Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wonder Spot "Book" sign that greeted thousands of visitors to the beloved Wonder Spot attraction in the Wisconsin Dells area, c. 1990. (Museum Object #2007 |
Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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Wash-Up Kit made by the Bay West Company, Green Bay. Distributed by the Yankee Paper and Specialty Co. of Menasha in the 1920s. (Museum object #1998.6.2) |
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. |
Photographs from the Apostle Islands |
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Learn about the history of the Apostle Islands in the northnmost part of Wisconsin, a popular summer refuge for tourists and residents. |
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 |
Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car |
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Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture. |
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