Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be an archaeologist? Attend Michigan Archaeology Day on Saturday, October 18, 2025, for your chance to talk with archaeologists about investigations and artifacts that tell the story of 14,000 years of Michigan history! Archaeologists and experts in related fields will be stationed throughout the first and second floors of the Michigan History Museum where they will tell you about their research, show you some artifacts they have found and answer your questions.

Plus, there will be many hands-on activities, including:
Make a clay pinch pot
Watch a flintknapper make stone tools
Try throwing a spear using an atlatl
Watch archaeologists demonstrate new survey technologies
Join a scavenger hunt
Show an artifact to our Archaeology Roadshow experts
See a special presentation about the Edmund Fitzgerald in the Forum Auditorium
Pick up a free archaeology poster

This all-ages annual event is free, and parking is too!

Michigan Archaeology Day is brought to you by the Michigan History Center-DNR, Michigan State Historic Preservation Office and Mackinac State Historic Parks.