White Pine Village

White Pine Village opened in 1976. It is an outdoor museum containing nineteenth century buildings and related artifacts. The centerpiece is Burr Caswell's 1849 farmhouse. The Caswell farmhouse served as the first county seat and as the first Mason County Courthouse structure in 1855.

The educational village is a self-guided tour of over two dozen preserved and refurbished local historic buildings of Mason County, Michigan. The buildings contain thousands of artifacts, much of which are from the nineteenth century. White Pine Village is part of the Mason County Historical Society which has also the Ludington Mariners Old Time Baseball Team and a Research Library containing the genealogy department from the main Ludington library. In addition there is much history on northern Michigan.

At the Rose Hawley Museum, the original third order Fresnel lens from the Big Sable Point Light is on display.

  • White Pine Chapel, replica showing architectural features of typical rural Mason County churches.

  • Marchido School is a typical one room country school house of the nineteenth century.

  • Village Doctor's Office from Custer, Michigan of 1900s. It housed Dr. Duguid's and Dr. Blanchette's practices.

  • American Civil War reinactment done each summer representing typical soldiers camps.

  • A display of the Michigan logging wheels are represented at the village.

  • Pentwater Post Office circa 1885 houses the original furnishings of post office.

  • Museum of Music shows Scottville Clown Band 100 year history instruments.

  • White Pine Village cemetery of typical area resident tombstones.

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