Besser Museum
is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.
The Besser Museum is a 501 (c)(3), non-profit, membership corporation stewarded by its own Board of Trustees.
The museum receives no continuing financial support from federal, state, or local government entities or millage.
Operational support is generated through admission fees, membership dues, awarded grants and donations.
Besser Museum is an accrediated museum by the American Alliance of Museums.
Our vision is a community that can explore the dynamic story of Northeast Michigan's interconnected natural resources and cultural heritage
through the ability to navigate the past, illuminate the present, and imagine the future.
Community links.
Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce
Alpena Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
www.visitalpena.com or call 989-340-2288
Alpena Civic Theater
www.alpenacivictheatre.com or call 989-354-3624
Art In The Loft at Gallery
www.artintheloft.com or call 989-356-4877
Association of Life Long Learners (A.L.L.)
www.associationoflifelonglearners.org or call 989-358-7207
40 Mile Point Lighthouse
Great Lakes Lore Museum Maritime Museum
www.gllmm.com or call 989-734-0706
Michigan Arts and Culture Northeast
Pure Michigan – Alpena
www.michigan.org/hot-spots/alpena
Thunder Bay Arts Council
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center
www.thunderbay.noaa.gov or call 989-356-8805
Thunder Bay Golf Resort
Thunder Bay Theatre
www.thunderbaytheatre.com or call the box office at 989-354-2267
US 23 Heritage Route
Plan your adventure at www.us23heritageroute.org
