Lake County Historical Museum

04/27/2026

The quilt squares keep coming in! Be a part of history by making a quilt block for the museum’s Grand 250th Community Quilt Project. Blocks can be submitted through May 15th, 2026. Check out the attached submission forms for details. Come show us your quilt square!

04/25/2026

Best of luck to all you trout fishermen out there on this ‘last Saturday in April’ opening day.

04/25/2026

Everyone enjoyed the Lake County home movies this past Wednesday night at the museum program. Thanks to Wesco for providing the delicious popcorn! Movies and stories of the times at the Craig cabin on L-Lakes, early days in Idlewild, Baldwin scenes captured by Harold Allison and fishing history at the Flint Rainbow Club on the Pere Marquette were shared on the ‘big screen’. It was a fun time watching movies shot 90 years ago. We are so lucky that folks took the time and recorded their families activities that many years ago. To be able to travel back in time for an evening was quite an experience.

04/18/2026

Who’s up for some popcorn and 1930-50s home movies? Great film of Idlewild, Baldwin, L-Lakes and the Flint Rainbow Club/Pere Marquette River. Join us Wednesday evening at 6:00 pm at the Museum, 915 N Michigan Avenue, in Baldwin. Free admission.

04/16/2026

Do you have older telephone books that cover the Lake County Michigan area? The Research Library is seeking donations of telephone books from 2000 and older. Especially 1940-60s! We utilize these when doing research and for background information when we create exhibits. If you have one or more that you’d like to donate, please drop them off at the museum, 915 N Michigan Ave, Baldwin. We are working most weekdays getting the museum ready to open on May 20th. Call first to see we are in house,
or you can leave books in a bags at the top of the north handicapped ramp. Thank you in advance for your help!

04/06/2026

Great program planned for this month at the Museum. LAKE COUNTY HOME MOVIES of Baldwin, Idlewild, L-Lakes and the Pere Marquette River will be sure to entertain everyone, no matter your age. The home movies date back to the 1940s and show a glimpse of what it was like to live here during that time. We will provide popcorn (donated by Wesco of Baldwin) and punch for this free event. Come early to get the best seats in the house! Lake County Historical Museum, 915 N Michigan Avenue in Baldwin. For more information, please call the Museum at (231) 898-6500.

04/01/2026

Several more quilt squares have been received by the museum for our Grand 250th Community Quilt Project! For more information on submitting a quilt block for our museum fundraiser see below. Raffle ticket sales for the assembled and quilted lap quilts will begin June 1st.

03/20/2026

We welcome in spring today! Nice to be heading towards much warmer temperatures. Happy Spring Everyone!

03/17/2026

We wish you all the best of luck on this St Patrick’s Day!

03/13/2026

Shanna Avery, reporter for the Ludington Daily News, wrote of her experience at the recent Museum’s program -Antique Show and Tell.

From deeply treasured family heirlooms to china sets, tools and more, each item shared at the Antique Road Show & Tell hosted by the Lake County Historical Society on Wednesday

03/12/2026

Everyone had a great time last night at the museum’s Road Show and Tell program. Folks brought small items from a trembler turtle pin cushion and a predecessor to the modern day stapler to large items like an autograph quilt top and a portion of a totem pole. Great stories about family items as well. Thanks to everyone for sharing your treasures. Check out the photos for more details.

03/11/2026

We want to thank everyone who has supported the Museum in the past with your memberships - both Life Members and Yearly Members. Attached is the membership newsletter informing you about the activities of the Society over the past year and the upcoming programs and events for 2026. We ask that you consider continuing your membership or become a member if you have visited the museum or attended a program and enjoyed it. It is only through membership dues, monetary donations and grants that we are able to operate and continue our mission to preserve the history of Lake County and share it with residents and tourists. Thank you again and hope to see you in the museum or at our next event! For more information please call (231) 898-6500.