[2] The site worked well because it was near town, the land in the immediate vicinity was good for farming, and it lay on a rail line.

The farm continued to supply Connor's logging camps for decades.

[2] The museum site encompasses 4 acres (1.62 ha) and includes a logging and forestry museum, static displays of historic logging equipment and bateaux used in log drives, a slaughterhouse, a petting zoo, a nature center, a small cafeteria, and a museum shop.

Visitors reach the museum by taking the Lumberjack Steam Train, which runs on the Laona and Northern Railway.

[3] The museum's steam train and blacksmithy are part of its daily living history displays.