Oct. 20, 2006

Looking for a unique Halloween experience for your little ghouls and goblins?  Enjoy spooky fun and friendly frights as you explore Michigan's Haunted History at the Michigan Historical Museum on Sunday, Oct. 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. 

Guests will trick or treat through the museum's exhibit galleries and meet the Voyageur, the Lumberjack, the 1950s Housewife and other characters from Michigan history.  The frightfully fun afternoon will give kids the chance to:

• Listen to spooky tales
• Try Halloween games and activities from times past
• Decorate a pumpkin
• Sample traditional treats
• Join in "spider web" - a Victorian-era Halloween party game, where participants work together to unravel a web of yarn and find their prizes! 

All kids will receive a special Halloween goodie bag.  Make sure to wear your favorite costume!

"We are blending Michigan history, the history of the holiday and the fun and excitement of Halloweens past," said Phillip C. Kwiatkowski, director of the Michigan Historical Museum System.  "The galleries will be humming with laughter, squeals and Halloween merriment."

Tickets are $5 per person (adults and children), and children 3 years and younger will be admitted for free.  Tickets are available in advance or on Oct. 29 at the Museum Store.  The spider web game is an additional $2 per person (space limited).  All proceeds from this event will help support education programming at the Michigan Historical Museum.

For more information, contact Tami Averill, the museum's curator of education, at (517) 241-4060 or AverillT@michigan.gov.

The Michigan Historical Museum is located inside the Michigan Library and Historical Center, 702 W. Kalamazoo St., two blocks west of the State Capitol in downtown Lansing.  The main entrance and visitor parking are located north of Kalamazoo Street, just east of M.L. King Boulevard.  Museum hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.  The museum is closed on official state holidays.  Admission and weekend parking are free.

For more information visit www.michiganhistory.org or call (517) 373-3559 or TDD (517) 373-1592.

The Michigan Historical Museum is part of the Michigan Historical Center, an agency within the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries.  The department's mission is to enrich quality of life and strengthen the economy by providing access to information, preserving and promoting Michigan's heritage and fostering cultural creativity.  The department also includes the Library of Michigan, the Mackinac Island State Park Commission, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Michigan Film Office.  Learn more at www.michigan.gov/hal.

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