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 

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]

After years of meticulous restoration, the historic Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge Car 211 is making its triumphant return. This 1881 railroad car, which once carried passengers and freight between Lake City and Sapinero until 1933, has been painstakingly brought back to life—at a cost exceeding $400,000—through workshops at the Durango & Silverton […]

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

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. Tickets available here 

Joe Fox will be discussing the connections between capitalist Frank Channing Meek, Lake City (the Black Wonder Mine, Carson Ghost Town, and the town's first hospital), the town of Marble, Colorado, and the Lincoln Memorial. Click here to buy tickets

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]

Take a tour of Helen's Garden at 9 am with horticulturist Alice Attaway, who maintains the museum's extravagant outdoor high-altitude floral displays. The garden is a memorial for Helen Ewart, a Lake City native. During the tour, you will learn about the pleasures and pains of modern high-altitude gardening and farming compared with what people […]

Join us July 17th and August 8th 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

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]

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

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]

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 29th, 2026, at 8:45am to 1:00pm Tickets Available […]

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, please be sure to arrive before the tour leaves at 7:30pm. Adults $15 and Children […]