Temporary Exhibits & Displays

From Lake to Plate: Local Fishing Families & Foodways

January 17 – October 27, 2025

Who are the people that bring you the fish that you eat? This exhibit features the work of two Wisconsin photographers, Tom Kutchera and Jim Legault, who captured the portraits over the past fifty years of Wisconsin’s commercial fishermen, fish cutters, smokehouses, delivery drivers, and retail clerks. These images illustrate the evolving “foodways” of how fish are harvested from Lake Michigan, then processed, and eventually arrive on our plates.

A special thank you to our exhibit sponsors: Baileys Harbor Fish Company, LLC, Fortune Fish & Gourmet/Empire Fish Co., and Wisconsin Sea Grant.

Ice Boating: A Wisconsin Tradition

December 2024 – September 2025

The exhibit traces the history of ice boating and ice boats in Wisconsin, which goes back over 100 years, and will be on display through late 2025. It even features a full-size, Wisconsin-built ice sleigh!