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Visit the Michigan Historical Museum in Lansing

Plank Road Ride

Roads were rough and muddy when the first settlers came to Michigan, so they built some roads of wood. They called them "plank roads." Ride on the plank road to discover how it felt-and how it sounded-to ride on planks.

MHC Front

The Big Map

Canoe

Plank Road Ride

Copper Mining Entry

Bigwheels Sawmill

School Room

Model T

1920s Street

Arsenal of Democracy

1950s Kitchen

Lakes Land




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