Welcome to the Fox Island Museum!

There are more than 3000 artifacts on display in Dioramas, Showcases, and free standing exhibits.  Among them is a display describing the life of former Governor Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, a Mosquito Fleet display, Indian artifacts, rotating exhibits, a reference room, farm room, Book Nook, and Museum Store.

Museum Open on Saturdays & Sundays 1-4 PM

The museum is currently only accepting book donations on Saturdays during our open hours of 1-4 pm. Please do not leave books at the museum when someone is not there. Thanks

MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS TURNED IN. THE SITE WILL CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ON APRIL 30th.

  • Sand & Soil Plant Sale

    Annual Jeff Feagin Memorial Plant Sale at the Museum
    Saturday, May 16th 11-2pm 

    Just a little over three weeks left before the annual Fox Island Sand & Soil Garden Club Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16, 2026, here at the Fox Island Museum, from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Select from ample plant donations and yard art at the Historical Museum’s outdoor venue. Garden club members offer plants from their gardens at value prices:  bearded evergreen hardy geraniums, Spotty Dotty, black-eyed Susan/ gold Rudbeckia, alliums, coppery Cappuccino, Liatris, Lithodora, Monarda, herbs, heuchera, ornamental grasses, dahlia tubers, fresh cut flowers, and more! Cash (smaller bills please), checks, and credit cards accepted. 

    Carpool if you can – this event is popular! Parking is limited, so bring a cart and respect street parking signs; please do not block driveways or mailboxes.

  • Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast With Ham

    All you can eat pancakes with ham, juice and coffee. Adults $7, kids $5, under 2 FREE! Seating in the museum and the barn. Rain or shine. Come and join us for this traditional get-together.

  • Memorial Day Ceremony

    Memorial Day Ceremony at the Fox Island Cemetery

    Please join us for a ceremony for the deceased War Veterans of Fox Island and their supporters who have honored themselves and our country in defense of its freedom. Flag raising and salute by the Boy Scouts, placing of the wreath, Invocation, Cootiette Prayer, reading of the names, singing of America the Beautiful, playing of Taps.

  • Scholarship

    Attention Students, Families and Friends of 2026 Fox Island High School Graduates

    The Fox Island Historical Society (FIHS) Board of Directors is giving a $2,000 scholarship in 2026 in memory of Dr. George A. Weis. In addition, the Fox Island Chapel Preservation Society will award a $2,000 scholarship. This scholarship will recognize a well-qualified high school senior graduating in the spring of 2026 to help finance a post-high school education beginning in the fall of 2026.  The applicant must be a resident of Fox Island at the time of high school graduation.

    The application link will open at 12:01AM on April 1, 2026 and will remain open until midnight (12:01AM) on May 1st, 2026.

    Please use this link to access the application: https://foxislandmuseum.org/2026-scholarship/

     

  • 250th Anniversary of the USA

    Be sure to stop by and see our new display in the lobby which will be changed every month or so during 2026 as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the USA. We also have 3 displays highlighting Fox Island Through The Ages. While you’re there check out all the work that was done while the museum was closed in January.

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