Museum Attractions
A Glimpse of what you will see at the Museum:
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A campstove similar to the one Admiral Peary took to the North Pole.
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A Northwoods primitive campsite (1935) including traditional dingle stick and a stump cut by beavers, complete with wood chips.
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An 1895 sleeping bag in remarkably good condition but weighing 10 times more than the modern version.
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A Norwegian Bergen rucksack (1930), a model modified for use by the U. S. 10th Mountain Division in World War II.
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An Indian-made Adirondack pack basket used by a guide and trapper for more than 35 years.
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A 1938 travel trailer and a 1947 tent trailer, among many others.
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A Sims folding wood stove used more than 40 years ago by Wyoming pack train cook.
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Reflector ovens, capable of 600 degree heat, "baking" biscuits before a simulated open fire.
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Home-made kitchen boxes patterned after those on cattle drive chuck wagons of the Old West.
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A folding camp table that will remind you of your uncle's roll top desk.
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A Maine guide's well-blackened coffee pot, made for him by a "tin knocker" of four generations ago.
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A pair of 100 year old folding "binoculars" that also serve as magnifying glass and compass.
You Can
...view CAMPING-THE EARLY YEARS, a 22 minute videotape depicting family camping from the days of the Indian travois, through the Model T era, to the opening of the museum in 1993.
...listen to the videotaped yarns, tall stories, and recountings of camping adventures as told by campers of long ago.
...peer at old photos portraying the earliest
Airstream trailer, a 1923 fifth wheeler, and many other ancient RV's.
...browse among early camping magazines and books, many of the latter now first-edition classics.
Early Tents and Fireplaces...
BECOME A PART OF THE MUSEUM...
Staffing, maintenance and renovation of historic displays are costly and drain our resources. If you would like to become a part of the "museum support team" please fill our our email form.