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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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Join us next Friday, Sept 30th for a roller disco

Join us next Friday, Sept 30th for a roller disco party at the Big Mine!

✨Costume Contest: Dress up as your favorite historical character, specific or general

✨Live DJ @manticoreproductions1111

✨BYOB Event

✨Food by @log_dawgs_wiener_wagon

✨Skates Available: limited supply, bring extra for friends

✨5pm-6pm: Family Skate, 6pm-10pm: Open Skate

✨$10 Members, $15 Non-Members (Non-Member tickets include a free entry to the museum exhibit space to study up and get inspiration for your historical character of choice, members get free exhibit entry all year)

✨Poster design by the amazing @lukeyschroeder

#crestedbutte #cbco #crestedbuttecolorado #crestedbuttehistory #bigmine #coloradohistory

Our historic pub crawl next Tuesday is SOLD OUT!

Our historic pub crawl next Tuesday is SOLD OUT! Thanks so much to the @dogwood_cb @secretstashcb and @publichousecb for hosting us and sponsoring this event. ✨

We are beyond excited to share the history of these buildings with all of our ticket purchasers. If you missed out on this round, be sure to sign up for our newsletter to be notified of our next crawl and other fun events!

#history #historycb #coloradohistory #miningtownhistory #pubcrawl #historicpubcrawl #historycrawl #cbhistory #crestedbuttehistory

The Gunnison country is lucky to have such a brill

The Gunnison country is lucky to have such a brilliant and prolific writer and historian in our valley. If you have always enjoyed George's writings then don't miss his new blog!

Sibley's Rivers is a place where George shares his thoughts, ideas and writings. Check out his newest piece, "Romancing the River: Onward and - well, onward with the Colorado River Compact".

If you are interested in reading and subscribing please go to www.sibleysrivers.com/subsribe

We had so much fun hosting music in the garden dur

We had so much fun hosting music in the garden during the month of August, that we’ve decided to continue through September! Note that the times have changed to 5pm-7pm.

This Wednesday, Sept 7th, we have Jim Sargent.
Next up on Wednesday, Sept 14th we have @shannonredmonmusic .

Stay tuned for who will be joining us on the 21st and 28th! Thanks to all of the musicians who joined us for this music series in August!

#livemusic #cbco #crestedbutte #crestedbutteco #colorado #coloradomusic #coloradoexperiences #liveandlocal

@floydbauler @shannonredmonmusic @celestine.music @rachelvanslyke @musicincb @cragmc51

Merriam Webster's definition of a klunker is an "o

Merriam Webster's definition of a klunker is an "old, run down vehicle or machine." Well, we slightly disagree with this definition at the museum. Because if you know anything about klunkers and Crested Buttians, they are more than just an old vehicle or machine sitting in your front yard collecting dust, they get after it!

Folks in Crested Butte have been tinkering and playing around on them since the 1970s. From hitching a ride on Elk Avenue up to Schofield Pass & Brush Creek to ride down or joining the infamous Pearl Pass Tour or dressing up in funky clothes and joining the Chainless Mountain Bike race down Kebler Pass.

We tend to like Grateful Dead's saying, "Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart, you just got to poke around." This place is filled with the pioneers of mountain biking, adventurers, racers and just the guy and gal trying to get a shuttle up to 401.

Come check out our mountain bike exhibit and learn about the history of mountain biking Monday through Saturday from 10-6 and Sundays 10-5.

Or join us on Friday, September 9th to ring in the Pearl Pass Tour's 46th year at the Crested Butte Museum from 4-6 p.m.

We will showcase @butteryagency new film "Trailblazers" which is the sequel to their film "Born From Junk". We also be auctioning off a handmade Klunker! Check out crestedbuttemuseum.com for more info!
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Photo Credits:
1. Bikers hiking up Pearl Pass (Myles Rademan Illuminations Collection)
2. Bikers relaxing up Brush Creek before the big push(Myles Rademan Illuminations Collection)
3. Pearl Pass Tour racers enjoying some libations and fun at the historic @hoteljeromeauberge in Aspen after the race! (Myles Rademan Illuminations Collection)
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#mountainbiking #klunkers #PearlPassTour #crestedbutte #colorado #mountainbikehistory #birthplaceofmountainbiking #museum #history #heritage#

Join us this Wednesday from 4pm-6pm in our garden

Join us this Wednesday from 4pm-6pm in our garden to listen to the sweet sounds of @rachelvanslyke ! Complimentary drinks and snacks will be waiting for you, donate what you can to support local musicians and our non-profit history museum.

#liveandlocal #coloradomusic #livemusic #coloradohistory #historyinthemaking #coloradomusician #crestedbutte #cbco

Happy 106 years to our National Park System! Do yo

Happy 106 years to our National Park System! Do you know that the Black Canyon National Park is less then 90 miles from Crested Butte?

The National Park Service was officially created when President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act on August 25, 1916.

Black Canyon National Park was first established as a national monument March 2, 1933 and then a national park on October 21, 1999.
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Photo Credits:
1. Myles Rademan Illuminations Collection
2. David Sumner Photography Collection
3. David Sumner Photography Collection
4. David Sumner Photography Collection

All rights reserved. All photos are property of the Crested Butte Museum.
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#nationalpark #blackcanyon #blackcanyonofthegunnison #gunnisonriver #colorado #crestedbuttemuseum #nationalparkgeek

Tomorrow with @celestine.music in our garden area

Tomorrow with @celestine.music in our garden area from 4-6pm! Entry is free, and we have complimentary beverages available. Donate what you can to equally benefit our local musicians and our non-profit historical museum. See you there! ✨

#localmusic #coloradomusician #historyinthemaking #cbhistory #coloradohistory #crestedbutteevents #coloradoevents #singersongwriter

Join us today at the museum at 331 Elk Ave (Tony’s Conoco!) to listen to @musicincb Karen Janssen and @cragmc51 Craig McLaughlin from 4pm-6pm. There will be complimentary beer, wine, and sodas available. Donate what you can to support our non-profit museum and local musicians. If the weather clears up, we’ll be playing in the garden, and if it’s rainy we will be inside the museum behind the potbelly stove. Come take a listen! ✨

#colorado #livemusic #coloradomusic #coloradohistory #comusic #coloradomusic #crestedbutte #cbco

Driving, biking or hiking around the historic ghos

Driving, biking or hiking around the historic ghost town of Gothic, Colorado can be inspiring. Between the wildflowers, Gothic Mountain, the winding East River, scientists walking around the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and the overall history this place has much to offer.

If you are lucky enough to have time to hike up to Judd Falls, you might be interested in the falls namesake, Garwood Judd. He lived in Gothic between 1880-1930. He owned a couple of silver mining claims and one up Copper Creek. He also owned a saloon in town as well and was known as "the man who stayed."

Gothic was a silver mining town that was settled in 1879. It had saloons, a newspaper, post office, 400 buildings with up to 1000 locals at its peak. The newspaper Gunnison Democrat reported, "richest wire silver mines in the world." Even though this silver mining di not last very long and was just another boom and bust situation it was able to withstand many transitions and is a hub for birders, flower enthusiasts and scientists...

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory was erected in 1928 when there was only one resident left and Dr. John Johnson who was a professor at Western State College who took his students to this area for research and study. You can visit their visitor center in Gothic town center to learn more!

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Interpretation for photos:
1. Garwood Judd, Gary Christopher Photo Collection
2. Gothic Townsite, Date Unknown
3. People outside of cabin in Gothic, Date Unknown
4. Historic building, Garwood Judd's Saloon, David Sumner Photography Collection
5. Sign for Gothic/RMBL, David Sumner Photography Collection

All rights reserved. All photos are property of the Crested Butte Museum.
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#crestedbutte #colorado #coloradohistory #mininghistory #mining #silver #gothic #rockymountainbiologicallaboratory #historyiscool #supportyourlocalmuseum #smallmuseum #heritage

The wild fires weren’t the only hot things back

The wild fires weren’t the only hot things back in the 1970’s. Stop by the museum and learn more about the Crested Butte Hot Shots and how wildfires have changed over the years!

Kochevar's bar, a staple in Crested Butte, a must

Kochevar's bar, a staple in Crested Butte, a must go location if your looking for a cold drink and some late night fun, one of the many rusty old buildings adding character to the streets of Crested Butte.

Before Kochevars became a hopping bar it was a regular house that sheltered the Kochevar family. Some of those members being Fred also known as "Fritz" a hardy minor and a fan of a good game of pool. John Tezack Jr. another Kochevar sibling that made a living of selling Minx fur from the farm they had in their backyard.

The Kochevar Family was caring and always willing to offer their house to someone for the night, over time as the siblings moved on it became Kochevar's bar paying honor to the family that once lived within the creaky walls and chipped paint. #crestedbuttemuseum#kochevarsbar#family#backintheday

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