Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum
"The Little Museum With Big History!"
13405 Spruce St. Cable, Wisconsin 54821
Phone: 715-798-5070
Cable Namakagon Historical Museum Home Page
Come visit us and take a step back in time and explore the area's rich and exciting history!
history at the Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum in downtown Cable,Wisconsin.
The museum was built around 1905 and initially used as a potato warehouse. The building was later used
as a warehouse by the local lumber company, an apartment, office building, and as an ice cream parlor before it
was donated to the Cable/Namakagon Area Historical Society and turned into a museum.
Since the Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum opened its doors to the public in 2005, a variety
of historical exhibits and events have been open to the public. Begin your journey by learning more about the
Anishinaabeg people and their culture. Continue the story by learning about the expansion of
the railroads, the logging era, European immigrants, and the area tourism.
Every year the public is invited to enjoy special events such as the youth history program,
Native American art and cultural events, as well as historical areas of interest.
For more information about "The Little Museum With Big History", click here.
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Reservations for tours of the museum are available and new members are always welcomed!
The museum is open to the public from May through September. See our Information
page for our Hours of Operation and remember there aren't any admission fees to come in and look around!
Thank you for visiting our Website!
Please let us know if you have any stories, artifacts, pictures, etc. to share with us about
the history of the Cable/Namakagon areas as we are always looking for interesting additions for our museum.
~The 2012 Board Members of the Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum~
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Do you know where the first school in the Cable area was held or how many rural schools Cable had and where they were located? Be sure and check out our new School Exhibit this summer to find out the answers to these questions and learn many other facts about the Cable area school history.
We've been busy this winter revising our school display and know you will enjoy this pictorial journey through the years. You might even find yourself or a relative in some of the yearbooks and picture albums available!
YEARBOOKS NEEDED.........although we have some yearbooks from 1947-51 for our Cable School Exhibit, we could use more. If you have any others you would like to share or donate, please call Carol Elliker (715-798-3706) or drop them off at the Museum.
Thanks for your help and we look forward to seeing you this summer!
Museum Tours: We've been busy booking tours of the museum. The following dates are filled at this time: May 23rd, 29-30-31st, and June 4th. If you'd like to schedule a tour, please visit our Information page.
*The Children's Summer Program will not be held this summer.
*We are currently finalizing our July 14th picnic honoring our fire department and ambulance service as well as the August 3rd Biennial Native American Arts & Culture Festival. Stay up-to-date by visitng the Events and Exhibits page and on our Facebook page. More information coming soon!!!
*Call or email us if you have a story to share about the history of the Cable/Namakagon areas, we'd love to hear from you.
The 2012 Annual Meeting was held August 11th.
Click here to view the Minutes of the meeting (Word document).
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The Cable/Namakagon Historical Museum is a
member of the Cable Area Chamber of Commerce,
the Bayfield County Historical Society, and the
Wisconsin Historical Society.
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