The Mason
County Historical Society opened Historic White Pine Village in 1976. It is
a community of over twenty-five buildings on twenty-three acres dedicated to preserving and
presenting Mason County's history. The buildings contain thousands of artifacts that
help interpret their setting in the history of the area. Historic
White Pine Village has been visited by tens of thousands of visitors and most
comment upon leaving about the beauty and nostalgia of the village. The credit for
this must go to the over 400 annual volunteers who do a wide variety of tasks. The
history interpreted by Historic White Pine Village includes lumbering, music, farming,
small rural villages, maritime, and the development of business and industry. Come
visit us, and rediscover small-town Michigan life in the late 1800's and beyond. There
are things to see, things to learn, things to do - things that make Historic White
Pine Village an exciting and educational experience for the entire family. Historic
White Pine Village is host to over 400 area fourth graders each year with the
popular and educational One Room School Experience. The students experience a day
of school as it might have been some 100 years ago. They learn the 3 R's, play games
their great grandparents might have played, and tour the village to learn of the
local history it tells. In addition to the One Room School Experience, several thousand-school
students come each spring to tour Historic White Pine Village. In the fall,
many senior groups come to tour, making it truly a place "Where History Lives".
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