Sayner, Wisconsin: Birthplace of the Snowmobile
The county museum exhibits its collection of outboard motors and snowmobiles, including the original hand-built "motor toboggan" from 1924, the first snowmobile.
Vilas County Historical Museum
- Address:
- 217 N Main St., Sayner, WI
- Directions:
- Vilas County Historical Museum, Hwy 155 1 block north of Hwy N.
- Hours:
- Memorial Day - Sept. Tu-Th 10-2 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 715-542-3388
- Admission:
- $4
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Open Tues-Thurs, 10-2 from May 24th to September 30th. Admission is $4.00.
[DLNY1, 09/03/2025]Sayner is home to a Snowmobile Museum. Interesting and extensive collection of snowmobiles and outboard motors. Includes the world's first snowmobile.
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Along with exhibits of snowmobilia, the Vilas County Historical Society Museum in Sayner displays the original hand-built snowmobile (called a motor toboggan in the early days) completed in 1924 by Carl Eliason. Sayner is "Birthplace of the Snowmobile."