Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History at Hillsdale College

Daniel M. Fisk Museum of Natural History at Hillsdale College Museum hours are during REGULAR SCHOOL DAYS from September to May. Closed holidays, college breaks, and Summer break. Call prior to visit to be sure.

The Fisk Museum has its first Holotype specimen, a new species of fossil macroalga from the Silurian of northern Michiga...
02/13/2026

The Fisk Museum has its first Holotype specimen, a new species of fossil macroalga from the Silurian of northern Michigan! It was discovered by the Curator and named in his honor by Dr. Steve LoDuca, a world expert on fossil marine algae at Eastern Michigan University. The species name is Earltonella swinehartii.

Doctor Anthony Swinehart at Hillsdale College is behind the discovery of a rare new fossil identified as macroalga - which is similar to seaweed. Now housed ...

01/15/2026

There's a new display case in the Museum with minerals and crystals as well as the bones of the Scrivens Mastodon found in Bankers in 2005.

Happy New Year from the Fisk Museum
01/01/2026

Happy New Year from the Fisk Museum

Address

Strosacker Science Center
Hillsdale, MI
49242

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 3:45pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 3:45pm
Thursday 7:30am - 3:45pm
Friday 7:30am - 3:45pm

Telephone

+15176072390

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