Something To Do On A Summer Afternoon: Go Hang Out At The Copper Center Museum

 Learn About The Copper Valley's Incredible Gold Rush History At The George Ashby Museum 

Operated By The Copper Valley Historical Society 

Rocky Ansell – museum volunteer, local archivist, and former Copper Valley fire chief – at the museum. (Photo, August 9th, 2024, Country Journal) 

Local people will show you actual pots, pans, bullets, crampons, and many other items retrieved from the 1898 Gold Rush into the Copper Valley. 

Museum volunteer Al Sanders. (Photo, Country Journal) 

There are many artifacts, photos, telegrams, and real newspapers from the Copper Valley. There's even a heavy stone axe-grinder that was hauled over the glaciers by a miner.

The average miner hauled u p to 2,000 lbs. of goods – not counting big pieces of stone. (Photo, Country Journal) 

If you live here and haven't been in to the museum recently, take a few hours to review the Copper Valley's rich history. 

The museum is open through Labor Day, 7 days a week, from 10 am to 3 pm most days, with Sundays open 1 to 3 pm.