Tweed Museum of Art
The Tweed Museum of Art is on the University of Minnesota campus in Duluth in St. Louis County. The museum of art has an elegantly displayed permanent collection of over 10,000 representing many cultures and periods of art history. Some of the artists you will encounter here are Thomas Benton, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Charles Biederman, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Ashland Historical Museum
The Ashland Historical Museum is located in Ashland in Wisconsin’s Ashland County. The museum has many collections of historical artifacts and items from the Ashland area, the Soo Line ore dock, Northland College and Lake Superior. Some exhibits include early 19th century fashion, a lakeshore exhibit, native American heritage, boy scouts, tavern items, military memorabilia, […]
Bayfield Maritime Museum
The Bayfield Maritime Museum is located in Bayfield in Wisconsin’s Bayfield County. This museum exhibits artifact that portray the nautical history of Bayfield and the Apostle Islands. There are a number of displays and educational panels as well as interactive exhibits and artifacts. You can even climb inside a couple of the boats on display, […]
Iron County Historical Museum
The Iron County Historical Museum is located in Hurley in Wisconsin’s Iron County. The museum itself was built in 1893 and originally served as the town hall. There are three floors full of historical displays of iron mining to railroads, lumbering to military, home-life to religion. A weaving room shows ancient methods and looms that […]
Cook County Historical Museum
The Cook County Historical Museum is located in Grand Marais in Minnesota’s Cook County. The museum is inside the former light keepers home that was built in 1896. It is a modest museum the features changing exhibits. Learn about the local history, see exhibits about the military, music and art, maritime history and so much […]
North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
The North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum is located in Tofte in Minnesota’s Cook County. Experience the cultural landscape and the maritime way of life of the North Shore commercial fisherman and their families through professional exhibits. Learn about fishing techniques that were used, different fish species, and the sometimes treacherous conditions of Lake Superior for […]
