The Miller Empey Museum is part of the Empey Leaning Zone on the top floor of the Freeland SportsZone. It features 250 of Michigan's bird species.
Miller Empey is known as one of the first ornithologists in Michigan, he mounted over 2,500 birds and animals in his lifetime. The Museum is home to his private collection. A majority of native Michigan birds are represented. There are over 500 male and female specimens, as well a many nest an eggs in natural display settings. The collection also hosts many mammal species; moles, squirrels, deer, beaver, American bald eagle, fox, badger and wolverine.
