Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum

Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum Monday is Boys Day Out. Volunteers spend the day building, fixing, visiting, and enjoying the day.

A historical Octagon Barn is the foundation for this developing agricultural/rural life museum from the 1920's. Volunteers works daily to develop the site in an ongoing effort to offer the viewing public the best view of life in a different time. Daily tours are available for public viewing along with a major festival held the weekend after Labor day.

A Car Club came to visit the barn!
05/25/2026

A Car Club came to visit the barn!

A few more photos from School Tours 2026. We would like to thank the Michigan Corn Growers Association for sending Scott...
05/16/2026

A few more photos from School Tours 2026. We would like to thank the Michigan Corn Growers Association for sending Scott Piggott and Olivia Hall from their Lansing office to tell the story of "Corn Products". The students also enjoyed playing the "Corn Hole" game. Thank you to ALL of our volunteers who made this a very successful event through the cold and rain and sun and fun!

05/15/2026
Second set of photos of the second day of School Tours!
05/15/2026

Second set of photos of the second day of School Tours!

Second day for school tours, this is the first set of pictures for this day, would only let me load 60 at a time. Keep w...
05/15/2026

Second day for school tours, this is the first set of pictures for this day, would only let me load 60 at a time. Keep watch for more!

It’s safe to say they all had fun today!
05/13/2026

It’s safe to say they all had fun today!

It was a cold, bitter day at the barn today! Opening day for school tours! It takes a village to put on events, and we...
05/13/2026

It was a cold, bitter day at the barn today! Opening day for school tours! It takes a village to put on events, and we have the best village!

We are busy on site preparing for School Tours next week and are excited to present 20 stations of learning for the stud...
05/08/2026

We are busy on site preparing for School Tours next week and are excited to present 20 stations of learning for the students. For those driving to the site, please note that utility work in being done next week on Dodge Road just north of M-81. Please avoid this area. We are also looking forward to our opening date on May 21st.

It was a beautiful, sunny day at the Thumb Octagon Barn on April 27, 2026. We are getting ready for the 2026 Season. S...
04/28/2026

It was a beautiful, sunny day at the Thumb Octagon Barn on April 27, 2026. We are getting ready for the 2026 Season. School Tours are scheduled with preregistrations for May 13, 14, & 15. The Monday crew were busy preparing the grounds and fixing equipment. Ron "Too Tall" and Tammi Hensley, our host couple, have returned for another season. They will be ready for visitors when we open for the season on Thursday, May 21st. We look forward to having you stop by for a visit.

We are so privileged to have been selected to be highlighted by the Rural Heritage organization. Joe Mischka came to the...
03/23/2026

We are so privileged to have been selected to be highlighted by the Rural Heritage organization. Joe Mischka came to the Thumb Octagon Barn in August of 2025 and did 3 different segments on the RFD channel. The second segment is now on YouTube for viewing. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q04Vm_PAHt0.
We hope you learn more about our museum in Gagetown, Michigan and stop by sometime this season. We open on Thursday, May 21st from 11-5PM. Our regular hours are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 11-5PM and Sunday from 12-5PM until the end of September.

Address

6948 Richie Road
Gagetown, MI
48735

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+19896650081

Website

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