Saginaw was home to 60 sawmills in the mid-1880s. Once the pine forests were sheared from the Saginaw Valley, the busy lumber center ceased and began shipping crops of beans and sugar beets.
This renovated 1897 post office building designed in French chateau style with a spiral staircase and corner towers is home to exhibits that trace the social and industrial development of the Saginaw Valley.
Address: Castle Museum of Saginaw County History, 500 Federal Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48607-1253, United States
Phone: 1 (989) 752-2861, Fax: 1 (989) 752-1533
Hours:
10am-4:30pm; Sun:1pm-4:30pm; Closed: Mon
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
The Japanese Cultural Center and Tea House was established as a symbol of friendship and cultural exchange with Saginaw's Sister City, Tokushima, Japan. The tea house is of authentic design and crafted in keeping with traditional Japanese architecture.
Johnny Panther Quests specializes in 3-5 hour boat tours through the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge and State Game Area. The area encompasses over eighteen thousand acres of rivers marshes and bayous, part of the largest watershed in Michigan. Bald eagles, various birds, waterfowl, muskrat, beaver and otter all call the Shiawassee Flats their home.
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum displays a collection of more than 200 works which span Fredericks' career. Plaster models used to cast the sculptor's work in bronze make up the bulk of the collection.
House in the 1904 Georgian-revival Ring Mansion, the Saginaw Art Museum houses ancient artifacts that date as far back as 1000-800 BC. Other exhibits include woodcutting, manuscripts, decorative arts, religious sculptures and paintings from the 15th through 18th centuries.
Address: Saginaw Art Museum, 1126 North Michigan Avenue, Saginaw, MI 48602-4763, United States
Phone: 1 (989) 754-2491, Fax: 1 (989) 754-9387
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