What a delightful, hands-on maritime museum. Free admission with very friendly, helpful guides…read more Lots of fun!

This place is free (unless you take the shipwreck tour which is $30) - with a ton of stuff for…read morepeople of all ages; lots of information on shipwrecks, reading material, stuff salvaged from the wrecks, maps, exhibits. Stuff for kids - hands on game; area to climb through with tubes, slides, etc... a boat about to be shipwrecked complete with audio. Takes about an hour or a little more. We also did the shipwreck tour... 2 hours - well worth it - need to get lucky enough for a sunny day. Saw 4 wrecks via a glass-bottom boat; guides very knowledgeable and easy to approach. The Captain added some commentary; but we couldn't hear him through the audio. Tour is in Thunder Bay - just outside Alpena - you leave from the museum. Tours are at 10:00, 1:00 and, 4:00 My recommendation - get there 90 minutes before the shipwreck tour - tour the museum, take the tour - and stop in the gift shop on the way out. We got there at 11:30 and left at 3:15. ------------- p.s. - Yelp also has something for the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary - it is the same place as this.

This is a wonderful little museum in Alpena with some unique exhibits. They have a Foucault…read morependulum (only one of 5 in Michigan), a fine collection of Great Lakes Native American Artifacts, the original Besser block Machine, and limestone fossils. At certain times of the year, you can visit separate older buildings such as a bank and school. Also inside is a "old tyme" downtown Alpena with storefronts. It is really well done and well kept. Warning: if you are an animal lover, the lower level has a large amount of animals from a taxidermist that you may wish to avoid.

I've gone back multiple times, I enjoy it, I enjoy the new exhibits that they keep rotating, it's a…read moregreat value.

Best small -- all volunteer - aviation museum in America. Museum much more than just about the…read morehistory of the B52 Air Force base; it is a complete tribute to all our men in aviation uniform & history from 1903 onto the present! You can spend hours inside. I've been to museums across the country & not found displays like they have. Come and visit during (Aug?) Fly-In days - and see real airplanes while eating breakfast served by the Rotary Club

I lived at Wurtsmith AFB from 1969 to 1971 on Massachusetts Street. I was Miss Wurtsmith AFB 1971…read more I went to Oscoda High School as a Sophmore and Junior. I wanted to graduate with my class in 1972, but the military moved us elsewhere. When my brothers and sisters and I get together, we always comment on our best and favorite memories at Wurtsmith. VRussell

This place is free (unless you take the shipwreck tour which is $30) - with a ton of stuff for…read morepeople of all ages; lots of information on shipwrecks, reading material, stuff salvages from the wrecks, maps, exhibits. Stuff for kids - hands on game; area to climb through with tubes, slides, etc... a boat about to be shipwrecked complete with audio. Takes about an hour or a little more. We also did the shipwreck tour... 2 hours - well worth it - need to get lucky enough for a sunny day. Saw 4 wrecks via a glass-bottom boat; guides very knowledgeable and easy to approach. The Captain added some commentary; but we couldn't hear him through the audio. Tour is in Thunder Bay - just outside Alpena - you leave from the museum. Tours are at 10:00, 1:00 and, 4:00 My recommendation - get there 90 minutes before the shipwreck tour - tour the museum, take the tour - and stop in the gift shop on the way out. We got there at 11:30 and left at 3:15. ------------- p.s. - Yelp also has something for the Great Lakes Maritime Museum - it is the same place as this.

Wonderful National treasure. The movies were excellent and the boat ride great…read more Only recommendation I would have is that it would be great to have more exhibits in the museum. Maybe you could have a curator who would work with divers to find treasures hidden in private collections.

Very cool if you like antiques. They have all sorts of collections - farm, American Indian,…read moremechanical, wedding dresses, country store, post office, cameras, nautical stuff, dishes, current local art, and on and on. Good for an hour or more of entertainment. And admission is free.

The staff was very pleasant and helpful. They have free Coco and different flavors of coffee. Also…read morean array of different cookies for the shoppers. They are just beautiful items for sale in their store and the museum is always fun to walk through. A lot of families are in there during the holidays. There are a lot of interesting things for the kids to look at and interact with. Right now they were offering a free visit through the museum And with that a free coupon for your whole family to return from now until March March.

The place was absolutely hilarious!! We thoroughly enjoyed the museum, and, the the gift shop was…read moreincredible. We found lots of really cool souvenirs. We haven't tried the putt putt golf course, yet. However, it looks like it's a blast, as well.

So much Great Lakes Sailing History. Tangible items from long ago to look at and interesting…read morebiographies of sailors from decades past. The Carl D Bradley and the Cedarville wrecks are in the memorial hall and there is a phenomenal amount of information about these awful wrecks with so many men lost. The guides do a great job of bringing the past back to life. You almost feel like you have experienced first hand sailing the Great Lakes. It can be a very dangerous job! They have a nice gift shop as well.

The Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum is dedicated to the men and women who served on the Great…read moreLakes. The museum is wall to wall with collages of inductees with stories of their service, photographs, illustrations, paintings artifacts, and ship models. There's a room dedicated to shipwreck victims and survivors of the S.S. Carl D. Bradley, S.S. Cedarville, S.S. Daniel J. Morell, and S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald with a video display. There's also a separate reading room filled with out of print historical journals and magazines such as "Calcite Screenings". The Lore hosts bell ringing anniversary services in memoriam to the shipwreck victims lost on the Carl D. Bradley, Cedarville, Daniel J. Morell, and Edmund Fitzgerald. The gift shop offers books, DVDs, CDs, mugs, and apparel. The museum is staffed by volunteers including some retired sailors. This place is very informative and preserves Michigan's maritime heritage and legacy. Admission is $3.

What a wonderful setup for people of all ages. Just saw the new display which was attached to the…read moreceiling. Very cool place!

So we came across this train museum in downtown Roscommon. Three gentlemen who knew a lot about…read moretrains were in attendance. We were given a tour by Cal Patterson who has set up many of the displays. It's just a small little place but very cute. It is free, but they except donations. well worth a few minutes to pop in and look at some very cool trains. The men in attendance knew a lot about model trains!