Alexander Henry Museum Ship
The Alexander Henry Museum Ship is located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. The ship first launched in 1958 and served until 1985. It was named in honor of Alexander Henry, a fur trader who led expeditions to the Thunder Bay area in the early 1800s. Today you can tour this impressive icebreaker and […]
Founders' Museum & Pioneer Village
The Founders’ Museum & Pioneer Village is located in Slate River near Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. Experience the history as you explore this Northwestern Ontario Pioneer Village with 12 historical buildings set up with period furnishings and antique items. Visit the General Store, one room school, church, homes, blacksmith, newspaper office, antique cars […]
Prince Township Museum
The Prince Township Museum is located in Prince Township, just northwest of Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The museum is a historical village experience consisting of five building structures. These buildings include Prince United Church, Conway Log House, a one-room classroom, Implement Shed and another shed of refurbished farm machinery. Hours of Operation: […]
Fairlawn Mansion & Museum
The Fairlawn Mansion & Museum is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. This Queen Ann Victorian mansion was built in 1891 for the affluent lumber and mining baron, Martin Pattison and his family. It is four stories and forty-two rooms that looks over Superior Bay with lush and stunning flower gardens throughout the widespread […]
S.S. Meteor Maritime Museum
The S.S. Meteor Maritime Museum is located in Superior on Barkers Island in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. The museum is inside of the 1896 “whaleback” designed freighter ship, S. S. Meteor. It is the last ship remaining in existence of the whaleback freighter that was designed by Captain Alexander McDougall. It was finally land berthed in […]
Old Firehouse & Police Museum
The Old Firehouse & Police Museum is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. The Old Firehouse was built in 1898 and at the time utilized five horse drawn fire rigs. Visitors today can tour the building and see historic fire rigs on the main floor such as a 19th century horse drawn buggy, a […]
Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. This Historical Center is dedicated to the memory of Major Richard I. Bong and all the veterans that have served. Major Bong was an ace pilot during WWII who piloted through more than 200 missions and had taken down 40 […]
Davidson Windmill and Eskolin Log House
The Davidson Windmill and Eskolin Log House is located in South Range in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. This historic windmill was built in 1900 and operated milling locally grown grains until 1926. The windmill was able to grind 300 pounds of grain every hour. The Eskolin House is a dovetail corner log cabin and was built […]
Madeline Island Museum
The Madeline Island Museum is located in La Pointe on Madeline Island in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. To get to the island you will take the 20 minute ferry ride from Bayfield and once you step off, the museum is just a block away. The museum houses changing exhibits showcasing the history of the region and […]
Oulu Heritage Center
The Oulu Heritage Center is located in Iron River in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County. Take a guided tour of the original Palo homestead buildings, the log home Pudas House, the former Northern Co-op store, the schoolhouse, and an authentic Finnish sauna. Learn about the towns rich Finnish immigrant history through exhibits, archives, events, pioneer skill demonstrations […]
3M Birthplace Museum
The 3M Birthplace Museum is located in Two Harbors in Minnesota’s Lake County. What began as the Minnesota mining and manufacturing venture turned into the multinational corporation of 3M. This museum showcases the innovations of the company that began in this very building when it was the law office where the 3M partners signed incorporation […]
Glensheen Historical Estate
The Glensheen Historical Estate is located in Duluth in St. Louis County. This estate is an immense 20,000 square foot, 39 room mansion on 12 acres on land that looks over Lake Superior. It was built in 1908 for the affluent Congdon family. Chester Congdon was a lawyer, capitalist and philanthropist and was a prominent […]
