Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan

Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan is at 491 Johnson St. The museum is a regional center for the art, history and science of northeastern Michigan. Displays include Michigan wildlife paintings, artwork and Native American artifacts as well as lumbering, agricultural and industrial equipment. On the grounds is a re-created 1890s Avenue of Shops. Changing exhibits; a planetarium; a Foucault pendulum; a 1928 fishing tug—the Katherine V; and four historic buildings, including a log cabin and a one-room schoolhouse, also are featured. At the Lafarge Fossil Park exhibit, visitors can dig for and keep Devonian fossils.

Time: Allow 1 hour minimum.