A self-guided tour that lasts one hour. For school groups, one teacher per classroom is free. Minimum payment of $100 required per tour.

Interested in touring more than one location? Your group may be eligible for a discount if you book tours at two or more of our Museum locations.

Step back in time and spend a day learning what life would have been like as a pioneer in Michigan in our authentic 1850’s log cabin. In this program, you will participate in a variety of activities and chores that children did during the time period, including making soup, candles, tin punch craft, writing with a quill and ink, and playing pioneer games. This is a 4 hour program which includes a tour of the Carnegie Museum.

Minimum payment of $120 per classroom required. This program can also be held in your own classroom!

Pioneer Days are held in our Kammer log cabin May 1st - October 31st, weather permitting. In the case of inclement weather, your Pioneer Day may be moved inside the Carnegie Museum. Pioneer Days held outside of this timeframe will be held inside our 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)

For groups of 60 or more students, an extra hour will be added to your program and the per student cost will be increased to $9.

Fort Gratiot was built in Port Huron in 1814 during the war of 1812. But, what was the War of 1812? Who was involved? Who won? Who lived at the fort? What was life like for them? Using Fort Gratiot as an example we will dive into the War of 1812 as what life was like for those soldiers and those living at or near the fort.

Length: 1 hour

Cost: $35 per class

What do historians do? What questions do they ask? This lesson looks at primary and secondary sources as well as what the historical process of inquiry can look like and why it is important.

Length: 1 hour

Cost: $35 per class

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!

Step back in time at the Kammer Cabin for a pioneer themed party. Dress like a pioneer, create crafts, and make your own ice cream. Party will take place in an authentic 1850s German log home.

Maximum party capacity is 20 children. All parties last 2 hours, which includes 1.5 hours of activities and 1/2 hour for cake, ice cream, or other treats (not included).

We are excited to offer several loops for Webelos Activity Pins! This program lasts two hours and allows for a tour of the Museum before or after the program.

Webelo Options: Art Explosion & First Responders

Length: 2 hours

Cost: $6.00 per scout, $3.00 per chaperone, minimum payment of $90 required.

We are excited to offer several loops for Wolf and Bear Cubs! This program lasts an hour and a half and allows for a tour of the Museum before or after the program.

Wolf Options: Council Fire and Digging the Past
Bear Option: Super Science

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost: $6.00 per scout, $3.00 per chaperone, minimum payment of $90 required.

We are excited to offer the Stories in Shapes loop for Tiger Cubs! This program lasts one hour and allows for a tour of the Museum before or after the program.

Tiger Options: Stories in Shapes

Length: 1 hour

Cost: $6.00 per scout, $3.00 per chaperone, minimum payment of $90 required.

We are excited to offer several badges for Brownies in the Girl Scout program! This program lasts one and a half hours and allows for a tour of the Museum before or after the program.

Program Options: Home Scientist, Inventor, Making Games

Length: 1.5 hours

Cost: $6.00 per scout, $3.00 per chaperone, minimum payment of $90 required.

We are excited to offer several badges for Juniors in the Girl Scout program! This program lasts two hours and allows for a tour of the Museum before or after the program.

Program Options: Detective, Product Designer, Playing the Past

Length: 2 hours

Cost: $6.00 per scout, $3.00 per chaperone, minimum payment of $90 required.