Courthouse Tour w/ Dr. Mette Flynt
2023-06-12 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-06-26 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-10 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-07 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Hinsdale County Courthouse, 317 N. Henson, Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Begins at 10 A.M. at the Hinsdale County courthouse. This tour explores the fascinating trials, laws, and officials who shaped Colorado’s oldest continuously operating courthouse.
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Beneath Blue Mesa: The Gunnison River Valley Before the Reservoir w/ Dave Primus
2023-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Blue Mesa was not always filled with water – before it was created as a reservoir, it was a world-class fishing stream with residences and history. Come see the photos and hear the stories of the drowned bridge, houses, and businesses.

Cemetery Tour w/ Grant Houston
2023-06-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Want to meet Lake City’s early residents in a new way? They’re still around – come take a turn about the cemetery and visit them; learn about who they were and how they shaped the Lake City you see today. Begins at the museum.
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Walking History Tour w/ Grant Houston
2023-06-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Join local historian Grant Houston for a short walk through downtown Lake City. Learn about our floods, fires, early businesses, and pioneers. Perfect for anyone who loves good stories.
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Lost Lake City w/ Dr. Mette Flynt
2023-06-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-07-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Lost Lake City explores forgotten people and places erased by fire, flood, and social change. Learn about early Black entrepreneurs, Jewish community leaders, the railroad, Red Light District, and more on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Begins at the museum at 10 A.M.
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Volcano Tour w/ Harvey DuChene
2023-07-01 08:45 - 13:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Meet at the Museum at 8:45 AM 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.
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Cemetery Tour w/ Grant Houston
2023-07-01 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-07-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Want to meet Lake City’s early residents in a new way? They’re still around – come take a turn about the cemetery and visit them; learn about who they were and how they shaped the Lake City you see today.
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Scarlet Belles
2023-07-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-07-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-07-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-08-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Returning, triumphant, for its 10th season – Lake City’s own Scarlet Belles musical performance! Written by Grant Houston and Mary Stigall, and directed by Alice Attaway-Curry, this play will introduce you to some (fictional) characters from Lake City’s historic red light district.
Doors at 6:30 P.M., Music at 7:00 P.M., Show at 7:30 P.M.
$25 for Adults (play contains mature themes)
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Walking History Tour w/ Grant Houston
2023-07-15 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Join local historian Grant Houston for a short walk through downtown Lake City. Learn about our floods, fires, early businesses and pioneers. Perfect for anyone who loves good stories.
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The Trailheads of Hinsdale County Book Signing with David Dayvault
2023-07-17 17:00 - 18:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Join us for a book signing with David Dayvault! The museum has copies of his new book, The Trailheads of Hinsdale County, available for sale now. Come get your signed copy!
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Pub Crawl
2023-07-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Wet your whistle! This is a benefit for the restoration of the Historic Narrow Gauge Railroad Car 211. Tickets are $50 for adults over 21.
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Masonic Lodge Tour with Charles (Yogi) Ferris
2023-07-20 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Lake City Masonic Lodge, 215 Silver Street, Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Join us for a rare opportunity to visit the historic Crystal Lake Lodge Masonic Building on Silver Street. The Masons have been active in Lake City since 1875, and this building has served as their lodge since 1908. It is a fascinating time capsule, with many original pieces of furniture as well as lodge fixtures and accessories which are still in use today. The evening will begin with brief introductory remarks by Museum Director Grant Houston & docent Greg Hoffman.
Meet at the Lake City Masonic Lodge – 215 Silver Street in Lake City
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Rocks and Minerals 101 w/ Harvey Duchene
2023-07-22 09:00 - 12:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
A three-hour class with local geologist Harvey Duchene on rocks that can be found in the area and how to identify them, as well as learn about their formation.
Adults – $25 person, Children under 14 – $10 No children under 10 years old.
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String Academy Outreach
2023-08-03 11:30 - 12:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Stop by the museum for a free 30-minute performance by the participants in the Lake City String Academy!

Vickers Ranch Tour & Chuckwagon Dinner
2023-08-10 16:00 - 20:00 | Vickers Ranch House, 1728 Park Creek Rd, Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Vickers Ranch is hosting a party! Come see the Vickers Ranch House and Rec Hall (Perk’s Place). There will also be a special showing of a collection of Lake City memories with Perk Vickers, Joel Swank, and Herman Heath from 1994. Includes dinner and one drink, followed by cash bar.
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Antique Advertising w/ Greg Hoffman
2023-08-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
This presentation will examine real promotional objects, devices and signs used for the advertising of goods and services in America beginning in the late 1800’s through the early 1900’s. Featured pieces will come from the speaker’s collection as well as rarely-seen holdings from the basement of the Lake City Museum. Come see the many clever and whimsical ways that stores, service providers and consumer brands attempted to reach their customers in days gone by.
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Scarlet Belles
2023-08-15 18:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Returning, triumphant, for its 10th season – Lake City’s own Scarlet Belles musical performance! Written by Grant Houston and Mary Stigall, and directed by Alice Curry, this play will introduce you to some (fictional) characters from Lake City’s historic red light district.
Doors at 6:30 P.M., Music at 7:00 P.M., Show at 7:30 P.M.
$25 for Adults (play contains mature themes)
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Book Signing with Don Booher
2023-08-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Join us at the museum with author Don Booher! He will be speaking, answering questions, and signing copies of his book, Fortress San Juans! The book is on sale at the museum store now!

Overview of Fortress San Juans:
To nineteenth-century gold-seekers, the San Juans Range was a formidable natural fortress. Moat-like rivers, towering rock walls, and canon mazes laced across 17,000 square miles guarded its treasures and kept its secrets. If remote and unyielding terrain did not intimidate adventurers, Ute war parties did. Even so, young America’s western expansion-in large part the hand-work of a generation of dreamers-demonstrated that strength of pilgrim character could triumph over unrelenting hardship and constant threat of death. The same grit and determination would be called upon to breach the San Juans fortress.

But the transformation of agrarian America into a continental industrial power, “manifest destiny” by another name, had to come first. It began with mass migrations of homesteaders and gold-seekers to Oregon and California. A decade later gold discovered along Colorado’s Front Range spawned a third mass migration to the Rocky Mountains. Still the San Juans fortress stood strong.

Another fifteen years and another gold-rush were required. Unlike the rushes before it, the “San Juans excitement” had to await the end of the Nation’s civil war and the construction of regional supply depots, toll roads and rail service. Achieving at least a semblance of peace with Ute defenders also was wise. Who were these brave hearts that transformed the American West and ultimately the San Juans range? “Of course,” you answer, “they were gold seekers. “Yes,” I say, “but as you will read here, they were as much more.”

Free Admission Day!
2023-10-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Visit the Hinsdale County Museum for FREE!
We’re open 1 – 4 PM this Sunday with free admission to all of our exhibits!
