Museums
Iron County Historical Museum
In the Old County Courthouse
303 Iron Street
Hurley, Wisconsin 54534
715-561-2244
Museum Hours: Open year-round: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays
except holidays.
Admission is Free
Bus Tours: $25.
Originally built in 1893 as the town hall for the Town of Vaughn, this mixture of architecture styles designed by Lyman Howland Ruggles became the Iron County Courthouse the following year. When a new courthouse was constructed at Hurley in the 1970s, the Iron County Historical Society saved this building from the wrecking ball.
Today it is open for your discovery. The museum offers you three enormous floors filled with exhibits reflecting the history of iron mining, lumbering, domestic life and the veterans from the north woods. There is also a gallery of photographs taken by the pioneering Emma A. Sackett and a research center to browse more than a century of local newspapers on microfilm.
The museum is included in the National Register of Historical Buildings. And it serves as the keystone in Iron County's designation as a Wisconsin Heritage Area.
This privately funded institution is primarily supported through the volunteer efforts of many good folks. In particular, the volunteers who bring history to life every day that the museum is open by weaving rag rugs on century-old looms provide the basic funding to operate the museum through the sale of their quality rugs. For more information about the rugs, check out the Weaving Room . Volunteer time and volunteer financial contributions have made this a real community treasure in Iron County.
To get an idea of the kinds of exhibits awaiting your discover, visit Page 2 for some tempting samples.
If you want to research the local history or your genealogy, visit our Research Page
Harma House Museum & Gift Shop
OPEN 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
North Lakeland Discovery Center
Hwy. W, PO Box 699
Manitowish Waters, WI 54545
www.discoverycenter.net
877-543-2085 or 715-543-2085
A year round educational center promoting the regions natural, cultural and historic resource. A must see.
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