Cemetary Tour w/ Grant Houston

Join us July 18th and August 9th for a tour of Lake City’s historic graveyard. Dive into the past and learn about the twilight tales of former Lake City. Meet at the museum (130 N Silver Street) at 1:45 pm and leave at 2pm. Signup sheets available at the door. Tickets Available Here! $10 per adult […]

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets are available here

Town Walking History Tour w/ Grant Houston

Join Grant Houston in a historical tour of our beloved Lake City. In this thrilling tour learn about: Lake City’s volcanic and glacial era, Ute Indian lands, and several of Lake City’s most historic and important landmarks. July 19th and August 8th at 2PM $10 per adult and $2 per child Tickets available at Lakecitymuseum.com […]

Alfred Packer Lecture and Courthouse Tour w/ Mike Harrington

Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and punishment for cannibalism. Tickets Available Here or at Hinsdale County Museum

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Volcano Feild Trip w/ Harvey Duchene

Meet at the Museum at 8:45 A.M. with a vehicle (carpooling encouraged) for a 4-hour tour about local volcanoes from geologist Harvey DuChene. We suggest bringing water and a folding camp chair. Sorry, no children under 12 years old and tours are limited to 15 people. May 31st, 2025, at 8:45am to 1:00pm Tickets Available […]

Beneath Blue Mesa with David Primus

Join us for a lecture with author David Primus on the history of the Gunnison River Valley before Blue Mesa Reservoir was completed in 1965. He will discuss fishing resorts, ranches, towns, and the narrow-gauge railroad that now lie beneath the reservoir as remembered by local residents. Tickets available here!

Hinsdale County Historical Society 50th Anniversary Celebration

Join us Thursday July 31st staring at 2pm for a free admission afternoon here at Hinsdale County Museum, as we celebrate 50 years of commemorating Lake City History. Afternoon reception starting at 2pm including cake from the Lake City Bakery, house made punch, and a silent auction. Enjoy free admission as you walk through our […]

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

7th Annual Pub Crawl

Returning again this summer, we are happy to announce the 7th annual Pub Crawl! With our three locations: Packers Saloon and Cannibal Grill, Chilin’, and Hinsdale County Museum. Tickets will be $50 and will include, drink tickets, souvenir mug, and door prizes. Come wet your whistle and join local speakers on June 26th and August […]

Town Walking History Tour w/ Grant Houston

Join Grant Houston in a historical tour of our beloved Lake City. In this thrilling tour learn about: Lake City’s volcanic and glacial era, Ute Indian lands, and several of Lake City’s most historic and important landmarks. July 19th and August 8th at 2PM $10 per adult and $2 per child Tickets available at Lakecitymuseum.com […]

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Cemetary Tour w/ Grant Houston

Join us July 18th and August 9th for a tour of Lake City’s historic graveyard. Dive into the past and learn about the twilight tales of former Lake City. Meet at the museum (130 N Silver Street) at 1:45 pm and leave at 2pm. Signup sheets available at the door. Tickets Available Here! $10 per adult […]

Welcome To Creede In 1890 w/ Professor Lynn Main

"Welcome to Creede in 1890 - one of the most lawless towns in Colorado.  Stomping grounds of master grifter Soapy Smith, Poker Alice, assassin Robert Ford and games promoter Bat Masterson.  Meet these four characters who promoted their schemes during the height of the silver rush.  And where did they go when the silver rush […]

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available here, or at Hinsdale County Museum

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Alfred Packer Lecture and Courthouse Tour w/ Mike Harrington

Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and punishment for cannibalism. Tickets Available Here or at Hinsdale County Museum

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets are available here

Volcano Feild Trip

Meet at the Museum at 8:45 A.M. with a vehicle (carpooling encouraged) for a 4-hour tour about local volcanoes from geologist Harvey DuChene. We suggest bringing water and a folding camp chair. Sorry, no children under 12 years old and tours are limited to 15 people. August 30th, 2025, at 8:45am to 1:00pm Tickets Available […]

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Alfred Packer Lecture and Court House Tour w/ Mike Harrington

Learn about the entire lifetime of Alferd Packer. From birth through the Civil War, his times and trials in Colorado, his hardship with survival and starvation, to his trial and punishment for cannibalism. Tickets Available Here!

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!

Last Ghost Tour of the Season w/ Jesse Kendell

Come learn about our local ghosts on a walking tour of Lake City’s Historic District – from town-wide arsenic poisonings to corpse amputations, duels to hangings, child poltergeists to apparitions, we’ve got it all. Meet at museum at 7:15 PM. Adults $15 and Children under 10 $5 Tickets Available Here!