He built an M&M museum and keeps adding to the collection

WAGGONER, Ill. (InvestigateTV) - It may not look very big on the outside, but once you step inside Beal’s M M Museum in Waggoner you’ll be treated to different flavors of iconic memorabilia.The museum houses more than 5,000 M M items displayed from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. Steve and Patricia Beale started the collection with California Raisins. When Steve Beale could not find them anymore, he switched to M Ms.The collection was kept in a bedroom in their house. When they could not open the door anymore, they decided to build a space to display it.The couple built a 20-by-30-foot shed and kept adding to the collection. None of the items are for sale.“Once you start selling, then you’re not a collector,” Steve told us, “you’re in it for the money.”The museum is free to visit. Steve Beale said he likes to share what he has and what he knows.The museum has had visitors from around the world. The Beales give visitors a fun-size bag of M Ms, and the museum has become a stop on hist