Protar Home 25
Marine Museum
Protar Home 25

PROTAR'S HOME

TAKE THE VIRTUAL TOUR

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

100th Anniversary of Protar's Death

Protar Home 25
Print Shop Museum Historical
Print Shop Museum Historical
Marine Museum

MARINE MUSEUM

TAKE A PEEK INSIDE

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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

Private Museum tours available. 
Please call the Print Shop office to make arrangements: 231.448.2254.
2025 Hours
June Hours: M-Sat 11-5 PM, Sunday 1-4 PM
July Hours: Monday - Saturday 11-5 PM, Sunday 1-4
August 1 through Sept 7 Monday - Saturday 11-5 PM, Sunday 1-4
September 8 through Sept 30 Hours: Thursday - Saturday 1-4 PM
October Hours: Thursday-Saturday 1-4 PM (10/2-4, 10/9-11)

Museum Week 2025
July 14 - July 18

Stay tuned for the Event Schedule for 2025

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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I remember visiting there as a kid!

The gardens look so beautiful and so does the building.

So beautiful

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We're still in need of one male singer as well as one male reader for our Museum Week event. Please review your list of contacts of men young or old who are currently on the island and will be for the next month. We need your help to round out our cast for our performances on July 15 and 16. Please call 448-2254 for information or chat with David Hill. ... See MoreSee Less

If you are looking for a seat with a perfect and comfortable view during this year's Fourth of July Parade, we have some for you. A small donation of $20 can get you a seat on the Print Shop Museum Porch. Information on how to get your seat is below! ... See MoreSee Less

If you are looking for a seat with a perfect and comfortable view during this years Fourth of July Parade, we have some for you. A small donation of $20 can get you a seat on the Print Shop Museum Porch. Information on how to get your seat is below!

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Love this!!

As a child growing up Beaver Island was my dad’s favorite place to vacation and we’d come to be there for the 4th of July celebrations. Would watch from the Erin Motel. Great memories.

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