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For 87 years, the Mason County Historical Society has preserved the stories, buildings, and artifacts that define this community. Every gift — at any level — helps keep that history alive for the next generation.

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White Pine Village

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1st Mason County Courthouse (Burr Caswell Home)

Abe Nelson Lumbering Museum

Artisan Center

Blacksmith Shop

Burns Farmhouse

Cole’s General Store

Fire Station

Hamlin Lake Cabin

Hardware Store

Jorissen Barn

Lumber Camp Buildings

Exterior of the historic Marchido Schoolhouse at White Pine Village.

Marchido Schoolhouse

Mason & Oceana Railroad

Exterior of the historic Military Museum at White Pine Village.

Military Museum

Exterior of the Museum of Music at White Pine Village.

Museum of Music

Exterior of the historic U.S. Post Office building at White Pine Village.

Pentwater Post Office

Pere Marquette Town Hall

Sawmill Shed

Siddon Print Shop

Sugar Shack

Trapper’s Cabin

Village Doctor’s Office

Exterior of the Time Museum at White Pine Village.

Village Time Museum (Clock Shop)

White Pine Chapel

Maritime Museum

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Beckoning Beacons

C&O Carferries

Coast Guard Station Ludington

Flint & Pere Marquette Steamers

Guiding the Way

Gunberg Family Gift Shop

Life on the Carferries

Lumbering Days on Pere Marquette Lake

Paukstis Theater

Pere Marquette Carferries

Pere Marquette Line Steamers

PM 22: Piloting the Carferry

Porthole to the Past

Steaming into the Future

The Age of Sail

The Age of Steam

The Armistice Day Storm

The Ghost of Captain Van Dyke

The Legendary 44-foot Motor Lifeboat

Downtown Emporium & Archives

Artifact from the Collection

Heritage Vault

Legacy Hall

Township Mural

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