General Store
We have re-created a general store and have a display of a rare 1922 White truck donated by local residents Bill and Jan Morrison.
Machine Shed
Inside a work building like this, a farmer would store his large farm equipment like plows, wagons, manure spreaders, and toward the end of our era, early tractors.
Grebe Tool Shanty
The Stimpson family built this shed for use on their farm just south of town. The tar paper exterior was durable and inexpensive, so was used on many early 1900s buildings from work sheds to homes.
This shed is unique because it is constructed of 3-foot by 8-foot panels bolted together. By removing the bolts the building could be disassembled and moved. The owner constructed many homes and buildings in Mackinaw City and he moved this for his tool crib.
In moving the building to this site in May of 2006 several artifacts were discovered under the floor. These include plow points, a pump handle, a scythe blade, old wrenches, and the horseshoe that hangs over the door.