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Vilas County Historical Museum, Sayner, WI
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Vilas County Historical Museum

A local history museum in Sayner, Wisconsin, showing the past of Vilas County and nearby areas.

2889 Wisconsin Highway 155, Sayner, Wisconsin 54560 · Sayner, WI

About Vilas County Historical Museum

The Vilas Historical Museum in Sayner keeps exhibits, photographs, and memorabilia tied to the history of Vilas County and the surrounding region. Displays cover military history, logging, clothing, toys and dolls, photos from the Civilian Conservation Corps, a wild animal display, fishing guides, and early outboard motors and an early snowmobile. The museum is currently closed for the season and plans to reopen at the end of May 2027. Research questions are not accepted while it is closed.

  • #local history
  • #county history
  • #logging
  • #military history
  • #Civilian Conservation Corps

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