Sister Bay Historical Society

When Sister Bay was first settled in the 1850’s, there were no roads, no piers, no services, and no fields.  Forests and water were their only resources.

The foreign immigrants from the East, packed up their work-a-day tools and supplies, that would make a new life a little less difficult, into wooden crates and boxes. They may have packed a few family heirlooms to remember where they came from.  It was a tremendous time of courage, of innocence, and new frontiers. The ambition of a few became the ambition of many, and this combined effort would reach out and build an entire nation.  It is their history that we so carefully preserve.

The Historical Society has acquired numerous local buildings including a barn, a machine shed, two log cabins, a granary, a chicken coop, two early resort cabins, a 100 year-old saw mill, and a blacksmith shop. Hundreds of farm tools, implements, and Sister Bay artifacts are on display, as well as historic photos and videos of the Sister Bay area.