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Manitowoc County Historical Society announces June 1 Summer Season Pinecrest Village Opening

Press Release


The Manitowoc County Historical Society welcomes guests to visit the McAllister House Welcome Center and Pinecrest Village for the summer season, kicking off on June 1. A full slate of programs and events are now available and staff are busy preparing to welcome visitors for another year of fun, games, and the chance to connect with the stories of our past.
The Historical Society's Pinecrest Village offers many family-friendly experiences. Guests of all ages may find themselves attending class in a one-room schoolhouse or exploring historic trades at work. The village is comprised of over 30 historic structures from Manitowoc County that bring to life the 1850s through the early 1900s. 
The Manitowoc County Historical Society's summer season, runs June 1 to September 30, with general admission entry from Wednesday through Saturday, with Sunday hours for special programming only. General admission tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors 62+, $10 for youth age 4 to 17, and free for children under 4 years. There is also a special Access Admission rate of $5. 
General admission is always FREE for members of the Manitowoc County Historical Society. 

For more information about the Manitowoc County Historical Society, contact (920) 684-4445 or visit the museum's website at ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 
 
About the Manitowoc County Historical Society
Nestled in the scenic rolling Ice Age Kettle Moraine countryside of Eastern Wisconsin, the Manitowoc County Historical Society is a museum of living history. This 60-acre interpretive museum of local history features a Welcome Center with local history exhibits and research services and the outdoor Pinecrest Historical Village - a collection of over 25 historic buildings with period furnishings from Manitowoc County's early settlers. 
 
Pinecrest Historical Village began in 1970 with a land donation from the Hugo and Eleanor Vetting family.  The Village has grown to represent a reproduction of a small Wisconsin community during the early 1900s. The buildings form the commercial, social, and political core of a town and they represent several architectural styles of Wisconsin's history. The furnishings, items, and tools in the various buildings used by the Pinecrest Village interpreters are either original pieces or carefully researched reproductions. 

For more information on the Manitowoc County Historical Society, contact the museum at (920) 684-4445 or ManitowocCountyHistory.org. 
 

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