on the environment.
The Mann House and its contents illustrate typical family life in the 1880s.
The house is under extensive renovation and is closed to the public. Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant, lived in this Detroit house from 1849 to 1850.
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is a great place to learn about the history of Michigan's iron industry.
Sanilac Petroglyphs Historic State Park protects and interprets Michigan’s largest known collection of early Native American teachings carved in stone.
The Tawas Point Lighthouse is a fascinating attraction for maritime buffs and an exciting destination for birdwatchers.
This secret network aided thousands of people on their journey to freedom.
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A former railroad corridor, the Kal-Haven Trail offers a lovely natural setting for hikers.
A burst of colorful wildflowers - including white trillium and orange columbine - brightens the Kal-Haven Trail near Lake Eleven.
A trailside rest area near Kibbie, one of several along the Kal-Haven Trail.
A survey of the Kal-Haven Trail reveals an old "whistle sign." These alerted railroad engineers to approaching road crossings so they could sound the train whistle.
South Haven trailhead of the Kal-Haven Trail.
Survey of the Kal-Haven Trail continues by the Black River near South Haven.
The Kal-Haven Trail crosses several scenic streams, including this one at the Van Buren-Kalamazoo county line.
The Depot Museum in Bloomingdale is the last historic railroad depot along the Kal-Haven Trail.
A historic caboose on display along the Kal-Haven Trail in Bloomingdale.
Visitors to the Kal-Haven Trail will find telltale evidence that the trail used to be part of the now-defunct Michigan Central Railroad corridor.
At Pine Grove, four large cement footings are all that remain of a former water tower site.
The first interpretive sign was installed near the Black River covered bridge in late June 2019.
Sue Hodapp, Dan Spegel and Jeff Green installed a bed of mint along the Kal-Haven trail in the summer of 2018. A small sign shares the story of the area's mint oil production in the early 20th century.
On Aug. 3, 2019, members of the Michigan History Center and the Friends of Kal-Haven Trail unveiled the trail head sign at Kalamazoo.
Sandra Clark, Dan Spegel and Dick Godfrey smile after unveiling the trail head sign at South Haven on Aug. 3, 2019.