The Northwestern Ontario Aviation Heritage Centre is located in Thunder Bay in Ontario’s Superior Country. Learn about the regions aviation history through photos, memorabilia, stories and exhibits. Explore the history of WWII airplane production at Canada Car & Foundry when they were contracted by the Royal Air Force to produce the Hawker Hurricane in Fort […]
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 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 […]
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is located in Duluth in Minnesota’s St. Louis County. It is housed in the former First Church of Christ, Scientist that was built in 1912. It is one of five Karpeles museums in the country. The documents are rotated between the museums every 3 months and various different displays can […]
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 […]