Dropping Out – Crested Butte in the 1970s

Dropping Out – Crested Butte in the 1970s

Exhibits

This is a temporary exhibit available to the public until spring 2020. Crested Butte in the 1970s laid the framework for the community we know today. In this decade, there was an explosion of creativity, proliferation of new activities and sports, and a political...

She Will Not Be Silenced Window Exhibit

Blog, Exhibits

Window Exhibit She Will Not Be Silenced: Celebrating 100 Years of the Female Vote December 12, 2019 – January 31, 2020 Throughout the fall semester of 2019, we, a cohort of students in the History Department at Western Colorado University have been working on a...
Crested Butte Historic Character: Captain Jack

Crested Butte Historic Character: Captain Jack

Blog, Oral Histories

Ellen E. Jack, aka “Captain Jack”, was never one to shy away from adventure. She was always on the lookout for opportunities fostering self-promotion, infused with colorful storytelling. Her journey into Colorado’s Rocky Mountains began when she set off from Denver,...
331 Elk Avenue
Crested Butte, CO 81224
At the corner of 4th and Elk
in Downtown Crested Butte
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2480
Crested Butte, CO 81224

THANK YOU

This site is dedicated to the staff of the Crested Butte Museum and to the memory of Ferdinand and Leola Yaklich, 88 year residents of Crested Butte. Ferd and Leola spent 59 amazing years together, raising their family under the watchful eye of these beautiful mountains. They were here as horses on Elk Avenue turned to men on the moon and a small, unknown coal town turned into a world reknowned ski town. Ferd & Leola were a driving force in building the Crested Butte community and bridged the history of those of 19th century Crested Butte and those of 21st century Crested Butte.

Dedicated by their Children & Grandchildren:
Trudy Yaklich, Fritz Yaklich, Mari Yaklich Ettlinger, Cindi Yaklich, Zeb Yaklich, Zach Yaklich, Ian Yaklich & Collin Harrison

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