Beaver Island Historical Society Welcomes You to Our Past

The Historical Society currently operates two museums on the Island, the Print Shop Museum and the Marine Museum, as well as two additional historical sites: Heritage Park and the Protar Home. We offer several resources and services to our visitors, including genealogical research, copies of archival photos, and a series of historical journals and other books for purchase. Additionally, we host many events throughout the year to promote the Island’s history.

Explore our history, find out about the king, fishing, shipwrecks, island life, natural history, our Irish heritage, and much more.

Museum Hours

Closed for the season. We will reopen in May.
Private Museum tours available. 
Please call the Print Shop office to make arrangements: 231.448.2254.

Museum Week 2024
July 15 - July 19

Schedule & Information

THE PRINT SHOP MUSEUM WELCOMES THE NORTHERN ISLANDER NEWSPAPER!
The Beaver Island Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Northern Islander will again be published in the Print Shop where it began in 1850! In February, the Historical Society purchased the Northern Islander and Beaver Beacon from former owner Cynthia Johnson.
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Dr. Butter will be at the Print Shop Museum at 4 P.M. today.

Job Opening! Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter no later than 11/15 to director@beaverislandhistory.org or postal address: BIHS, PO Box 263, Beaver Island, MI 49782.

For more information call 231.448.2254
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Job Opening!  Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter no later than 11/15 to director@beaverislandhistory.org or postal address: BIHS, PO Box 263, Beaver Island, MI 49782.

For more information call 231.448.2254
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