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1 966 50 Y e ar sY oung2016 Congratulations, Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan Congratulations to the even a World War II Alpena and Northeast submarine. Michigan on the 50th anThe Besser Muniversary of the Besser seum has its own Museum for Northeast treasures as well. Michigan. Michigan’s Your museum is the museums provide jobs steward of the anchor and support communities. from the Pewabic that They educate children and sunk in 1865, the last engage families and remaining 1911 groups. They preserve and Alpena Flyer autoshare priceless works of mobile, a nationally art and historic artifacts, recognized collection and promote scientific exof Native American ploration and a better unartifacts and five derstanding of our shared original Alpena Michigan culture. There County historic buildare many types of museings. ums in our state that work The museum is acBy Lisa Craig Brisson to achieve each of those credited by the AmerMichigan Museums Association goals. You are so fortuican Alliance of Executive Director nate to have a local muMuseums, which is a seum that achieves ALL rigorous process to of them. ensure the integrity and accessibility of muMuseums and cultural organizations in seum collections, reinforce the education and Michigan are responsible for more than 18 public service roles of museums, and propercent of our state’s tourism revenue – more mote good governance practices and ethical than golfing, boating, hunting and hiking com- behavior. Only 10 percent of museums nabined. Over 25 million people visited Michitionwide and just 77 of the hundreds of mugan’s museums and cultural organizations in seums in Michigan have met the criteria for 2012, including almost 3 million students. accreditation. It is no small feat for the Besser Michigan museums hold and preserve mil- Museum to have achiev Y]