Parents and children of all ages delight in participating in pioneer children’s games and activities from yesteryear, while Civil War re-enactors provide a revealing and exhilarating glimpse into that most defining moment in US History – our Civil War!  See soldier and civilian camp life up close and personal – experience hair-raising cannon fire.
Hours: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm; event concludes at 3:30 pm
Pricing - Senior: $11, Adult: $12, Child (6-17): $9, 5 & Under: Free

The Mason County Sports Hall of Fame Committee inducts its annual class of famed athletes from Mason County into our Sports Hall of Fame.

Mason County Residents will receive free admission with a valid driver’s license only. All other visitors will receive 50% off admission from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm.

10:00 am – Village Opens:

10:30 am – 4:00 pm Ludington Mariner’s Old Time Base Ball Tournament:

Teams: Ludington Mariners, Sidney Stars, & Fallasburgh Flats

https://facebook.com/LudingtonMarinersOTBB/

“Batter Up!” Old Time Base Ball and the Ludington Mariners are a rich part of Mason County Historical Society’s and the storied history of our area. We are proud to host an Old Time Base Ball game, replete with uniformed players in America’s favorite pastime, in original form.

10:00 am – 3:30 pm – Crazy Bubble Lady https://www.facebook.com/Crazybubblelady/

10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Ice Cream Sundae’s $5.00 ea. (two scoops of ice cream with choice of toppings)

11:00 am – 3:00 pm – First Person Interpreters on site.

1:30 pm – Mason & Oceana Railroad Dedication

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 1905 Port Huron Sawmill operating

3:30 pm – Event ends

5:00 pm – Village closes

Commemorate the lives of our forebears during a day of hardy celebration.  Enjoy a lumberjack flapjack brunch, cooked and served by a local Boy Scout troop with flapjacks, sausage, juice or milk and 100% real, local maple syrup.  Play a game of pumpkin tic-tac-toe, watch a horse log-pulling demonstration or take a tractor hay ride while visiting the Pioneer past!

Pricing - Senior: $11, Adult: $12, Child (6-17): $9, 5 & Under: Free

“Sweets for the sweet!” Children of all ages love to tour the Village and fill their Halloween sack with goodies! 

Pricing - $3/person, 2 & Under: Free

Come memorialize Christmas as your ancestors celebrated this blessed and festive season over 125 years ago!
Pricing - $5/person

Mason County Residents will receive free admission with a valid driver’s license only. All other visitors will receive 50% off admission from 10:00 am – 3:30 pm.

Come enjoy an entertaining evening with friends for a good cause. Your Celebrity Wait Staff will ensure that you fun. Enjoy a game of trivia, see artifacts from our collection, and take in an evening of music by famed maritime artist Lee Murdock.

Lee Murdock has uncovered a boundless body of music and stories in the Great Lakes. There is an amazing timelessness to this music. Great Lakes songs are made of hard work, hard living, ships that go down and ships that come in.

The music is grounded in the work song tradition, from the rugged days of lumberjacks and wooden sailing schooners. Murdock comes alongside with ballads of contemporary commerce and revelry in the grand folk style.

Murdock has been compared to the late Canadian songwriter, Stan Rogers, with a singing voice and a respect for musical traditions that is reminiscent of the great Burl Ives. Indeed, his repertoire is a seamless blend of the old work songs, mixed with his own original compositions and the work of songwriters such as Shel Silverstein, Woody Guthrie, Pat Dailey, Larry Penn and others.

Tips for your Celebrity Wait Staff will go to further the mission of preserving and presenting the vast history of Mason County.—from our agricultural heritage to our rich maritime heritage.
We are grateful for your generosity, your trust, and most importantly your commitment to our mission. We look forward to seeing you on September 23rd, 2019.
Cost: $25.00 per person
Dinner Choices: Beef short ribs, chicken, vegetarian stir fry
RSVP: to rebecca@mchshistory.org by August 19th

“Sweets for the sweet!” Children of all ages love to tour the Village and fill their Halloween sack with goodies! 

Pricing - $6.00 per person, 2 & Under: Free

Come out to celebrate the traditions of Christmas in the past as well as the present! Enjoy strolling through our Historic buildings, hearing Christmas music, seeing Christmas lights, and then stop in the Town Hall for Christmas snacks!
$8.00 per adult
$6.00 for ages 3 - 17
2 & under free

Cost: add $2.00 to admission.
An Abraham Lincoln first person interpreter will be mingling with the visitors and giving short presentations throughout the day. Ron Carley, who has been appearing as Abraham Lincoln for over five years, calls himself a Lincoln presenter, a living historian who brings the 16th president to life.

$95 per person covers the cost of the entire camp.

Cost: add $2.00 to admission.
Come out and enjoy the musical talents of long-time visitors Suzanne & Jim! These highly talented musicians will share songs from their “Little House” collection - old-time favorites you are sure to recognize!

Come help us find these tricky artifacts. I hope you have been sharpening your investigative skills.

Here is a clue: 

I'm not very pretty; I'm plain as can be.
I'm a small thing that's made from the wood of a tree.
You'll be happy to have me, and quite a few spares,
Because when you need me, it's often in pairs.

Take a step back in time while solving fun riddles that will lead
you to a time gone by!

Come hunt for unique pieces of our collection and help the Society continue our mission of preserving and presenting history for generations to come. This is a great way for families to take in history in a fun and engaging way. Children of all ages will enjoy!

• Demonstrations in our Artisan Building.
• Watch our 1905 Port Huron Sawmill operate.
• Street organist Grinder Gordie
• Free Ice Cream Sundae @ the P.M. Town Hall.
• Enjoy first-person interpreters as they share their life as early Mason County settlers.

Ticket Prices:

• $15 Adults
• $14 Seniors
• $11 Children 4 & up
• Free - 3 & under