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Madeline Island Museum, Madeline Island, WI

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Madeline Island Museum

A Wisconsin Historical Society museum on Madeline Island showing Ojibwe, French, British, and American stories across four historic buildings.

Madeline Island, WI

About Madeline Island Museum

The museum sits a short walk from the La Pointe Ferry Terminal on Madeline Island in Lake Superior. Visitors move through four historic structures that form the core of the museum. Exhibits cover Ojibwe, French, British, and American history, and a current exhibit traces Ojibwe migration to the Apostle Islands. A museum store and a seasonal holiday boutique are also on site.

  • #history
  • #Ojibwe culture
  • #Lake Superior
  • #Wisconsin Historical Society
  • #family-friendly

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