Tripp Museum

The Tripp Museum is the centerpiece of the Sauk Prairie Area Historical Society. Located at 565 Water Street, Prairie du Sac, the museum is on The National Register of Historic Places. In 1912 J. S. Tripp donated $10,000 for the erection of a public library and village hall .The Society moved into the upper floor, when a new village hall was built. In 1999 the village built a new library and the SPAHS took over the entire building as a museum.

Visit the museum and step back in time to learn about the Native American village of the Sauk along the Wisconsin River. An 1890's parlor shows how residents of the village may have lived in that period. One of the finest mounted bird collections in the state is located in the Ochnsner Gallery in the museum. Glorious hats of many bygone eras are displayed.

Histories of many local families can be researched in the library here. Local authors, such as August Derleth, as well as other Wisconsin writers', books are available to browse, but not check out.

Come and stroll through, the museum is free. While there, gaze on the murals on the outside north wall of the museum. The murals depict the early history of the Sauk Prairie Area.