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.
History
Besser Museum's historical artifact collection includes material culture items that portray life and industries in Northeast Michigan.
Come stroll through the Museum's replica of an 1890s Avenue of Shops. Explore the lumbering and farming history of Northeast Michigan. Visit the Peoples of Lakes and Forest Gallery, which houses a variety of Prehistoric and Native American artifacts unique to this region. Take time to explore the historic buildings on the Museum's property. Dig for Devonian fossils in the Lafarge Fossil Park and keep the fossils you find.
Permanent Exhibits
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Historic Village, dating back 100 years
Alpena's Lumbering Industry
Avenue of Shops
Alpena Flyer
Native American Gallery
Lafarge Fossil Park
Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Exhibit