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 […]
The Marathon District Museum is located in Marathon in Ontario’s Superior Country. The museum has a collection of materials that illustrate the history, the people and the development of the town. The exhibits focus on the pulp mill, Hemlo Gold mines, logging, ghost towns and local interests. It also showcases local stories and photographs related […]
The White River Heritage Museum is located in White River in Ontario’s Algoma Country. It features historical items related to the railroad including silver servers, railway speeder, track repair tools, telegraph systems and photos. There are also antique household appliances such as an old wringer washing machine, wood cooking stove and early kitchen display. Considering […]
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: […]
Entomica is located in Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. Entomica is a science center found inside the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre that focuses on insects. Exhibited in beautiful vivariums, visitors can see a menagerie of exotic insects from all over the world. Discover the fascinating and sometimes misunderstood world of insects with interactive, […]
The Sault Ste. Marie Museum is located in Sault Ste Marie in Ontario’s Algoma Country. The museum is inside a beautiful building that was constructed in 1906 as a post office. One of the most impressive features of the building architecturally is the clock tower that was installed in 1912. The building alone is worth […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]