Museums & History Northwest Wisconsin

Madeline Island Museum

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226 Colonel Woods Avenue - La Pointe, WI 54850

Phone

715-747-2415

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About Madeline Island Museum

Madeline Island, historically the spiritual home of the Ojibwe people, became an important fur-trading center for the French in the 17th century. Over the next 300 years the island saw the arrival of missionaries, loggers, fishermen, boat builders, miners and - by the early 20th century - summer tourists. The log museum building and the Capser Center exhibit hall capture the island's long and colorful history.

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Museum/Gallery Type

History

History and Heritage Type

Native American & Early Settlements

Cultural & Social History

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