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Museum Galleries
 Bay County ... Trails Through Time
For a moment, visualize a tree-lined path to an Anishinabe settlement or the riverbank camp of a voyager. Gaze
for a moment at a white pine or venture into a lumberjack's camp ... these are some of the images that will come to life when
you visit this permanent exhibit. This 3,700 square-foot gallery features exhibits relating the distinctive heritage
of Bay County from pre-contact days through the present.
 Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy Learn more about this grassroots member-supported local organization whose goals are to protect water, preserve land
and sustain life in the Saginaw Bay Watershed. The Conservancy maintains the Saginaw Birding Trail, which covers 142 miles
including Highways M-25 and M-13, as well as 40 miles of the US-23 State Recreation Byway (from Standish to Tawas.)
 Bay City ... Seaport to the World This gallery showcases our maritime heritage
through interactive and informational exhibits featuring ... the men who built the largest wooden ships on the Great Lakes
... Bay City's world famous tug captain ... life on board ship in the WWII "Donald Duck Navy" ... shipwrecks that
line the floor of the Great Lakes ... a young boy who created a new system of navigation on the Saginaw River ... and
more.
 Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame
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Bay County Historical Museum is home to the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame. Exhibit includes inductee photos,
autographed guitar collection, displays featuring Alice Cooper, Madonna, 96 Tears, Roll Air, Creem magazine, the Bay City
Rollers, poster art of Dennis Loren and Carl Lundgren, Frankie Lymon's original tombstone, Upper Penninsula bands, Tom Bert
photography, Legendary Michigan Songs, Beats on the Street project, murals by local artists, and the Motown Time Capsule video. For more information on Michigan's Rock
and Roll legends and their music, visit the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends website.
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