Small and a bit boring. We went for free with the library summer pass but I wouldn't want to pay…read morefor this museum. One cool fishing boat inside, something about the shipwrecks in Door County, some old boat motors and some info about the ferry boats, but overall this museum was pretty small, boring and there wasn't much to see for kids besides the one boat.

This was a nice and interesting museum. It's not very large so could be disappointing for some…read more It's primarily dedicated to two things - a fishing boat The Hope and a large selection of old boat engines.

This is a great place to take family and friends to not only venture down into a mine but to hear…read morethe history and stories of when the mine was open and running. After taking the train ride into the mine a guide will lead you thru the mine. Im 63 and always take first timers to the UP to the Iron Mine. I probably have been through this mine 30plus times. I feel I could be a guide since I can practically recite what they tell you. LOL Don't miss a chance to tour this mine. P.S. A word of caution don't wear new shoes. Weat an old beat up pair. There is moisture on the walking path and with all the iron in the soil your shoes will become a rusty rea color,.

Must see! Great history lesson and fabulous tour. Make sure you bring a sweatshirt or coat if you…read moredon't like the cold, it's 42 degrees in the mine.

Museum was larger than what I originally thought. Fill of all kinds of great history. I…read moreparticularly enjoyed the mining part so much better than the WWII era of the museum. My preference not for everyone, but I feel like there is so much WWII thrown in our faces everywhere we go and I'm tired of it, there's so much more history that gets forgotten about because of this. Anyways l, highly recommend you check this place out if you enjoy history of mining! Enjoy!

Although this is labeled as a Cornish pump museum, the associated World War II glider museum is…read morereally neat. The accuracy is fabulous and it is wonderful the amount of time people have donated restoring the vehicles here. Definitely worth a stop if you are in the area.

There are 2 separate museums here. Both are free, and both can be visited in 45 minutes TTL…read more We were actually shocked that the museums were this interesting. It is easy to miss them, as they are attached to the Chamber of Commerce, where you enter to access them. After touring the Webster Marble Museum, you will be intrigued as to how much inventions Marble was responsible for.

Nice clean small local museum loyal to their area. Spend 30 minutes to an hour in their history…read more Staff very helpful. Very nice bathrooms, lots of parking. Busy in season

This is NOT a stuffy ol' museum!…read more When logging was the primary industry in northern Wisconsin (late 19th - early 20th Centuries) the logging was all done in the winter. The ground was frozen and logs could be moved without slogging down in the mud that would happen during Spring and Summer. A camp would spring up until the area was fully logged out, then over the summer, the camp would be relocated, anywhere from four to ten miles further away, in the next stand of lumber. Camps were sometimes named but often just numbered. Often a town would spring up around the camp but die off as soon as the camp was moved. Some survived, Laona is an example. In Laona's case, the Connor Family built a successful sawmill here, which is still in operation. When Camp 5 was logged out and moved on to Camp 6, a farm sprang up so the company could supply the camps with meat and vegetables for lumberjacks with voracious appetites. Descendents of the family that started it all decided to preserve the old lumber camp and farm, and formed a foundation to operate and preserve Camp 5. It's on the National Register of Historic Places, and you'll find the historic farm (some of it still operational) and a logging museum as part of the old logging camp. Special events are held throughout the season (check the website for schedules) and it is all very educational while being fun! There's a guided tour of a managed forest that shows you how modern logging operations differ from the clear-cut-and-move-on method of logging from the 19th Century. You'll find displays of stump pullers, skids, water tanks and other logging equipment from the past. Check out the retired, heavy equipment and a Wisconsin Central switch engine that you can enter. Kids will enjoy the petting zoo, although the managed forest tour might not hold the attention of youth who haven't learned about the history of logging in Wisconsin. Be sure to visit the operating blacksmith shop! There's only one way to enter the museum, and that's by steam train! Climb aboard the Laona and Northern Railway for the three mile ride to the museum. You can sit in an open-air observation car behind the locomotive, or opt for riding in an antique passenger car or a caboose. (Yes, you can ride in the cupola.) The season runs from mid June to almost Labor Day each season, plus some Fall dates. Check ahead. A flyer with coupons is available at most hotels and tourist info kiosks in a 50 mile radius. There is a gift shop and lunch is available with a limited menu (freshly grilled burgers, brats and hot dogs) at prices you might expect in a captive situation. All in all, it's a fun couple of hours for the family. (Don't tell the kids they'll be learning something!)

This is not your average museum. There's no big fancy building with a marble entryway and…read moredressed-up docents. There *is* a big old steam train to ride on (you can even climb up a little ladder and see what's what). My husband went here as a kid and was dying to share it with our little rascals. You buy your tickets then hop on the train (it leaves maybe five times a day) for a short ride (15 minutes?) to an old logging camp. There are a couple of buildings with old equipment and pictures (and a buffalo hide rug that grossed my kids right out), which are good to browse through for a little while. Then you can pay extra for a pontoon boat ride (they take you on this very muddy river, tell you about the logging camp history, and hope for some wildlife) or take the included-with-train-ticket wilderness tour. We didn't take the wilderness tour because the kids were having too much fun in the petting zoo. There were goats, chickens, ducks, a little cow, and turtles to look at in their enclosure. They had adoptable kittens, too, but we resisted their fuzzy adorableness. There is a concession stand on the grounds (crazily expensive, as they all are) and the old camp slaughterhouse, which was eerie. There is a little nature trail with signs, but the bugs made sure we didn't get much out of that. There is a store they call the Cracker Barrel store, but it had zero in common with Cracker Barrel restaurants. It was full of souvenirs and candy (fudge and gummy), and that's where you buy the pontoon boat tickets. Next to this building is the Nature Center, which is a taxidermist's dream come true. Lots of dead stuff in there (again, the kids found it gross) but also some cool minerals and ammonites (I loved them!). We were there for about 2.5 hours and were ready to go by then, but it was a fun little place. It's staffed mostly by high schoolers, with train enthusiasts running the steam engine. We hopped back on the train for the return to the depot, where the kids got to line up and blow the horn. That was COOL. The guy in charge enjoyed it more than the kids, I think.

My daughters and I passed this so many time and finally walked in and asked for a tour. They loved…read moreit. The tour guide was knowledgeable and kind. Definitely worth stopping in!

I went to this house during a Halloween ghost tour while staying in Door County for a 4 day…read moregetaway. The building is no longer occupied but rather converted to a museum. I didn't experience any paranormal activity but with the history and stories we were told I wouldn't doubt there is hauntings. If you are into history especially Wisconsin ghost stories then I recommend checking it out.

This place is worth finding. Albeit it is kind of dusty as it is old. There are a lot of…read moreinteresting artifacts here. If you are not observant and curious, you will lose interest quickly. The highlight of our visit was the docent. As we were the only customers there, she spent a good bit of time with us. I look forward to our next trip to the island, I'd like to talk to her again. She was a sweet person with the knowledge of an encyclopedia. Washington Island is a national treasure. This museum will help you understand why this is so. Cannot wait for our yearly trip (car and ferry or our own boat), as this island is like a cool foreign country. The museum is free; but we always donate a couple of bucks. You should, too.

ok not a lot to see? NO WAY!!!!if your in a rush, got to have wifi,got to be on the phone,just cant…read moredisconect or get of grid DONT GO TO WASHINGTON ISLAND! STAY IN CHI Town! Now this small Island treasure is loaded with hundreds and hundreds of items!packed full! to list several,, meteorites,arrowheads,antiques,wood work,carvings,tools,Indian artifacts,ship wreck parts,photos,treasures,medicine,news papers,rocks,stones,pictures,art work,books,magazines,history,bottles,electronics,Indian Map stones!and MORE! on site tour guide will tell you about each and every item! just ask!!!!! cost donation a buck$$$$ 1.00,one dollar got it cheap! plan a hour spend a half day! been here hundreds of times giving island tours never gets old ! enjoy! its worth it!

Amazing museum full of Door County history! The new Gift Shop was 10/10! Great for all ages! And…read moreit's a FREE museum!! So awesome.

We didn't tour the museum but the shop had tasty candy at a low price. The people running the store…read morewere friendly and told us a story about "Rippin"/"Rippon" cookies. We were able to walk along the docks and we wrote our names on the building.

Frankly we were disappointed. We had heard good things about this museum but it felt like a jumble…read moreof stuff local people had donated over the decades. Much of the memorabilia was from all different eras and not necessarily items that survived the fire. They had a Nikon cameras from the 1990s???? I was expecting displays talking about life before and after the fire in addition to exhibits about the fire itself. But no they did not have these typical museum standards that tell the story. Yes there was a brochure and docents who were willing to tell the tale (though when we were there the one docent appeared to have trapped two tourists with endless stories - you could tell they wanted to escape her clutches!). The one plus was the adjacent cemetery where different stories of people who tried to flee the fire are told in 6-8 plaques around the grounds. These super sad stories help paint the picture of what occurred. This is what I expected in the museum itself.

Don't miss this museum/ cemetary in Peshtigo, WI. Very historic artifacts from the fire and other…read moreperiod relics on display. This was an American tragedy of epic proportion that so few know about. Highly recommended!