Wisconsin Heritage – yours to enjoy isconsin, above all, is people. People of the great woodland tribes whose ancestors hunted andW gathered in the basin of the Great Lakes; Yankees from the “original thir- teen” headed west for more elbow Welcome Travelers room; European immigrants whose plows and winter wheat homesteaded Wisconsin is a rich blend of Native the rolling hills of Wisconsin; and peo- American, European, African ple of Asian, Hispanic and African American, and Asian cultures. All have ancestry who – though last to arrive - contributed to our great Wisconsin have added their own unique ingredi- culture – from art and architecture, to ents to this broadly-seasoned stew of trade, education, and style. In humanity. Wisconsin, we value our diversity, cele- Together and separately, and not brate our traditions, and take comfort always perfectly, they poured their hopes in the common spirit that binds us. and dreams, their labor and their love This edition of the Wisconsin into the small spaces and the large places of what has become Wisconsin. Heritage Traveler catalogs some of the They left their monuments as they state’s best art and history museums. passed; of mud and timber and field- Together they tell the story of stone, of brick and mortar and steel. Wisconsin – the story of the Ojibwe They painted and carved and dug and warrior, the French voyageur, the built and left their marks. German painter, and the tens of thou- Much of what they created remains, sands of immigrants from countries and much has been re-created as it once around the world, who all made was, preserved and honored in museums Wisconsin their home. and historic sites across Wisconsin. There The people of Wisconsin are proud is much to see and experience. Visit an of their history and culture. We wel- authentic re-creation of an Indian village come you to Wisconsin and hope you where ceremonial drums still thunder enjoy experiencing our rich culture. and feathered dancers still fill the fire- light. Ride an old-fashioned steam train through the fragrant pine of a Wisconsin Sincerely, forest. Climb the conning tower of a WWII submarine. Soar, vicariously, with Wausau’s famous “Birds in Art.” You can even join the circus for a day in the Jim Doyle hometown of the Ringling Bros. Governor It’s Wisconsin history; and it’s all here for you to enjoy. Contents How to use this guide __________________________2 Mid-Continent Railroad Museum _____________30 National Railroad Museum ___________________30 Museum Locator Map _________________________ 3 Sidebar: The Yellowstone Trail _________________31 Native American Heritage______________________ 4 Pier Wisconsin & the S/V Denis Sullivan _______32 Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center Port Washington 1860 Light Station ___________32 & Museum______________________________4 Sidebar: Wisconsin Lighthouses _________________33 Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park ______________5 Wade House _______________________________34 George W. Brown Jr. Museum _________________5 Wisconsin Automotive Museum _______________34 Indian Agency House _________________________6 Wisconsin Maritime Museum _________________35 Madeline Island Historical Museum _____________6 Oneida Nation Museum_______________________7 Military Heritage _____________________________36 Sidebar: Petroglyphs, pictographs & effigy mounds __7 Fort Winnebago Surgeons’ Quarters Museum ___36 Wa-Swa-Goning______________________________8 Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center ________37 Wisconsin Veterans Museum __________________37 European Heritage _____________________________9 Sidebar: Territorial Forts of Wisconsin___________38 Heritage Hill State Historical Park ______________9 Little Norway _______________________________9 Famous People & Historic Homes _____________39 Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center ________10 Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion _______________39 Sidebar: Father Samuel Mazzuchelli ____________11 Circus World Museum _______________________39 Old World Wisconsin ________________________12 Fairlawn Mansion ___________________________40 Swiss Historical Village Museum ______________12 Galloway House & Village ___________________41 Hearthstone________________________________41 Wisconsin History ___________________________ 13 H.H. Bennett Studio ________________________42 Milwaukee Public Museum ___________________13 Lincoln-Tallman House ______________________42 Chippewa Valley Museum ____________________14 Octagon House, Hudson_____________________43 Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame_______________15 Octagon House/First Kindergarten____________44 Kenosha Public Museum _____________________15 Outagamie Museum _________________________44 Milton House Museum ______________________16 Taliesin ____________________________________45 Neville Public Museum ______________________16 Ten Chimneys ______________________________46 Sidebar:Birthplace of the GOP _________________17 Villa Louis _________________________________46 Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center___________18 Sidebar: Famous Wisconsinites _________________47 Oshkosh Public Museum _____________________18 Wisconsin Black Historical Society Museum _____19 Art Museums_________________________________48 Wisconsin Historical Museum_________________20 Charles Allis Art Museum ____________________48 Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters ______20 Elvehjem Museum of Art_____________________48 Wisconsin State Capitol _____________________21 Haggerty Museum of Art ____________________49 John Michael Kohler Arts Center ______________50 Early Industry________________________________22 Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum __________50 Camp Five Museum Complex_________________22 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art ________51 Dells Mill Historical Landmark & Museum _____22 Milwaukee Art Museum______________________52 Sidebar: Beer & Cheese _______________________23 New Visions Gallery _________________________52 Hoard Historical Museum & National Dairy Paine Art Center and Gardens ________________53 Shrine _________________________________24 The Phipps Center for the Arts________________54 Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum ___24 Racine Art Museum _________________________54 Pendarvis __________________________________25 Rahr-West Art Museum ______________________55 Rhinelander Logging Museum ________________26 Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum__________56 Stonefield & the State Agricultural Museum_____26 West Bend Art Museum______________________56 Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center _________27 Sidebar: The William F. Eisner Museum of Transportation Heritage_______________________28 Advertising & Design ________________________57 Door County Maritime Museum ______________28 County, Community & Area Contacts __________58 EAA Air Adventure Museum__________________28 More Sources of Tourism Information __________62 East Troy Electric Railroad Museum ___________29 Acknowledgements __________________________IBC 1 How to use this guide his edition of the Wisconsin Heritage Traveler includes descriptions for seventy-two Wisconsin art and history museums. The list is by no means definitive, but it does Tcontain many of Wisconsin’s best museums. Each narrative includes a description of the property: historic focus, major collections, fea- tured artifacts and cultural significance. We want you to know what you can expect to see and experience. You’ll also find contact information: the property’s Web site address, phone num- ber, hours of operation, admission prices and handicapped accessibility. We’ve also included street addresses so that you can use Internet mapping URLs to get driving instructions. The index below lists the properties alphabetically and references their respective page num- bers. Note also that the properties are numbered. The numbers reference the map on the accompanying page. As you travel, use it to string multiple sites into an exciting driving tour of Wisconsin art and history. Map Index No. Historic Site Page No. Historic Site Page 1. Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center & 36. Mid-Continent Railroad Museum __________30 Museum _________________________________4 37. National Railroad Museum ________________30 2. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park ___________5 38. Pier Wisconsin & the S/V Denis Sullivan____32 3. George W. Brown Jr. Museum ______________5 39. Port Washington 1860 Light Station________32 4. Indian Agency House______________________6 40. Wade House ____________________________34 5. Madeline Island Historical Museum__________6 41. Wisconsin Automotive Museum____________34 6. Oneida Nation Museum ___________________7 42. Wisconsin Maritime Museum ______________35 7. Wa-Swa-Goning __________________________8 43. Fort Winnebago Surgeons’ Quarters Museum36 8. Heritage Hill State Historical Park___________9 44. Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center_____37 9. Little Norway ____________________________9 45. Wisconsin Veterans Museum_______________37 10. Norskedalen Nature & Heritage Center _____10 46. Capt. Frederick Pabst Mansion ____________39 11. Old World Wisconsin _____________________12 47. Circus World Museum ____________________39 12. Swiss Historical Village Museum ___________12 48. Fairlawn Mansion ________________________40 13. Milwaukee Public Museum ________________13 49. Galloway House & Village ________________41 14. Chippewa Valley Museum _________________14 50. Hearthstone ____________________________41 15. Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame ___________15 51. H.H. Bennett Studio ____________________42 16. Kenosha Public Museum __________________15 52. Lincoln-Tallman