To promote and encourage cultural and educational activities within the Straits Area of Northern Michigan, and to provide services that stimulate and encourage participation and appreciation of the arts within all segments of the community and to showcase the historic Cheboygan Opera House.
To engage the community in quality theatre that changes lives and to be recognized for organizational excellence producing quality performances in southwest Michigan.
To preserve our history and inspire our community to connect the past with the future.
To provide educational opportunities that enhance the understanding of the area’s maritime heritage. Towards this goal it must effectively restore and maintain the cultural landscape for the benefit of the community.
To nurture the intellectual, artistic, and personal development of young people, helping them find their “inner light” of self-confidence, sensitivity, creativity, and leadership.
To engage the public in a vibrant organization that promotes historical preservation, education and research that relates to Benton Harbor, St. Joseph and the surrounding region.
To find and restore automated musical instruments with the goal of preserving this important piece of musical history and fill the barn with restored lost treasures.
To preserve and maintain the authenticity and character of Fishtown to ensure that this crucial link to Great Lakes maritime tradition and priceless family memories remains a publicly accessible, living history site.
Preserving the legacy of the Mackinaw WAGB 83 and her Crew.
To provide training and education related to the glass arts and public access to art studios and galleries.