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This is the official page for the Nankin Mills Interpretive Center. NOTE: The center is currently open Monday-Friday from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM.

The 2nd and 3rd floors are currently closed due to exciting renovations. Nankin Mills is currently open Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (closed for lunch from Noon – 1:00 PM)

11/03/2026

Mark your calendar this November for:

Nankin Mills Players Puppet Show
Friday, November 6th, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM at Nankin Mills.

Home School Thursdays: A-maiz-ing Corn
Thursday, November 12th, 1:00 PM-3:00 PM at Nankin Mills.

Bike Through the Lights
Tuesday, November 17th, 7:00 PM at Merriman Hollow Park.

Lightfest Run/Walk
Wednesday, November 18th, 7:00 PM at Merriman Hollow Park.

Lightfest Grand Opening
Thursday, November 19th, 6:00 PM at Merriman Hollow Park.

Pre-registration for Nankin Mills players Puppet Show or Home School: A-maiz-ing Corn is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

10/30/2026

Fear Factor Friday

A very spooky Fear Factor Friday to everyone!

Every Friday in October we plan to post two species and have our followers vote on which is "scarier" to them! This week we have two rivals, the spider and the wasp. This feuding duo battles each other in nature quite often. Spiders will catch and eat wasps in their webs, and wasps lay their eggs inside spiders.

To participate simply leave a react on this post:
-Leave a Like 👍if you think a spider (left) is the scariest
-Leave a "haha" 😂 react if you think the a wasp (right) is scariest

Last week was between the walleye and pike. The walleye won as the scariest, a surprise as pike have all those teeth!

10/29/2026

HANG IN THERE!

Nankin Mills Players is coming up SOON!

Join the troupe at Nankin Mills Players Puppet show on Friday, November 6th, from 6:30 PM–7:30 PM at Nankin Mills in Westland.

Laugh as your learn in this naturalist puppet show, where you'll get a peak into the world of animals during the fall.

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 4:00 PM ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH.
Pre-registration is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

The fee is $5.00 per person ($6 if out of county) and is recommended for all ages.
For more information, call (734) 261-1990.

10/28/2026

"My momma told me life is like a box of ROCKS, you never know what you're gonna get....UNLESS YOU CAN IDENTIFY THEM!"

Learn to identify rocks and minerals at Home School Thursdays: Geology 101. The program is Thursday, December 10th, from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM at Nankin Mills in Westland.

Discover the world of geology, Michigan emphasis, for this fun home school program. Learn how to identify various rocks and minerals, careers in geology, and make your very own rock collection to take home!

The fee is $6.00 per student ($7.00 if out of county) and is recommended for ages five and older. Caregivers must attend and are free. Siblings younger than age five may attend for free, but they may not participate in activities and must not disrupt the class.

Pre-registration is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

10/27/2026

Are you a teacher or know one? Book a program with Nankin Mills!

It can be set up as a field trip where you come to us or an outreach where we come to you. Below are some photos from a recent field trip as well as our flyer for outreach and field trip programing.

Additional questions? Call (734) 261-1990

10/27/2026

It's field corn harvest season in Michigan, and so we are offering the program, "Home School Amaizing Corn," Thursday, November 12th from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM.

Did you know less than 1% of Michigan corn is sweet corn? Pictured here is dent corn, or field corn. Do you see why it is called dent corn? This corn is used primarily for animal feed and industrial use.

The program fee is $6.00 per student ($7.00 if out of county) and is recommended for ages five and older. Caregivers must attend and are free. Siblings younger than age five may attend for free, but they may not participate in activities and must not disrupt the class.

Pre-registration is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday. See less

10/23/2026

Fear Factor Fridays

Every Friday in October we plan to post two species and have our followers vote on which is "scarier" to them! This week we have two predator fish with mouths full of teeth 😬

To participate simply leave a react on this post:
-Leave a Like 👍if you think a Walleye (top) is the scariest
-Leave a "haha" 😂 react if you think the a Pike (bottom) is scariest

And we'll announce which one was voted scariest next week!

Last week's winner was the raccoon!

10/23/2026

Are you or do you know someone who is a teacher? Nankin Mills has many nature, science, and/or history programs to pick from for all seasons! Please share the attached flyer, and hope to hear from you to schedule a program!

10/22/2026

Attached here is a picture of a section of an old grain chute, a call to the Nankin Mills 1800s days as a gristmill. Corn and other grains would be let down through the chutes, falling by gravity to the millstone.

It is harvest season, and so we are offering the program Home School A-Maiz-ing Corn, November 12th from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM at Nankin Mills. Learn about the magic of corn and all its uses, the wonders of the harvest season, and become enchanted with our history as a gristmill.

The fee is $6.00 per student ($7.00 if out of county) and is recommended for ages five and older. Caregivers must attend and are free. Siblings younger than age five may attend for free, but they may not participate in activities and must not disrupt the class.

Pre-registration is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

10/20/2026

A program that really ROCKS!

Home School Thursdays: Geology 101 is on Thursday, December 10th, from 1:00 PM-3:00 PM at Nankin Mills in Westland.

Discover the world of geology at Nankin Mills for this fun home school program. Learn how to identify various rocks and minerals, careers in geology, and make your very own rock collection to take home!

The fee is $6.00 per student ($7.00 if out of county) and is recommended for ages five and older. Caregivers must attend and are free. Siblings younger than age five may attend for free, but they may not participate in activities and must not disrupt the class.

Pre-registration is required by calling (734) 261-1990 or by visiting Nankin Mills Interpretive Center, which is open 1:00 PM-4:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Address

33175 Ann Arbor Trail
Westland, MI
48185

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 4pm
Tuesday	1pm - 4pm
Wednesday	1pm - 4pm
Thursday	1pm - 4pm
Friday	1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17342611990

Website

http://waynecountymi.gov/

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