Origin of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
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Discover the history of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin |
3,000 Dam the Red River |
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Read this wild story about a Wisconsin Dells lumberjack applying his knowledge of dams to help Union forces escape a Confederate attack. |
Hero of the Confederacy |
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Discover the story of Belle Boyd, the celebrity Civil War spy who died while performing in the Wisconsin Dells. |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Eagle feather dance staff used at 1933 World's Fair by Ho-Chunk dancers from the Wisconsin Dells. (Museum object #2001.49.1) |
This Milwaukeean's prolific life in the entertainment business helped transform the Wisconsin Dells into the major tourist destination it is today. |
How One Family Helped Build the Modern Tourist Destination |
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Discover how Wisconsin Dells came to prominence as a Midwestern tourism institution. |
Learn about the rise of Wisconsin Dells tourism, and read about the creation and collapse of the man-made river it was founded on. |
An intimate look at family, architecture, interiors and fashion in Victorian Wisconsin between 1885 and 1900 |
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Learn about the lives of upper-middle class Wisconsinites in the Victorian period between 1885 and 1900. |
Harry Ellsworth Cole |
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Cole's photographs show scenic views of the Dells and Devil's Lake area as well as geological features throughout Sauk County. |
An Inventive and Imaginative Photographer |
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Learn about H.H. Bennett, the 19th-century photographer of Wisconsin Dells landscapes. |
The Invention of a new Pastime |
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Discover how new technology helped create the tourist industry in Wisconsin in the 19th century |
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