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•Museum
of Woodcarving - The Museum of Woodcarving is the world's
collection of wood carvings created by one man, Joseph T. Barta.
The museum is now owned and managed by Maria McKay. Inside,
you will find 100 life-size figures and more than 400 miniature
figures carved over 30 years. Most of the life-sized
carvings follow a biblical theme - his depiction of the Last
Supper, for instance, took over four years to complete. The
museum is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. from May 1 through October
31. For more information, please
Click Here. The Museum is
located on Highway 63 on the north side of town. The phone
number is (715) 468-7100. |
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•Washburn County
Historical Museum - Located along Highway 63 one block
south of the Courthouse in the Washburn County Historical Society
Museum. It is located in what was the
St. John's German Lutheran Church, built in 1888. It was
donated to the Historical Society in the late 1970's to be used as
a museum.
The
Museum outgrew the church and so, in 1989, the adjacent home,
which had been the church parsonage, was purchased for use as an
annex. Then, in 1991, the former Beaver Brook one-room rural
schoolhouse was moved to the site. Also on the site is a
building once used as a base for searching the sky for enemy
aircraft during World War II.
Visitors will discover photos, furniture, clothes and hundreds of
other items depicting the area's history - logging, lumbering,
farming, boat building and railroading. There are also
examples of the area's military participation from Indian
arrowheads to Army medals. The museum is open from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday during the summer
(June-Labor Day). Their phone
number is (715) 468-2982.
More
information about the Washburn County Historical Society can be
had by writing to PO Box 366, Shell Lake, WI 54871. |
•Shell
Lake Arts Center -
 The
Shell Lake Arts Center
provides several concerts throughout the summer, including several
concerts at the Shell Lake Pavilion in Memorial Park. To the right is a picture of a
show choir performance. To learn more about the educational
courses offered at the center, and for a concert schedule, please
visit their web site,
www.shelllakeartscenter.org . |
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•Monarch Butterfly Habitat-
 The habitat is located
on the Shell Lake lakeside, along a multipurpose trail just north of Memorial Park.
It is only a short walking distance to downtown, and there is
parking nearby.
More information is available online at
www.happytonics.org .
You may also visit Happy Tonics, Inc. at 23 Fifth Ave (Main
Street), or by mail at PO Box 17, Shell Lake, WI 54871.
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