Ephraim Shay
Innovation Museum

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Harbor Springs Historical Corridor

Harbor Springs History Museum

349 East Main Street
Harbor Springs, Michigan

Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm 

Ephraim Shay Innovation Museum

396 East Main Street
Harbor Springs, Michigan

Museum Hours: Closed & Undergoing Restoration. Opening Summer 2024.

Shay Park

East Main Street
Harbor Springs, Michigan

Ephraim Shay's 1894 All-Steel "Aha" Exhibit

Want to help bring history to life?

If you value the contributions of history to community vibrancy, check out our “Bringing History to Life” comprehensive fundraising campaign. The campaign consists of creating a historical corridor at the eastern approach to Main Street by opening a new museum of innovation in the historic 1892 Shay House, installing interactive exhibits in the 1886 former City Hall building and building a preservation and operating endowment to ensure the long-term health of the organization.

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News

  • “Through the Lens” - History Museum Announces Showcase

    The Harbor Springs Area Historical Society offered a special showcase of the late photographer Virgil D. Haynes’ collection of nostalgic Harbor Springs images during an event at the Harbor Springs History Museum on August 3.

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  • Historical Society Campaign Surpasses $2M Mark

    The comprehensive fundraising campaign for the Harbor Springs historical corridor topped the $2 million mark in January, as the Harbor Springs Area Historical Society and its supporters push to bring in the final million dollars of the $3 million campaign by the end of 2023.

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  • Major Fundraising Campaign to Create Historical Corridor

    To offer new insightful and entertaining interpretation of the community’s unique history, the Harbor Springs Area Historical society has embarked on a comprehensive $3 million fundraising campaign – “Bringing History to Life.”

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