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Special HAL Attractions
 Evening at an 1896 Logging Camp, September 20, 2008
A lantern tour takes you back to 1896 to meet the residents of a rough-and-tumble logging camp. | Autumn Harvest Festival
A weekend of family fun, featuring music, storytelling, pumpkin painting, paper mask making, children's games, craft demonstrations and light refreshments. | Future Historians Club, Orientation Meeting, September 23, 2008
Be a history detective!
If you love Michigan history, exploring museums, learning about other cultures, creating new adventures, Future Historians is for you! Kids aged 9 through 15 have fun discovering Michigan's past at the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. During the past several years, Future Historians members have camped overnight at the Michigan Historical Museum, taken a ride on the Michigan Princess and designed the museum exhibit "This Takes Forever!" |
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 The Picture Man: Lansing through the Lens of R. C. Leavenworth, Lansing
For over a century, Leavenworth Photography has shot hundreds of thousands of images that tell the story of industry, business, and social life in Michigan's capital city. The exhibit runs through September 30 in the temporary exhibit area on the first floor of the Michigan Historical Center, Lansing. ... |  Michigan Reads! 2008
Racoon Tune is the preschool book for the 2008 Michigan Reads! one state one children's book program. Written by author Nancy Shaw.
See the Michigan Reads! 2008 Author Tour to find an event near you. |  Find More Events
at the Library of Michigan, Michigan Historical Center museums and historic sites, Mackinac State Historic Parks and the Michigan Coucil for Arts and Cultural Affairs. |  Arts Organizations in Michigan
Click to find links to many arts programs around the state. Includes National Organizations, MCACA clients, education resources, accessability information and research. |
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Arts Organization Spotlight
 Detroit Zoological Institute
Mission Statement: Demonstrate leadership in wildlife conservation and animal welfare. Provide a broad audience with outstanding and unique educational opportunities that lead to the appreciation and stewardship of nature. Inspire our community with engaging, meaningful and memorable experiences. Provide innovative zoological facilities that contribute to the region's economic vitality. Demonstrate organizational excellence consistent with a commitment to outstanding service and progressive resource management.
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Museum Galleries Online
 • Kids at Fayette
Visit the Kids at Fayette online exhibit and learn what school, clothing, fun and manners were like during the 1880s. Check out the kids' games and cookie recipe, too! |
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Attractions Around the State
 • Celebrating 50 Years of Historical Preservation and Museum Programs, through Oct. 12, 2008
Visited by nearly 20 million guests since 1958, Mackinac State Histoic Parks celebrates its 50th anniversary year. Experience the 50th anniversary of MSHP by reading about the history of the parks in this special Web site section, and then see the parks for yourself May 5-October 12. At Mackinac State Historic Parks, you'll learn about history, and then you'll live it. |
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Additional Resources
 Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Camping and Recreation-Biking, boating, snowmobiling, hiking and more. | • Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
Designed for students from the fourth grade to adults the gallery is filled with activities | • Michigan's Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events
Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association calendar lists events by the month. | • Festivals in Michigan
Event listings from festivals.com. | • Travel Michigan
The temperatures cool down but the excitement and hospitality heat up. Find out what pure feels like.
| • Michigan Department of Agriculture
Fairs, Racing and Recreation | • Museums of the Midwest
Find museums in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin. |
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Timely Virtual Visits
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