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Art Museum Attractions In Benzie County

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Benzie County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,525. The county seat is Beulah. The county was initially set off in 1863 and organized in 1869.The name Benzie is derived from the French la rivière aux Bec-scies, the river of sawbills, bec-scie being a type of ducks. Americans altered the pronunciation of the river's name, which became known as the Betsie River. A similar alteration in pronunciation produced Benzie. At 321 square miles , Benzie County is the smallest of the 83 counties in Michigan. Benzie County is part of the Traverse City, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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  • 1. Michigan Legacy Art Park Thompsonville
    The Michigan Legacy Art Park is a 30-acre outdoor sculpture park located near Thompsonville, Michigan, on the grounds of Crystal Mountain Resort. It is open year-round and includes 40 works of art and 1.6 miles of hiking trails. The Michigan Legacy Art Park was founded in 1995 by artist David Barr. It is a non-profit, 5013 organization. Barr was awarded the Governor’s Michigan Artist Award in 1988. In his acceptance speech, he told the audience of his desire to create a Michigan Art Park – a place where artists could tell the story of our state in and through the fundamental materials of nature. In his assessment of our state at that time, there was something missing – a place that expresses Michigan’s history through the arts. Illustrations or artifacts of that history already exi...
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