Main Street Walking Tours 2024
2024-08-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-15 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-16 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-19 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-20 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-21 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-22 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Denver) and 6 more dates
Guided Historic Main Street Walking Tour-2024
Put on your walking shoes and explore Park City’s Historic Main Street! Explore the architecture and stories of Park City’s unique history—from the days as a booming mine town to an emerging ski town. The Park City Museum’s popular Historic Main Street Walking Tours are Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. from June 24th to August 30th. Meet at the Museum store. Cost is $10 per person. Please call 435-216-9693 to make a reservation as space is limited to fifteen people on each tour this year.
The tour is most appropriate for ages 13 and up. Please arrive 10 minutes early, wear comfortable walking shoes, bring water, and wear sun protection. The tour lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes. If you have general questions about the tour, please contact 435-574-9554.

45th Star Conservation Preserve Hike with Wendy Fisher and Michael O'Malley-HIKE IS FULL
2024-08-14 08:30 - 12:00
HIKE IS FULL. You’ve heard about Deer Valley’s “Expanded Excellence” terrain. Did you know it comes with a 3,100-acre conservation easement? We’ll learn about the 45th Star Conservation Preserve and the mining history and ecology within its borders on an August 14th museum hike.
Join Wendy Fisher, executive director of Utah Open Lands, and Michael O’Malley, Deer Valley mountain host and museum researcher, for a six-mile+ roundtrip hike with a 1,200-feet vertical rise. We’ll follow the Ontario Canyon hiking trail up and then traverse partway on Bowhunter trail for a good view of the protected landscape. With a little bit of uphill work, there’s an option to return to the Silver Lake area via the Sterling chairlift.
Lace up your hiking boots and bring the usual supplies of sunscreen, water, snacks, headgear, and questions. We’ll meet at the Ontario Mine Trailhead on Marsac Avenue (just downhill of Wheaton Way) with a planned departure of 8:30 am. The hike should take less than four hours, though timing may vary with the chairlift download option – not to mention lunch on your own at the Royal Street Café!
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.

Glenwood Cemetery Tours 2024
2024-08-15 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-22 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-27 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-08-29 10:30 - 12:00
Glenwood Cemetery Tours 2024
Park City Museum will be giving tours of the Historic Glenwood Cemetery located at the end of Silver King Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. from June 25th to August 30th. We have also added two Saturday dates this year including July 13th and August 10th and the times of the tours will be from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Discover the history of the Cemetery and those residents who are buried there. Please register for a tour at www.parkcityhistory.org. Tours will be $15 per person. Please meet at Glenwood Cemetery by the gate, bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. Parking will be on Silver King Drive near the Cemetery. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Knispel education@parkcityhistory.org or call 435-574-9554.

Museum Free Day!!
2024-08-17, 2024-09-21 | Park City Museum, 528 Main Street, Park City, UT, 84060, United States
As part of making sure as many visitors as possible can see our Museum, admission is FREE on select days for you and your family to enjoy our world class museum. Join us Free on the third Saturday of every month through the end of the year! For more information visit us at www.parkcityhistory.org or call us at (435) 649-7457
Free Days are sponsored by the Summit County Restaurant Tax Grant Program!
Dates: March 16, April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16, and December 21

Sweeney Switchback Hike with David Nicholas
2024-08-17 08:30 - 12:30
On Saturday, August 17th the Park City Museum will host a “historic” hike following the Sweeney Switchback up to the Silver King Coalition Mine. During the hike we’ll discuss the Silver King Aerial Tramway, the Silver King Mine Company, the former industrial area of lower Park City and the connection between the Brooklyn Bridge and the tramway. David Nicholas will be your guide.
This is a “strenuous” hike especially so considering the oppressive heat dome that has settled over our area. Dress accordingly and bring plenty of water, snacks, a hat, and sunscreen. Expect four hours round trip including riding the Old Town chair lift down.
We may even have a “special” guest join us.
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
What If I Am Not a Member Yet?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership.
Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!

Rossie Hill Hike with Dalton Gackle
2024-08-21 09:30 - 12:30, 2024-09-14 09:30 - 12:30
Have you wondered about the history of Rossie Hill? Or how the houses got there? Join our Research Coordinator Dalton Gackle to explore Rossie Hill and Prospect Ave/St, and the architecture of approximately 30 homes along the way. The hike/walk will require climbing stairs, briefly going along a trail, and crossing Marsac Avenue twice. It is slightly more strenuous than past architecture tours. Expect the tour to take between 2 and 3 hours. Wear comfortable shoes for walking/hiking, bring water and/or snacks, and wear sunscreen. The tour will leave at 9:30 a.m. Meeting location and other details will be provided after signing up.
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!

Two Kings & a Queen hike with Heather Tourkin, Tuesday, August 27th, 9:45 am.
2024-08-27 09:45 - 14:00
Two Kings & a Queen hike with Heather Tourkin, Tuesday, August 27th, 9:45 am.
This hike will visit “The Two Kings Mines”: The Silver King Coalition Mine and Silver King Consolidated Mine. Once we ascend, we’ll view King Con Ore Bin, discuss the history of the Crescent and Bogan Mines, which were combined by Solon Spiro to form Silver King Consolidated, of King Con, as it was known.
We’ll then hike past the yurt and take a trail to the Silver Queen water towers where we’ll talk about the “famous” Susanna Bransford and how the water towers were stabilized. From there we continue the hike down to the Silver King Coalition Mine, which is located at the base of the Bonanza Chairlift. Here we’ll discuss: The Headframe and Steam Engine Buildings, the boarding house and other aspects of the mine complex.
At this point we’ll head down John’s trail through a gorgeous Aspen grove, then stop at different Silver King Aerial Tram towers, the counterweight, and a prospector’s hole as we make our way to the trailhead at the bottom of Treasure Mountain.
This hike will take approximately 4-4.5 hours and cover about 6 miles. Most of the hike is downhill on a single-track trail, although there are a couple small climbs.
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.

Ontario Ridge Hike with Wayne McKay
2024-09-05 09:30 - 12:30
Ontario Ridge Hike with Wayne McKay at 9:30 a.m.
Intermediate loop hike, 5+ miles long with 700 vertical feet of elevation. Since we end at the top of Main Street there will be lots of lunch options should folks be hungry.
Hikers should bring water, sunscreen and snacks.
This will be a combination mine history & woodsy hike as there are a large number of buildings and artifacts, including the Ontario drain tunnel and remnants of the High Line train track built in 1889 to serve the Ontario Mill. The hike will head up the Prospect Trail along Ontario Ridge (a single track with ruins of old mining cabins, an abandoned DeSoto, plus a string of towers for the Daly Aerial Tram—one of three such trams that once served the Park City Mines). We’ll follow it through alternating forests of Aspen and pine until we empty out onto the gravel two-track Ontario Ridge Road just under the Deer Valley Lady Morgan ski lift. We’ll take Empire Canyon to the Daly Mining Companies buildings, comprised of the Judge Mining & Smelting Company Office structure(s), of which there are quite a few including an explosive bunker and the Alliance Watchman’s Cabin. Continuing down the canyon we’ll see more mining remnants including mine dumps for the American Flag and Massachusetts Mines.
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.

Cocktails with the Friends
2024-09-10 17:00 - 19:30 | Orange Bubble Express, Canyons Village, Park City, UT
The Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History cordially invite you to an enchanting evening of cocktails and camaraderie at the Lookout Cabin! Please join us for an unforgettable evening with beautiful views and a sunset chair ride on the Orange Bubble Express! Savor delicious cocktails and great food while enjoying the breathtaking scenery.
A special thanks to Vail Resorts EpicPromise program and the Park City Mountain Resort for their generous support!
Please RSVP to secure your spot at this special event. We look forward to seeing you there!
Recommended attire is Mountain/Summer Casual!
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Park City's 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance
2024-09-14 09:30 - 12:00 | Glenwood Cemetery, 401 Silver King Drive, Park City, UT, 84060, United States
Serve Park City is Park City’s 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance. This community day of service is being held on September 14, 2024 and hosted by Park City Humanitarians, a community group whose mission is to build community and connection through service. We are excited and grateful for the dozens of local nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and faith groups who have helped provide service projects and are participating in this year’s community day of service. Thank you!
We invite you to signup to volunteer for one of over 30 service projects listed under Serve Park City on 9/14/24. The day will begin with a free breakfast from 8-9 a.m, along with a 9/11 moment of remembrance, followed by service projects all over the greater Park City area. Join us in serving together!
Sign up here to help us clean up the Glenwood Cemetery from 9:30am to 12:00pm on September 14th.

Is it Silver Creek or Poison Creek—Dealing with Mine Tailings in Park City lecture given by Mike Nelson
2024-09-18 17:00 - 18:00
Park City Museum will host a lecture called Is it Silver Creek or Poison Creek—Dealing with Mine Tailings in Park City given by Mike Nelson on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.
Mike Nelson is a senior mining consultant at Stantec Engineering. He previously taught mining engineering at the University of Utah, and worked in the mining industry for Kennecott Copper, Consolidation Coal, and EIMCO Process Equipment Co. Mike’s dad grew up on Ontario Avenue in Park City, and worked at the Silver King mine while he went to college. His grandfather worked in the Park City mines for over 30 years, whenever he wasn’t “…laid off or on strike.” Mike is a Distinguished Member and Fellow of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), and in 2020 he received the General Patrick E. Connor Award for Service to Utah’s Mining Industry from the Utah Mining Association.
