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Explore›Detroit, MI›Historic Site›Grosse Ile Historical Society
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Grosse Ile Historical Society

Ages 6–16
25020 E River Rd, Grosse Ile Township, MI 48138, USA

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(734) 675-1250 Visit the website

Opening hours

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Thursday10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
FridayClosed
SaturdayClosed
Sunday1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Hours can change on holidays. Check with the venue before you travel.

Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

About this place

A history museum housed in a restored 1904 railroad depot, displaying artifacts and documents spanning more than 245 years of life on Grosse Ile. Visitors can see collections including early outboard motors, Civil War memorabilia, vintage violins, and items connected to the island's role in shipping, industry and aviation. The society also maintains a customs house decorated in early twentieth-century style, a lighthouse built in 1894, and exhibits about a former naval air station. Open Thursday mornings and Sunday afternoons, with no admission charge.

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A membership to Grosse Ile Historical Society carries reciprocal admission, so the same card is worth free or discounted entry at other places in this program.

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