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The Tomahawk Area Historical Society has 2 museums located at the corner of Washington Avenue and North 5th Street. The museums are open from mid June to mid August; check their Facebook page for current hours.

This log cabin was built in 1927 by resort owners Al Kahn and Reuben Wurster as an information and visitor center for the Tomahawk Civic and Commercial Club, evolving into the Tomahawk Regional Area Chamber of Commerce.  The building was destroyed two years later in the Mitchell Hotel Fire, but reconstructed with the help of the community.  Nearly 60 years later in 1986 when the Chamber erected a new office at its present site, this downtown landmark was restored and moved to Washington Park, where it now serves as a permanent reminder of the city's rich history.  Exhibits inside include farming logging memorabilia and the history of the MT&W railroad among others.

In 2000, society members acquired Tomahawk's first school built in 1888; fondly remembered as the 'old kindergarten building.'  Transformed into a second museum, permanent displays include a turn-of-the-century kitchen, a room dedicated to veterans with military memorabilia, a one-room schoolhouse exhibit, items from early businesses and much more.