Lake City Museum

Volcano Feild Trip w/ Harvey Duchene
2025-06-28 08:45 - 13:00 UTC
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.
Tickets Available Here!

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendell
2025-06-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-13 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-06 19:00 - 21:00
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 are $15 and Children under 10 are $5
Tickets Available Here

7th Annual Pub Crawl
2025-06-26 15:00 - 18:00
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 7th, in support of narrow-gauge Rail Car 211!
Tickets available here or at Hinsdale County Museum!

Lake City and the Lincoln Memorial - Why the New Marble Monolith at the Museum? w/ Joe Fox
2025-06-25 18:00 - 19:30
More information about this event coming soon!
Tickets are $10 per person and will be available soon!

Alfred Packer and Courthouse Tour W/ Mike Harrington
2025-06-25 14:00 - 15:00
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.
June 2nd at 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Tickets Available Here

What's Buried Under Pete's Lake? With Harvey Duchene
2025-06-18 18:00 - 19:30
More information about this event coming soon!

Ute-Ulay Mine Tour W/ Dr. Mette Flynt
2025-06-10 09:00 - 12:00
Offered for the second time this summer, the Ute-Ulay tour will take visitors through one of Hinsdale County’s most significant mining complexes. We will explore the history of the Henson community, the infamous 1899 strike, the technology of mining, and more. This is a walking tour with steeper inclines, please make sure to wear the proper attire for this tour.
Tickets Available Here

Volcano Feild Trip W/ Harvey Duchene
2025-05-31 08:45 - 13:00
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 Here

First Ghost Tour of the Season- 7:00pm-9:00pm
2025-05-30 19:00 - 21:00
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

Museum Summer 2025 Opening Day!
2025-05-24 10:00 - 17:00
Our opening day for 2025 will be May 24th! Our hours for the start of the summer are Sunday through Friday 1pm to 4pm, and Saturdays 10am-5pm. Admission is $8 for adults, $2 for children under 10, and children 5 and under are free!

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendall
2024-09-27 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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 the museum at 7:15 PM.
Adults – $15/Children under 10 – $5
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Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendall
2024-09-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-30 19:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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 / Children under 10 – $5
Click here to buy tickets

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendall
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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 the Museum at 7:15 PM.
Adults – $15 / Children under 10 – $5
Click here to buy tickets

Alfred Packer Lecture & Courthouse Tour with Mike Harrington
2024-09-04 14:00 - 15:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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. Begins and ends at the Hinsdale County Museum.
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Volcano Tour w/ Harvey Duchene
2024-08-31 08:45 - 14:00 | 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.
Click here to buy tickets

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendall
2024-08-23 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-08-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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 / Children under 10 – $5
Click here to buy tickets

Ghost Tour w/ Jesse Kendall
2024-08-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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 / Children under 10 – $5
Click here to buy tickets

'Lake City, Marble (Colorado) and the Lincoln Memorial; Connections Past & Present' Lecture w/ Joe Fox
2024-08-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Joe Fox will be discussing the connections between Lake City (the Black Wonder Mine, Carson Ghost Town, and the town’s first hospital) the town of Marble, Colorado, and the Lincoln Memorial.
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Alfred Packer Lecture & Courthouse Tour with Mike Harrington
2024-08-14 14:00 - 15:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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. Begins and ends at the Hinsdale County Museum.
Click here to purchase tickets!

Ute Indian Culture of Southwestern Colorado with P.David Smith
2024-08-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
“The Ute Indians were the first historic, nomadic Native Americans in the San Juans. They were sometimes at peace and sometimes at war.”
Join us July 16th, and August 13th for an enlightening lecture about the Ute Indian Culture of Southwestern Colorado. Tickets are available at the door or online at LakeCityMuseum.com. This lecture will be presented at the Hinsdale County Museum, 130 N Silver Street.
July 16th & August 13th, 2024, 5:30PM
Tickets are $10

Rocks and Mineral Class With Harvey DuChene
2024-08-10 09:00 - 12:00
In this three-hour class, you will learn about the volcanic origin of rocks and minerals found around Lake City. You will also learn the difference between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. The last half of the class is focused on minerals common around Lake City and includes the hands-on analysis of a mystery specimen. August 10th at 9AM Till 12PM. $25 for adults and $10 for children 10-13. Tickets Available at Lakecitymuseum.com or at door. Sign Up Sheets Available Before the Event.Hinsdale County Museum- 130 N Silver Street

Ute-Ulay Mine Tour
2024-08-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Friday August 9th, 9AM-12PM
Offered for the first time this summer, the Ute-Ulay tour will take visitors through one of Hinsdale County’s most significant mining complexes. We will explore the history of the Henson community, the infamous 1899 strike, the technology of mining, and more. This is a walking tour with steeper inclines, please make sure to wear the proper attire for this tour.
Tickets are $25 dollars.

Vicker's Chuckwagon Dinner and Ranch Tour
2024-08-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Vickers Ranch House, 1728 Park Creek Rd, Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
Vickers ranch tour and chuckwagon dinner! Come see the Vickers Rec Hall (Perk’s Place). With guest speaker Duane Vandenbusch! Includes dinner and one drink, followed by cash bar. Available at the Hinsdale County Museum or LakeCityMuseum.com

Tickets Available
Adult and children ticket prices are $50
June 20th,2024 5pm and August 8th,2024 5pm

Alfred Packer Lecture & Courthouse Tour with Mike Harrington
2024-08-07 14:00 - 15:30 | Hinsdale County Museum, 130 Silver St., Lake City, CO, 81235, United States
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.
Click here to buy tickets
