Museum Collections

The Museum’s collections are representative of the natural history and biological diversity of the upper Midwest, in particular the western and upper Great Lakes region. In-house collections include taxidermic mounts of birds and mammals; preserved, dried and taxidermied fish, reptiles and amphibians; animal skulls and skins; mounted and preserved insects; a herbarium featuring vascular plants, seeds, mosses, liverworts and lichens; rocks and minerals; plaster casts of animal tracks; bird nests; and more.

If you would like to make a donation monetarily or with the presentation of a gift to help support our collections please contact Deb Malesevich at deb@cablemuseum.org.  In the past the Museum has acquired family collections, personal contributions, and found items.  Please contact the Museum before transporting any specimens in order to comply with current wildlife laws.