Browsers that can not handle javascript will not be able to access some features of this site.
Skip Navigation
Michigan Department of History, Arts and LibrariesMichigan.gov, Official Portal for the State of Michigan
Michigan.gov Home   HAL Home  |  Site Map  |  Contact HAL  |  FAQ  |  HAL Jobs  |  HAL Online Services 
 
HAL, Things to do. Find Exhibits & Events!
>
Michigan Historical Museum System
>
Mackinac State Historic Parks
>
Michigan Reads!
>
How to Schedule Group Tours
>
HAL Events
>
Michigan Week
>
Michigan Notable Books
>
Family History
>
Maritime Heritage Destinations
>
Conferences & Workshops
Inside HAL Visit our agencies!
HAL-Find it Online
HAL-Services & Collections
HAL-Workplace and Education Tools
HAL-Grants
HAL-Publications & Products
Cultural Economic Development
Michigan eLibrary
Michigan Week, May 19-25, 2007
Family History
Printer Friendly Version Printer Friendly   Text Only Version Text Version Email this page Email Page
Special HAL Attractions
A park interpreter places a bucket against a maple tree to collect sap.Maple Syrup Day at Hartwick Pines, March 24, 2007
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hartwick Pines Logging Museum, Hartwick Pines State Park
Learn about the history of maple sugar making in North America as you help tap a maple tree and observe the boil-down process which converts maple sap into maple syrup. Of course, the day would not be complete without sampling this tasty Michigan product.
Local Lore - Girl Scout Workshop, March 17, 2007
Junior Girl Scouts can earn a badge. Preregistration required. At the Michigan Historical Museum, Lansing. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Women Lighthouse Keepers—Future Historians Club, March 20
Be a history detective! This year's theme: "Great Lakes, Great Times"
If you love Michigan history, exploring museums, learning about other cultures, creating new adventures, Future Historians is for you! 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Michigan Historical Museum
Martin Frost and the Curious Art of Fore-Edge Painting, March 23, 2007 PDF icon
Martin Frost will offer an illustrated lecture describing the genesis and progress of this little-known art form, supported by a display of painted books from his own collection. At the Library of Michigan, Lansing. Reception begins at 4:30 p.m. Illustrated lecture follows at 5:30 p.m.
Learning More at the Library of Michigan March 31, 2007
This free genealogy seminar is designed to introduce researchers to particular topics of interest and to highlight specific genealogy resources available at the Library of Michigan.

History, Arts and Libraries logoFind More Events
at the Library of Michigan, Michigan Historical Center museums and historic sites, Mackinac State Historic Parks, Michigan Film Office and the Michigan Coucil for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Arts Organization Spotlight
Adrian Symphony OrchestraAdrian Symphony Orchestra
Over the past twenty-six seasons, the orchestra has continued to increase the scope and variety of its presentations, which have included classical and pops concerts, chamber music, family discovery series and for ten seasons, fully staged opera.

Attractions Around the State
Michigan Creative After School Experiences, MICASE logoMICASE - Michigan Creative After School Experiences
Search the MICASE database to find creative out-of-school-hours programs for children offered by museums, libraries, theaters, arts agencies, zoos, nature centers and others. Nonprofit program providers, add your information to the catalog.

• Festivals in Michigan
Event listings from festivals.com.

• Calendar of Library Events Around the State
At your hometown library and around the state.

• Michigan's Upper Peninsula Calendar of Events
Upper Peninsula Travel & Recreation Association calendar lists events by the month.

• Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways-Chelsea District Library
May 25-July 8, 2007--The Chelsea District Library, anchored in the town's hip and trendy business district, serves as Michigan's first host site to Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways. It's an energizing place to kickoff the statewide tour, considering its 200-year history of milling flour, its entertainment offerings, and its picturesque downtown.

• Key Ingredients Michigan Foodways-Keweenaw Heritage Center, Calumet
July 13-Aug. 26, 2007--"I think this is a great opportunity to bring a prominent exhibit to Calumet," stated Kim Hoagland of the Keweenaw Heritage Center. "The Copper Country already has a strong interest in traditional foods, such as the pasty, and we hope that this exhibit will generate a lot of excitement about our heritage."


Additional Resources
Pure Michigan

• Travel Michigan
The temperatures cool down but the excitement and hospitality heat up.

• Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center
Designed for students from the fourth grade to adults the gallery is filled with activities

• Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Recreation and Camping

• Michigan Department of Agriculture
Fairs, Racing and Recreation

• Museums of the Midwest
Find museums in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.


Timely Virtual Visits
Little girl plucking strings on a fiddleVirtual Mackinac
Explore the past and present of the Straits of Mackinac through words, photographs, sounds and 360 degree tours of the historical and natural sites of Mackinac State Historic Parks.

• Tour the Library of Michigan's Abrams Genealogy Collection
One of the 10 largest genealogy collections in the United States, with more than 100,000 books, microforms and electronic resources to serve researchers.

• Tour the Library of Michigan's Martha Griffiths Rare Book Room
Take a virtual tour of some of our special collections including angling, Americana, the Orange Judd exhibit and pre-1850 materials. Materials include books in leather, bark, and parchment.




Link to Department and Agencies Web Site Index
Link to Statewide Online Services Index
Link to Statewide Web-based Surveys
Link to RSS feeds available on this site
HAL QUICK LINKS
 •  SITE INDEX
 •  Public Hours
 •  ANSWER Library Catalog
 •  Press Releases
 •  MICASE - Michigan Creative After School Experiences
 •  SURVEY
 •  What's Happening in Michigan?
More Special Links
 • Maritime Heritage Destinations
 • Yellow Ribbon Support our Troops
 • Odyssey program
Sign Now - Online Petition

Michigan.gov Home |  HAL Home  |  Site Map  |  Contact HAL  |  State Web Sites  |  HAL FAQ 
 Privacy Policy  |  Link Policy  |  Accessibility Policy  |  Security Policy  | Michigan News | Michigan.gov Survey

Copyright © 2001-2007 State of Michigan