Friends of the Madeline Island Museum

Friends of the Madeline Island Museum Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Friends of the Madeline Island Museum, Nonprofit Organization, PO Box 525, La Pointe, WI.

We support the Museum’s mission to preserve and tell island stories by expanding awareness of the Museum and its programs, offering volunteer support, raising funds, and advocating for the wellbeing of the Museum.

What’s going on in the Museum yard? You may have stopped by to see the canoe projects underway this summer. There are t...
08/27/2025

What’s going on in the Museum yard? You may have stopped by to see the canoe projects underway this summer. There are two: the building of a new birchbark canoe using traditional Anishinaabe techniques and the restoring of a 16-foot-long 1905 birchbark canoe.

Click the image to view the videos for the annual meeting reports, and to hear the full story of why and how the canoes are under construction. The featured speaker is Kevin Finney, co-founder and director of the Great Lakes Lifeways Institute, sponsor of the Canoe Journeys workshops. The last video features Red Cliff elder Marvin DeFoe, who is building the new birchbark canoe.

What’s going on in the Museum yard?  You may have stopped by to see the canoe projects underway this summer. There are two: the building of a new birchbark canoe using traditional Anishinaabe techniques and the restoring of a 16-foot-long 1905 birchbark canoe. View the videos for the annua

The Dugout Canoe of Hidden Beach: Unraveling a Puzzle. Presented by Barbara Coffin & Dan Engstrom. Click the image to vi...
08/27/2025

The Dugout Canoe of Hidden Beach: Unraveling a Puzzle. Presented by Barbara Coffin & Dan Engstrom. Click the image to view the video of the popup presentation and discussion.

The Dugout Canoe of Hidden Beach: Unraveling a Puzzle Presented by Barbara Coffin & Dan Engstrom. View the video of the popup presentation and discussion.

Kip Dooley and Friends members gathered at the South Shore Tennis Courts to reminisce about tennis on Madeline Island th...
08/14/2025

Kip Dooley and Friends members gathered at the South Shore Tennis Courts to reminisce about tennis on Madeline Island through the years. Click image to enjoy the video of the discussion.

Kip Dooley and Friends members, including Sara Greenman Sheehan, gather at the South Shore Tennis Courts to reminisce about tennis on Madeline Island through the years. Click to enjoy the video of the discussion…

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Museum. Attendees had a great time getting a look at the archives and working areas of the...
07/29/2025

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Museum. Attendees had a great time getting a look at the archives and working areas of the museum, and hearing about visions of possible upgrades to the building and site. View pictures of the tour and hidden spaces on our website…

Attendees had a great time getting a look at the archives and working areas of the museum, and hearing about visions of possible upgrades to the building and site. Click to view pictures of the tour and hidden spaces…

Click image to view a Zoom recording of the talk, plus other video and pictures!
07/17/2025

Click image to view a Zoom recording of the talk, plus other video and pictures!

Click to view a Zoom video of the presentation, plus extra videos and pictures!

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PO Box 525
La Pointe, WI
54850

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