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VILAS COUNTY

Museums and
Historical Societies



  Boulder Junction Area Historical Society
Located:
  Camp Five Museum
The Lumberjack Steam Train to Camp 5 Museum Complex is located 1/3 mile west of Laona at 5068 Hwy 8
  • Open June 20 through Aug 23; Monday through Saturdays
  • phone: (715) 674--3414
  • http://www.lumberjacksteamtrain.com
    •   Eagle River Historical Society/Depot Museum
    located at 116S. Railroad St, Eagle River
  • Open Memorial Day through first weekend in October
  • Mondays through Saturdays; 10am-4pm
    •   Eagle River Historical Society/Southside Museum
    Located at 1181 Hwy 45.
  • Open Memorial Day through Labor Day Weekend
  • Thursdays through Saturdays; 10am to 2pm
    •   George W Brown Jr Ojibwe Museum and Cultural Center
    Located at 603 Peace Pipe Rd in downtown Lac du Flambeau
  • Mid March through Mid November: Mon-Fri; 10am-4pm
  • Nov through Mar; Tues-Thur; 10am-4pm
  • Closed holidays
  • phone: (715) 588-3333
    •   Land O'Lakes Historical Society
    and NorthernWaters Musuem
  • PO Box 541 Land O'Lakes WI 54540
  • 715-547-3638
  • http://www.landolakeshistory.org/
    •   NorthernWaters Museum
    6490 Chippewa Drive, Land O'Lakes
  • Open May 30 to Sept 29
  • Thursday-Saturday 10am-2pm
  • phone: 715 547-6979
    •   Northwoods Children's Museum
    Located 346 W Division Street, Eagle River WI 54521
  • Phone: (715) 479-4623
  • email
    •   Phelps Historical Museum
    Located: 4534 Highway E, in downtown Phelps
  • Open May 1 through Oct 31
  • Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays; 10am-2pm
  • Winter hours by appointment; (715) 545-3012
    •    VILAS COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
    Founded in 1959, offers an extensive collection of history exhibits and artifacts dating back to the pioneer days of the late 1880's in northern Wisconsin
  • Located on Hwy 155,Main St, Sayner
  • Open May 24 to Jun 15; 10am-2pm
  • Open Jun 15-Sept 30; 10am-4pm
  • phone: (715) 542-3388


    •   WA-SWA-GONING
    Walk back in time to when the Ojibwe built wigwams and moved from area to area as the seasons changed, making articles for survival out of natural elements found in northern Wisconsin. Join a walking tour for an hour or more through a "Traditional Indian Village" depicting a way of life that honored the seasons, the earth and natural resources. Wa-Swa-goning is the only village of it's kind in the Northwoods, and it is a unique learning experience for the entire family.
  • Located on Cty H on the Lac du Flambeau Reservation.
  • mailing address: PO Box 1059, Lac du Flambeau WI 54538
  • phone 715 588-2615
  • email
    •   WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
    The Wisconsin Historical Society is both a state agency and a private membership organization. Founded in 1846, two years before statehood, and chartered in 1853, it is the oldest American historical society to receive continuous public funding. The Society serves as the archives of the State of Wisconsin; it collects books, periodicals, maps, manuscripts, relics, newspapers, and audio and graphic materials as they relate to North America;
  • 816 State Street, Madison WI 53706
  • phone: (608) 264-6400
    •    History Center and Archives (HCA)
    formerly known as ARC-NORTH (Area Reseach Center) The History Center and Archives at Ashland is a branch of the Wisconsin Historical Society and holds records for nine counties including Vilas: Naturalization Records; Pre-1907 bdm; newspapers on microfilm; platmaps; etc. For a complete list of Vilas Records held at Ashland click on.. VILAS COUNTY PAGE
  • located in the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center in Ashland
  • address: 29270 County Hwy G, AshlandWI 54806-9339
  • phone: (715) 685-685-2648 fax: (715) 685-2680
  • email

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