MHS Accepts Bid!

On January 3, 2024 the MHS Board of Directors unanimously voted to hire Serenus Johnson Construction as its general contractor to renovate the former Walker Furniture store and transform it into the Straits Cultural Center. They were selected from three bids and will begin work later this month or early February.

Named for its founder, Serenus Johnson Construction began providing general contracting services in the Bay City, Michigan area in 1919. Some of their notable work includes the total restoration of the Marlette Train Depot in Marlette, Michigan; the historical renovation of the Bay City Times building, transforming the space into apartments (Bay City, MI); the athletic facility for the Elkton Pigeon Bayport Schools (Pigeon, MI); and the renovation of the historic Dow Gardens Conservatory in Midland, Michigan.

Serenus Johnson Construction along with mostly local sub-contractors, will join forces with the architect firm, WTA, and the exhibit design company Split Rock Studios to transform the former Walker Furniture building into the Straits Cultural Center and “must see” museum we can all be proud of.

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You can learn more about Serenus Johnson Construction, here.