News Photos by Darby Hinkley Kurt Badder, on Wednesday, places bricks and mortar in a portion of the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan’s new “Discover Northeast Michigan History” exhibit, set to open in December. The museum has $230,000 left to raise to reach its $1.8 million goal. “It’s exciting to see a dream materialize and come to reality,” said Besser Museum Executive Director Chris Witulski. “We couldn’t have gotten this far without our community.”

News Photo by Darby Hinkley Matthew Baumgart, left, Glen Kanarr, center, and Tim Baumgart, right, on Wednesday, work on a portion of the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan’s new “Discover Northeast Michigan History” exhibit, set to open in December.