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Menominee Heritage Museum Our mission is to gather, preserve, and display the history of this area for the enjoyment and education. The museum is located in the former St.

Our mission is to gather, preserve, and display the history of this area for the enjoyment and education of young and old, residents and travelers alike. The artifacts donated to the Heritage Museum and Anuta Research Center are symbols of our pride in the past. The complete story of how Menominee was built is on display in these thousands of pictures, words, and artifacts. John’s Catholic Church. This historic building is listed in the National Register of Historic Buildings.

We would like to thank everyone who attended the 2026 Night at the Museum event! Thank you also to all the sponsors, don...
09/18/2026

We would like to thank everyone who attended the 2026 Night at the Museum event! Thank you also to all the sponsors, donors, and volunteers who made this event a success! And for those of you wondering about the answer to the missing glove mystery, it could be found in the note from Maude Adams to May Dugas. The gloves were the ones with a pearl (her favorite embellishment), and they were located on the suitcase, with the note, ready to leave for Europe!

09/10/2026

Interactive whodunit invites visitors to solve a mystery

The Menominee Heritage Museum is now closed for the season. The Anuta Research Center will be open on Wednesdays through...
09/09/2026

The Menominee Heritage Museum is now closed for the season. The Anuta Research Center will be open on Wednesdays throughout the rest of September! Thank you so much to all our visitors, volunteers, and helpers for a fantastic 2026 season!
Make sure to join us this Saturday (9/12) for the grand finale of the summer with the Night at the Museum event from 4-7pm!

We're looking for "Night at the Museum" help and we'd love to have you join our group!
08/26/2026

We're looking for "Night at the Museum" help and we'd love to have you join our group!

Menominee even had its own shoe factory: the Richardson Shoe Company. On the corner of 13th St and 16th Ave, the Richard...
08/25/2026

Menominee even had its own shoe factory: the Richardson Shoe Company. On the corner of 13th St and 16th Ave, the Richardson Shoe Company opened in 1897. They had a patent on a “Menominee Seamless Shoe” and in 1907 were turning out up 1800 pairs of shoes a day. These shoes were made in 200 different styles, and the factory used 20 different kinds of high-quality leather. These shoes were sold all over the world. This building was later Menominee Truck, Janson’s Ford Garage, and in 2016 the building was rebuilt to Alfredson Brothers warehouse.

Near Franck’s Shoe store was another shoe shop: John Peterson’s Shoe Shop. John (Pearson) Peterson was born in 1860 in ...
08/21/2026

Near Franck’s Shoe store was another shoe shop: John Peterson’s Shoe Shop. John (Pearson) Peterson was born in 1860 in Sweden. He was crippled in a farming incident by a fall from a hayrack and wore an orthopedic shoe, which many people in Menominee recall. He loved the water and sailing, and was a member of the Menominee Yacht Club. Peterson passed away in 1945. His shop was in Finntown, and after it was a shoe shop, it was a grocery store, and then a bicycle shop for many years

This boot, donated in 1979, is a camel-colored suede with a tiny heel and pointed toe. Brown laces of an elastic materia...
08/19/2026

This boot, donated in 1979, is a camel-colored suede with a tiny heel and pointed toe. Brown laces of an elastic material run all the way to the tip of the shoe. The collar around ankle is of a thicker wool material with a black and brown diamond pattern. The interior is gray leather stamped with "Accent Shoes" in gold script. There is one single silver nail at the very tip of underside of shoe, perhaps acting as a heeltap, but at the toe of the shoe instead.

Under the beautiful sky and surrounded by the rich history of the Chappee Webber Learning Center, we were thrilled to ho...
08/16/2026

Under the beautiful sky and surrounded by the rich history of the Chappee Webber Learning Center, we were thrilled to host today’s Survival & Bushcraft Skills workshop led by Joshua Stuck (aka The Woodsy Dude)!
Both our younger and older classes picked up crucial, hands-on skills to help them stay safe and thrive in the outdoors. It was wonderful seeing so many excited faces leave with new confidence, and hearing such kind words from appreciative parents.
A huge thank you to Joshua for sharing his passion and delivering an unforgettable, educational day for our community! 🌲🔥😊

Address

904 11th Avenue
Menominee, MI
49858

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm

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+19068639000

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