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 […]
Historic Union Depot
The Historic Union Depot is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. The Depot has eight organizations under one roof with three of them exhibiting collections of artifacts and artwork, The Lake Superior Railroad Museum, The St. Louis County Historical Society, and The Duluth Art Institute. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum features a collection […]
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 […]
Marquette Maritime Museum
The Marquette Maritime Museum is located in Marquette in Michigan’s Marquette County. The museum is associated with the Marquette Harbor Lighthouse. You’ll have the opportunity to explore both the museum and lighthouse and learn about maritime history. The museum includes a display of 19th century Fresnel lenses and various artifacts and exhibits on the Edmund […]
Laurium Manor Mansion
The Laurium Manor Mansion is located in Laurium in Michigan’s Houghton County. This lavish 45 room mansion was built in 1908 for Thomas and Cornelia Hoatson, the owner of Calumet & Arizona Mining Co. The manor was restored in 1989 to a historic mansion hotel and has been welcoming guests ever since. Tours are available […]
The Houghton County Historical Museum
The Houghton County Historical Museum 15 acre Complex is located in Lake Linden Michigan. It was once the site of the biggest copper mining operation in North America. Today stands a museum that commemorates the significance that the mining industry had to the area. Along with the museum, this historical complex also includes the Lake […]
Copper Range Historical Museum
The Copper Range Historical Museum is located in South Range in Michigan’s Houghton County. The museum was originally the South Range State Bank building and was built in 1900. The museum exhibits and preserves historical items conducive to the copper mining industry, logging, farming, and businesses in and around South Range. Hours of Operation: June […]
Carnegie Museum
The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is located in Houghton in Michigan’s Houghton County. The building was originally built in 1909 and served as a public library until 2006. Today it houses the Carnegie Museum that shows changing exhibits about the cultural and natural history of the Keweenaw. It is open year-round and to see […]
Hanka Homestead Finnish Museum
The Hanka Homestead Finnish Museum is located in Baraga in Michigan’s Baraga County. The museum consists of multiple log structures of the Hanka Homestead. These structures include, the family home, blacksmith shop, sauna, milk house, root cellar, granary, garage, horse barn, chicken coop, cow barn, hay barn, outhouse, machine shed, wood shed and caretakers cabin. […]
