Menominee Historic Preservation Cultural And Logging Museum — Attraction in Town of Menominee

I had wanted to visit the cultural museum for a while and decided to visit back in November.

The kind gal named Jean helped me learn about Menominee traditions and played a video for me about their naturally minded agriculture traditions. It was honestly great to see all the great Native art pieces that were carefully crafted and tell a rich history.

It makes me feel a bit of melancholy that most people don't see the inherently important truths of the Menominee and other Native people. I wish Wisconsin's State DNR took tips from the Menominee on forest management. Some of the best forests I've had the privilege to see!

The gift shop was nice and I bought a medicine wheel for my Dad, a photo print from Isaiah Brokenleg a Native photographer, and I bought myself a bar of sweet grass scented soap! It's my new favorite soap and I wouldn't have found it without my trip to the Menominee Reservation!

Thanks for being kind to me despite being a big brute-looking outsider! I can't wait to return to the reservation so I can try the wild rice.

I also loved watching the green corn dance and I loved seeing how expressive, fluid, yet purposeful Native dances are. They also are important to the spirits as well. Thank you for helping me...

I came up to Keshena for the morning to learn more about the Menominee Tribe (an assignment for school) and I was very glad that 3 ladies were right there, ready to help answer any questions I had about their past and present culture.

Thank you...

A very educational experience. It is good to learn the ways of the native people an how to be good stewards of the earth. The logging camp was fascinating to see. Again, we learned much from our...