Telluride Historical Museum

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• Museum Closed for Fall Off-Season

  

  The Telluride Historical Museum will be closing for the fall off-season on Oct. 20, 2024 and reopening for the winter on Dec. 3, 2024. It’s been a great season, and we thank you for your curiosity, support, and love for history!

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• Hike into History: Eider Creek to Mill Creek Connector Loop with Telluride Mountain Club on Saturday, September 7, 2024

  

  Enjoy the last Hike into History of the season with behind-the-scenes insight on the history of our region’s trail system and the amazing work Telluride Mountain Club performs in our county. This new trail segment, completed in 2022, is just under 2 miles and connects the first switchback on Mill Creek Road and the Eider Creek Trail with the intersection of Deep Creek Trail and Waterline/Mill Creek Trail.

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• An Evening with Ken Burns – Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024 at the Michael D. Palm Theatre

  

  Join us on Sunday, August 25th at the Michael D. Palm Theatre as renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns returns to screen his acclaimed film, Huey Long. The evening will feature the screening, post-film Q&A, and book & DVD signing. 

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• Cruise into History! Join us on Sat., Aug. 10 to explore historic Ophir Town with Ophir Town Manager, John Wontrobski

  

  Join the Telluride Museum and John Wontrobski, Town Manager of Ophir, for a drive and walk through Ophir history. Ophir’s small-town, quirky personality has evolved throughout the decades and is an essential part of San Miguel county history. As our most moderate level “hike” this year, the tour will involve a combination of driving through Old and East Ophir, visiting historic buildings and sites, and a short hike towards National Forest Service boundaries.

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• New historic interpretive signs installed – Keystone Gorge Loop Trail, Ilium Deck

  

  Last week, members of the San Miguel County Parks & Open Space Department and the County Historical Commission completed a long-envisioned interpretive sign installation at the observation deck in Ilium Valley, and at the Keystone Gorge Loop Trail, which follows the San Miguel River as it plunges downstream west of Telluride.

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