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Marinette County Museum, Marinette, WI

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Marinette County Museum

Local history museum on Stephenson Island in Marinette, Wisconsin, showing Native American culture, fur trading, lumbering, and fishing history.

Stephenson Island, Marinette, WI 54143 · Marinette, WI

About Marinette County Museum

Run by the Marinette County Historical Society, this museum presents exhibits and themed collections on Native American heritage, the fur trade, and the lumber industry along the Menominee River. Displays also cover fishing, shipbuilding, music, military items, and household appliances, plus stories of local leaders in business, medicine, and public service. A glass-enclosed diorama of an early lumber camp, hand carved by a former lumberman, is a highlight. The museum sits just off the Highway 41 bridge and is typically open during the summer months.

  • #local history
  • #lumber industry
  • #fur trade
  • #Native American culture
  • #Menominee River

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