Michigan Heritage Day
Description
Museums are perfect places for field trips and learning! Held at the Port Huron Museums’ Carnegie Museum, this program walks students through Michigan history chronologically through hands-on activities! Participants will learn about the fur trade, visit a trading post, practice rope making, learn about the logging industry, make paper from pulp, and try their hand at being a part of an assembly line. This is a 4 hour program which includes a tour of the Carnegie Museum.
Length: 4 hours
Cost: $6 per student and $3 per adult, minimum payment of $120 per class required (Teacher and up to 10 chaperones per class are free)
This program can also be held in your own classroom!
Offered At
Carnegie Museum
Constructed in 1904 by Pittsburgh-based steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for $45,000, originally built as the Port Huron Public Library is now the Carnegie. Through the dedicated efforts of concerned volunteers, the Museum of Arts & History opened its doors on May 3, 1968. The Port Huron Museum is proud to have our maritime gallery (with one of the largest model ship collections in Michigan), our From Whence We Came: Black History in the Blue Water Area Exhibit, our Indigenous peoples display, and our music room. There are also several rotating exhibits that change through the year. The galleries blend hands-on experiences with traditional museum displays. This site is fully ADA accessible.
Click here to view our offerings at our other P.H. Museum locations.
Details
Subjects
History
Capacity
60 students, Max 10 chap., Min 3 chap.
Duration
240 min.
Activity
Field Trip
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5