Giving Areas - Les Cheneaux Historical Association

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Give an Unrestricted Gift

Your unrestricted gift allows the Les Cheneaux Historical Association to place funds where we need them the most.

Unrestricted giving allows us to support our most urgent needs, whether funding Educational Programs or supporting essential infrastructure efforts.

Donors of unrestricted gifts will be notified of how the Museums will utilize your investment and its impact on our work.

A neatly coiled black rope on a polished wooden table, with blurred lights and maritime equipment in the background.

A display of vintage logging tools, including saws, axes, and hooks, mounted on a wooden wall of a historical museum.

Les Cheneaux Historical Museum

The Historical Museum is dedicated to preserving the traditions of the people of the Les Cheneaux Islands.

Located in downtown Cedarville, in the heart of the 36 islands, the Les Cheneaux Historical Museum aims to showcase what daily life in the Eastern Upper Peninsula was like from the days of the Native American tribes through today.

Your tax-deductible support of this Musuem will help us to maintain and expand our exhibits.

Les Cheneaux Maritime Musuem

Gifts to the Maritime Museum are tax-deductible and you receive the satisfaction of knowing that you are safeguarding the maritime history and heritage of the Les Cheneaux Islands for generations to come.

Giving to the Museum ensures the sustainability of our most popular attraction.

A vintage Mercury outboard motor in turquoise.

A large woodworking shop with various tools, benches, and wooden projects in progress, including a partially built boat on the floor.

Paul Wilson Workshop or Mariner’s Library

The Paul Wilson Workshop is a real boat building shop located inside the Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum. Each year the Workshop and our Volunteers build a boat to be raffled at the “Boat Show”.

The Mariner’s Library at the Les Cheneaux Maritime Museum houses thousands of boating and boat building books, periodicals, charts, and maps. Access to the Mariner’s Library is for Historical Association Members and their guests.

Educational Programming

We believe learning is a lifelong journey that transcends all ages and backgrounds.

A contribution in support of our Educational Programs helps our visitors to explore the fascinating history of our region—engaging and inspiring interaction with our traditions & heritage.