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The Marquette Maritime Museum mission is to preserve and protect the maritime history of Marquette, Lake Superior and the Great Lakes and remember the exploits of our submarine veterans.

Our mission is preserving Michigan's railroad history, starting with the Clinton Branch Railroad, laid in 1837 and the first branch line of the first railroad west of the Alleghany mountains. We also preserve historic railroad equipment, records and artifacts focusing on the tristate area (Michigan, northern Ohio and northern Indiana) and the New York Central Railroad, which owned the Clinton Branch.

THE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN FIREHOUSE MUSEUM IS TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF FIREFIGHTING HISTORY THROUGH ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS TEACHING AND PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION.

Madison Children's Museum's (MCM) mission is to connect children with their families, their communities, and the world beyond through discovery learning and creative play.

The mission of the Milwaukee Public Museum is to inspire curiosity, excite minds, and increase desire to preserve and protect our world's natural and cultural diversity through exhibitions, educational programs, collections, and research.

The Ephraim Historical Foundation identifies itself as an educational institution and facility, a museum, an archive, a research organization, a leading Door County non-profit, a social organization, and a guardian of the unique character of the Village of Ephraim. Our mission is to faithfully preserve, sustain, and share, the history, culture, and beauty of Ephraim.

The Chippewa Valley Museum connects people to our community and inspires curiosity by collecting, preserving, and sharing our region's historical and cultural resources.

To excite, engage, and educate through the arts.

The River Music Experience transforms lives in the Quad Cities by providing opportunities to listen, learn, and play music.

The USS Yorktown Foundation is partners with Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum to inspire our children, visitors, community and the world by promoting America’s proud longstanding traditions of service, leadership, duty and sacrifice through education, exhibits, programming and community outreach.

JOSLYN ART MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS THE VISUAL ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, FOSTERING APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.

To promote the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Willa Cather, through education, preservation, and the arts. The Willa Cather Foundation is located in Cather's childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. It serves this region as well as readers, scholars, visitors, and students from across the nation and internationally.