Frisco Historic Park & Museum

09/02/2026

This week's adventure tour is a hike to Masontown on Friday, September 4, at 9:00am. Learn about Frisco's mining history, the natural environment, and the story of Masontown. Tours are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 5-17. Visit our website to register or give us a call at 970-668-3428.
📸Joe Kusumoto
https://www.townoffrisco.com/event/history-heritage-events/masontown-historic-hiking-tour/

08/27/2026

This week's adventure tour is a historic bike ride through the Tenmile Canyon this Friday, August 28, at 9:00am. Learn about Frisco's mining history while exploring the mines that once operated here. Tours are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 5-17. Visit our website to register or give us a call at 970-668-3428.
📸Joe Kusumoto
https://www.townoffrisco.com/event/history-heritage-events/mines-of-mount-royal-biking-tour/

08/25/2026

Join us for the final lecture this Wednesday, August 24th, at 12:00pm in the Old Community Center on 3rd Ave & Granite St. Glenn Kraatz, a 26-year veteran with SCRG and one of the Team’s Mission Coordinators, shares the how Summit County Search & Rescue has changed over the last half century.
📸Frisco Historic Park & Museum

08/22/2026

Announcing the Frisco Historic Park & Museum's first ever trivia night!
Join us at Outer Range Brewery for a night of fun and test your knowledge in honor of the Sesquisemiquincentennial, aka the 150th Anniversary of Colorado becoming a state and the 250th Anniversary of the USA becoming independent.
Trivia is free to play and the prizes will be outer this range! We are hoptimistic that this will be one of the most unique trivias you have ever participated in.
Teams can be up to six people. All donations collected during this event will be donated to Treetop Child Advocacy Center.
The game begins at 7:00pm sharp, all you need is your thinking cap!

08/20/2026

This week's adventure tour is a hike to Masontown on Friday, August 21, at 9:00am. Learn about Frisco's mining history, the natural environment, and the story of Masontown. Tours are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 5-17. Visit our website to register or give us a call at 970-668-3428.

Join Museum staff as we head up Mount Royal to the old Masontown mining site! This is a great hike for visitors and locals alike who want to learn more about Frisco’s mining history, the natural environment, and the story of Masontown. The route is just over 2.5 miles round-trip with plenty of wat...

08/18/2026

Storytelling has been used in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, and cultural preservation. The Aspen Historical Society and Skyler Lomahaftewa, a Northern Ute tribal member, will present both the history of the native people and the modern-day Ute experience this Wednesday, August 19, at 12:00pm in the Historic Park Gazebo. The Aspen Historical Society and Skyler are summer lecture series regulars with an entertaining and educational style fit for the whole family!
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08/15/2026

Join us next Friday, August 21, from 5:00pm-7:00pm to learn about what we have been up to over the past year celebrating the Sesquisemiquincentennial (250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood), along with celebrating the 20th Anniversary of our train diorama! There will be food, music from Moonstone Quill, and drinks for sale benefitting the Eagle Summit Wilderness Alliance.
📸Joe Kusumoto

08/13/2026

This week's adventure tour is a historic bike ride through the Tenmile Canyon this Friday, August 14, at 9:00am. Learn about Frisco's mining history while exploring the mines that once operated here. Tours are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 5-17. Visit our website to register or give us a call at 970-668-3428.

Join Museum staff on a historic bike ride! This intermediate bike ride goes around Mount Royal and through the Tenmile Canyon, exploring the mines that once operated there. This is a great activity for visitors and locals who want to learn more about Frisco’s mining history, the natural environmen...

08/11/2026

Join us in the Old Community Center on 3rd Ave & Granite this Wednesday at 12:00pm for Black History in Colorado presented by Terri Gentry from History Colorado and board member of Black American West Museum & Heritage Center. This lecture highlights the history of Black Americans in Colorado from the 1850s through present day that include homesteaders, cowboys, military, medical and business professionals, community members, and their contributions to Colorado history.
📸Austin History Center

08/09/2026

AstroMark is back on Tuesday, August 11, at the Historic Park Gazebo during the peak of the Perseids Meteor Shower! AstroMark’s team will set up free telescopes in the Historic Park lawn to get a close-up look at the night sky from 8:45pm to 11:00pm. There will be a raffle at 9:50pm to give away a telescope to one lucky kid from AstroMark!
Everyone will have access to the free-standing telescopes and AstroMark’s stargazers. Please call the Frisco Historic Park & Museum at 970-668-3428 to join the waitlist for the guided tours. Please bring a jacket and wear comfortable shoes.
📸Frisco Historic Park & Museum