Join us for Trivia at The Brick!

Support the museum by attending Trivia Night at The Brick Oven Pizzeria in Crested Butte on Tuesday, November 30th from 7pm – 9pm. A chance to win prizes and play is only $10 for a team of 2-5 people. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the museum, so be sure to be there!

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Join us for a rollicking evening at The Center for the Arts in Crested Butte to celebrate Duane Vandenbusche, Colorado State Historian and Western Colorado University History Professor. This game show style event will feature Duane and many of his supporters, friends, and colleagues over the years and is sure to be a hilarious night laughing with (and at) Duane Vandenbusche. Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Center for the Arts website.

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The Crested Butte Museum preserves, shares, and celebrates the history and traditions of Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley. Through engaging educational and cultural experiences, the museum connects people to the past, the place, and each other. We invite you to visit the museum to explore our exhibits, attend a historic walking tour of Elk Avenue, join an educational event, or experience the museum at home through our history at home recordings and more.

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Don't forget to stop by the Museum Store tomorrow

Don't forget to stop by the Museum Store tomorrow for 20% off store-wide! Get ahead of the game on your holiday shopping with unique gifts from the Crested Butte Museum Store. We are open 11-5pm.

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Today is the day opening day at Crested Butte Moun

Today is the day opening day at Crested Butte Mountain Resort and their 60th anniversary season! Plus, a #throwback to 1981 Silver Queen covered chairlift. Do any of you remember this version of the Silver Queen lift?

This photo is a part of our beloved Rademan Illuminations Collection; David Sumner took the picture.

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Want to put your knowledge to the test?! Tuesday,

Want to put your knowledge to the test?! Tuesday, November 30th at 7 PM, come by the Brick Oven Pizzeria & Pub for trivia night! Costumes are encouraged and space is limited so, arrive early. Partial proceeds to this specific trivia night will go toward the Crested Butte Museum, we will also be giving out some sweet gifts to the winners.

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#FlashbackFriday Ice skating on Peanut Lake in 189

#FlashbackFriday Ice skating on Peanut Lake in 1895. If you have historic photos and stories from Crested Butte history, feel free to share with us! The museum loves learning from the community.

#throwback #crestedbuttehistory #coloradohistory #peanutlake #discovercolorado #crestedbuttecolorado

Join us TOMORROW at 7 PM for the season finale of

Join us TOMORROW at 7 PM for the season finale of our online learning series with State Historian Dr. Duane Vandenbusche! This week's topic will be all about Colorado History from the 1900s - the present day. Special thanks to our sponsors, Western Colorado University Foundation, Bill Peatross, and Bud Bush at Bluebird Real Estate!

If you do miss a session- don't worry; you can re-watch them on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2iRYKx4PSxk5zJyygsZwDUgRKYmIDpp.

#history #coloradohistory #westerncoloradoalumni #cbmuseum #localmuseum #localhistory #crestedbuttecolorado

PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST!!! Thank you @col

PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST!!!

Thank you @coloradohumanities for choosing the @cbmuseum as a grant reciepent for the 2021 Colorado Sustaining the Humanities Grant!

We are so thrilled and grateful and will be using this grant to further our technology and digital programming.

Please like and share and stop by the museum Thursdays thru Sundays till December 12th!

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Did you know that the Crested Butte Museum has one

Did you know that the Crested Butte Museum has one of the largest elk killed on record on display? This elk was killed in 1899 in Crested Butte by John Plute in the Dark Canyon of Anthracite Creek. In 1961 this elk was certified as the largest elk in the world on record as a 442 3/8-inch bull. It was declared a world record for almost three decades until Denny Austad broke the record in 2008 in Utah for a Spider Bull that was 478 5/8-inches!

The last photo is a beautiful piece by Bill Duehren. Duehren was born in Crested Butte in 1915 and moved with his family to Milwaukee in the 6th grade. He would return to his hometown regularly and create incredible drawings like this. Here is Tony behind the counter at the Conoco with the World Record Elk hanging above.

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The Crested Butte Museum would like to personally

The Crested Butte Museum would like to personally thank @coloradohumanities for being a grant recipient for the 2021 Colorado Sustaining the Humanities Grant through the American Rescue Plan!

Feel free to share and like to support the @cbmuseum

Tonight is the night; join us at 7 PM for some goo

Tonight is the night; join us at 7 PM for some good old Colorado History with Dr. Duane Vandenbusche. There are only two sessions left so, don't miss out! Registration is free; however, we encourage donations to the Crested Butte Museum.

Special thanks to our sponsors for supporting this learning series, Western Colorado University, Bluebird Real Estate, and Bill Peatross!

#history #coloradohistory #cbmuseum #localmuseum #localhistory #crestedbuttecolorado

In honor of those who have served our country, the

In honor of those who have served our country, the museum is offering free admission to all of our veterans on November 12th & 13th.

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There are only three weeks left of our speaker ser

There are only three weeks left of our speaker series, Colorado History with State Historian Dr. Duane Vandenbusche! Join us tonight at 7 PM on Zoom to learn about some Colorado history. A lot of work goes into each session so, don't miss out. If you do miss a session- don't worry; you can re-watch them on our YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo2iRYKx4PSxk5zJyygsZwDUgRKYmIDpp.

With special thanks to our sponsors, Western Colorado University Foundation, Bill Peatross, and Bud Bush at Bluebird Real Estate!

#history #coloradohistory #westerncoloradoalumni #cbmuseum #localmuseum #localhistory #crestedbuttecolorado

"I also worked at Forest Queen and witnessed many

"I also worked at Forest Queen and witnessed many strange incidents including lights being unplugged & plugged back in on their own, moving pots and pans, and even a potato suspended in mid-air in the kitchen! Kochevar's is also very haunted- the back room used for dry storage that they used to store the dead during winter until the ground thawed enough to bury them. I also lived in a very haunted house- after having a medium come to the house, we made the conclusion it was a woman waiting for her husband to come home from the mine. We were very skeptical of the medium, but after that day, the ghost was gone!"

When researching the ghosts of Crested Butte, we came across this comment within an article from Curbed Travel about the hauntings of Crested Butte. To read the full article, follow the link below:
https://archive.curbed.com/2013/10/31/10180762/crested-butte-the-most-haunted-ski-town-in-america.

If you're interested in hearing more ghost stories about Crested Butte and the spirits that linger, TONIGHT join us at 6 pm October 28th, for a spooktacular event: Ghost Stories at the Museum. Sign up at our webpage www.crestedbuttemuseum.com or visit our museum store for more information. This photo is a throwback of a 1978 copy of the Crested Butte Magazine!

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