These are some of the Tourist Attractions in the Delton area.
Some are only open during the Summer, so please check their
web sites for more information.
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Bernard Historical Museum
Located in Delton, the museum includes the Bernard
Hospital, a Nature Trail, the Brown School, the Country
Store, the Seamstress Cottage, the Little House, the
Blacksmith Shop, the Implement Building, a Windmill, and
Herb & Flower Gardens. Open June through September.
See their web site for hours. 269-623-3565.
http://www.delton-mi.com/bernard/
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Located in the heart of beautiful Yankee Springs Township,
just 2 miles north of Yankee Springs (Gun Lake) State Park.
Historic Bowens Mills is a 13 acre Pioneer Park consisting
of an 1864 Grist Mill and Cider Mill. It is a working museum
that still grinds and sells fresh corn meal through the use
of water-powered mill stones. It is a second generation
family-owned and operated state historic site with no state
funding. Owen & Carleen Sabin. 269-795-7530.
http://www.bowensmills.com/
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Charlton Park Village Museum
The Charlton Park Village Museum is located at 2545 South
Charlton Park Road. The museum was established in 1936.
The park includes 17 historic buildings, and is home to
many educational programs and special events. 269-945-3775.
http://www.charltonpark.org/
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The Gilmore Car Museum is located at 6865 Hickory Road,
three miles west of Hickory Corners. The Gilmore-Classic
Car Club of America Museum has over 130 antique, classic
and collector cars on display in six historic Michigan
Barns. The museum, named one of the nation's 10 best
large automobile museums, features unusual vintage
vehicles, recent rare collectibles, hood ornament
collections and automobile history exhibits. Located near
Hickory Corners, the Museum sponsors annual cars shows
and swap meets. 269-671-5089.
http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/
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Michigan Farmers' Hall of Fame
The Michigan Farmers' Hall of Fame is located on the 170
acre farm owned by Bill and Maggie Aukerman at 7990 Milo
Road, 3 miles south of Delton. They host many events throughout
the summer, including the "Prairieville Old Fashioned Farm
Days and Country Music Shows", held every year over the
Labor Day weekend. 269-623-2485.
http://www.prairievillecountrymusicshows.com/
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Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
Pierce Cedar Creek Institute is located at 701 West
Cloverdale Road. An Ecological Research and Education
Institute to foster stewardship of ecosystems and
species by way of preservation, management, and
restoration of natural landscapes. 269-721-4190.
http://www.cedarcreekinstitute.org/
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W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
Home page for Michigan State University's W.K. Kellogg
Biological Station (KBS). Located in southwestern lower
Michigan on the eastern shore of Gull Lake, 12 miles
northwest of Battle Creek and 15 miles northeast of
Kalamazoo. A 4,065-acre site, KBS is jointly managed by
the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and
the College of Natural Science. 269-671-5117.
http://www.kbs.msu.edu/
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