Lake Superior Stories that Continue Today
A visit to the Madeline Island Museum is an adventure through time, exploring the stories of the diverse peoples who have called the island home. Your immersive journey traverses four historic structures that combine to form the heart of this modern museum featuring fascinating artifacts and engaging exhibits telling Ojibwe, French, British, and American stories.
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Connecting Cultures:
Fur Trade Weekend
Friday – Sunday, July 7 – 9 |
10AM – 5PM
Explore 150 years of Lake Superior fur trade history through a grand encampment in the stockade of the Madeline Island Museum.
Make Your Next Event Historic
With indoor and outdoor spaces, we have a beautiful and intimate place for you to host your private event. Connect with nature and the past as you celebrate your new life together at the Madeline Island Museum.
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Tonight at 7:00 PM!! Don't miss this compelling conversation with our colleague, Pam Ekholm! ... See MoreSee Less
π π¨π¦ππ¨π π¨π£πππ§π: You may have noticed that the stockade fencing around the museum has started to lean. After careful consideration and following an architectural analysis, we will be removing the stockade on September 11-12, assuming no unforeseen circumstances. This decision was made to prioritize the safety of museum visitors, staff and community members, and to ensure all guests feel welcome at the Madeline Island Museum.
This presents a wonderful opportunity to reimagine a more engaging and inviting welcome experience for Madeline Island visitors and museum guests. We have started discussions with the Tribal Nations, Friends of Madeline Island Museum and community members on what this could look like and are excited for what is to come. Do you have an idea to share? Let us know! ... See MoreSee Less
Join us THIS EVENING (Wednesday, August 9) at 7pm to learn about the cultural tradition and technological ingenuity of the dugout canoe at the Museum's weekly Speaker Series!
FROM WOOD TO WATERCRAFT: DUGOUT CANOES OF WISCONSIN with SISSEL SCHROEDER (Professor of Anthropology, UW–Madison) will discuss the Wisconsin Dugout Canoe Survey Project, which engages local and national museums, historical societies, and tribal museums by documenting an important yet relatively rare form of material culture.
Presenter Sissel Schroeder received her PhD from The Pennsylvania State University and is currently a Professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is also an affiliate of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the American Indian Studies Program, and the Material Culture Studies Program. Her current research is focused on issues of sociopolitical complexity and historical ecology among ancient Native American societies of the southeastern and midwestern United States.
FROM WOOD TO WATER: DUGOUT CANOES OF WISCONSIN is co-prMadeline Island Museumland Museum and UWBadger Talkson's Badger Talks. ... See MoreSee Less