Delta County Historical Museum
The four-room museum of the Delta County Historical Society covers local maritime history, the iron port, lumbering, and more, from Escanaba and Gladstone to Stonington and Nahma. There's a model lumber camp Photographic and written archives are also here in what once was the Coast Guard's station for aids to navigation.
About 100 feet southeast of the lighthouse (above) in Ludington Park, near the head of Ludington Avenue. Same hours as lighthouse.(906) 786-3763. Handicap accessible: first floor.
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POINTS OF INTEREST
Ludington Park. Five miles of pathways in this striking park on Lake Michigan's Little Bay de Noc connect natural areas, a marina, an island with 3,500-foot sandy beach ... more
Delta County Historical Museum. This four-room museum covers local maritime, timber, and railroad history, plus early life in Delta County. ... more
Portage Marsh Wildlife Area. Here's a great place to spot all kinds of birds at the mouth of Portage Creek, where a 2-mile spit creates a protected bay and coastal wetland ... more
Sand Point Lighthouse. Built in 1867, the lighthouse has been dramatically restored to its original appearance, with furnished keeper's quarters circa 1900. Climb the tower for a nifty view! ... more
First Avenue South's historic architecture & visual finds. The striking turn-of-the-century churches, public buildings, and homes evoke Escanaba's glory days ... more
Noc Bay Trading Company. Here's an unusual shop that sells the authentic regalia materials, from bone beads to feathers, used by participants in Native American powwows ... more
Escanaba Wi-fi Hotspot. The entire length of Ludington Street is a wi-fi hotspot, allowing up to 240 minutes online. ... more
Hunt's Map Guide to the Upper Peninsula
• 13 detailed U.P. maps
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