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Fully immersive, interactive exhibits include an authentic pioneer cabin moved log by log from a local homestead, a fur trading post, an Ojibwe wigwam, a Finnish sauna, a Yooper camp, what's underwater in Lake Superior and a full size beaver dam. See the first solar compass, invented by William Austin Burt, a portion of the Palestra arena, a full size canoe built from one piece of birchbark and amazing gun collection. Kiosks offer original interviews with Sentinal and Iron Ranger Hockey Players, or learn about history from local veterans of many wars. Watch vintage film footage of Henry Ford in the UP.
love2travel49022 | May 2023
Excellent history exhibit and artifacts
So glad we made time to see this wonderful museum! Outstanding exhibits that helped us understand the area, industry, founding of Marquette.
Emme M | September 2022
Lovely Museum
Conveniently located in downtown Marquette. Staff was friendly and exhibits kept us occupied for an hour plus. A good overview of Marquette’s history along with a very interesting railroad exhibit.
NormaRae03 | September 2020
Small but informative
This is a small museum but gives all the history on the area, going back thousands of years. There was a special exhibit on recreation in the area, which we found interesting. We found it well...
Kirby S | September 2020
Lots of background on the whole Upper Peninsula of Michigan
This museum was an odd collection of history and culture. History stretched from 10,000 years ago as the glaciers retreated to about 1980. There were several cultural categories such as...
Babu2773 | July 2020
Worth a visit
We have been meaning to come here since its move but have never managed it. Finally, we returned only to discover we missed a special exhibit we would have enjoyed. Never mind. The new building is...
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