Peshtigo Fire Museum

Fascinating, Educational

Fascinating history of a devastating fire (occurring the very same day as the Chicago fire) that consumed the entire town with greater loss of life than that of the Chicago fire. We spoke with a woman...

Fascinating, Educational

Fascinating history of a devastating fire (occurring the very same day as the Chicago fire) that consumed the entire town with greater loss of life than that of the Chicago fire. We spoke with a woman...

Lots of unrelated attic/basement old junk, a little bit of fire history

The museum is the same as almost every other town and county museum throughout the country, stuffed with the old junk that people have emptied from their basements, attics and garages. The docent doe...

Lots of unrelated attic/basement old junk, a little bit of fire history

The museum is the same as almost every other town and county museum throughout the country, stuffed with the old junk that people have emptied from their basements, attics and garages. The docent doe...

A lot to take in

It was a tremendous tragedy, what happened during the Peshtigo fire. The museum holds many kinds of relics from the town's past, not just around the time of the fire. Nearby is a cemetery which has a ...