Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum
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The Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, located at 312 Front Street, Spooner, Wisconsin
Spooner, Wisconsin
Spooner is a city in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,653 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the southwest corner of the Town of Spooner, with a small portion extending into the Town of Beaver Brook on the south, the Town of Bashaw on the southwest,...

, United States
United States
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, is a museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...

 dedicated to preserving the history of the canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

. It is the only museum located in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 that is exclusively dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the cultural heritage of North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

n canoe.

The museum, built by volunteers and located in the former Baker Grain Elevator building, with funding assistance from the city of Spooner, was opened in May 2010.

The museum's Exhibit Hall features displays of canoes and canoe related ephemera. It includes craft from the golden age of North American canoeing as well as work by contemporary builders. The building traditions of the eastern seaboard
East Coast of the United States
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, the midwest
Midwestern United States
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, and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 are represented. Its Canoe Shop is a 2500 square feet (232.3 m²) facility designed support a new generation of builders and canoe restorers.

Other museums with canoes

The world's largest dedicated canoe museum, the Canadian Canoe Museum
Canadian Canoe Museum
The Canadian Canoe Museum is a museum dedicated to canoes located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The museum's mission is to preserve and share the culture and history of the canoe.- History :...

, is located in Peterborough, Ontario.

There are other museums in the U. S. that include canoes in their collections of boats. These include the Thousand Islands Museum, Clayton, New York, the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, Connecticut, and the Adirondack Museum
Adirondack Museum
The Adirondack Museum, located on NY-30 in the hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake in Hamilton County, New York, is a museum dedicated to preserving the history of the Adirondacks...

, Blue Mountain Lake, New York.

Visiting information

The museum is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. After Labor Day
Labor Day
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it is open on weekends.
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