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 […]
Cross River Heritage Center
The Cross River Heritage Center is located in Schroeder in Minnesota’s Cook County. The center is within a Tudor building built in 1929 and was originally the Stickney Inn and Store. The former inn is still memorialized with a room that was restored to reflect a room in the inn during the 1930s. There is […]
A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum is located in Houghton in Michigan’s Houghton County at the Michigan Technological University campus. The museum features the largest public exhibit and collection of minerals from the Great Lakes region and from all over the world. Visitors will learn about minerals through information panels and displays. It is internationally recognized […]
Chassell Heritage Center
The Chassell Heritage Center is located in Chassell in Michigan’s Houghton County. Originally the building was the Chassell Elementary School built in 1917 and used as a school for 75 years. Today it is home to the Chassell Heritage Center and houses the townships history and artifacts. Discover the history of the French Canadian and […]
Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum
The Cliffs Shaft Mine Museum is located in Ishpeming in Michigan’s Marquette County. The museum is a former iron mine and offers visitors a glimpse into the history of the mining era through artifacts, displays, exhibits and mining equipment. You can also visit the Ishpeming Rock and Mineral room where you can view over 500 […]
Michigan Iron Industry Museum
The Michigan Iron Industry Museum is located in Negaunee in Michigan’s Marquette County. The museum is situated overlooking the Carp River Forge site on the Carp River, where iron was first forged in the Lake Superior region in 1848 to 1855. The museum enables visitors to learn about the iron industry and its impact on […]
A World Of Accordions
A World Of Accordions is located in Superior in Wisconsin’s Douglas County. Inside Harrington Arts Center you will find the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection with over 1300 instruments displayed. Learn about the evolution through the chronological history of the accordion family of instruments. The Arts Center also offers a concert space, an instrument […]
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 […]
Astor House Museum
The Astor House Museum is located in Copper Harbor in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The museum is a part of the Minnetonka Resort. The Resort includes log cabin cottages, gift and antique shop and of course, the Astor House Historical Museum. There you will find unique artifacts and relics of the earliest settlers, copper mining, antique […]
Eagle River Museum
The Eagle River Museum is located in Eagle River in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The museum focuses on four major themes, the Cliff Mine, the town of Eagle River, the town and mine of Phoenix and the amusement area known as Crestview that is found between to two towns. Cliff Mine was one of the first […]
Bammert Blacksmith Shop Museum
The Bammert Blacksmith Shop Museum is located in Phoenix in Michigan’s Keweenaw County. The museum exhibits blacksmith shop equipment as they were at the end of the nineteenth century. There is an information panel that reads; “Tribute to a Dying Art – No matter where you lived in the late 1800s or early 1900s, chances […]
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 […]
