Frisco Historic Park & Museum

06/04/2026

Our first adventure tour of the summer begins with a hike to Masontown this Friday, June 5, at 9:00 am. 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...

05/28/2026

We've had one bird hike with the USFS already and our last one is this Friday! In its honor, we thought we would share this fun photo of Harold Rutherford with "Jake the Hawk". The back of the photo says that Jake turned out to be an eagle!
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05/21/2026

Throwing it way back to the summer of 1922. What looks the same? What looks different?
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05/14/2026

Check out this photo of the tracks for the Denver South Park & Pacific from the west side of Alpine Tunnel! The tunnel itself was the first bore ever made into the Continental Divide. The tunnel was so snug that locomotives and coal cars often hit the walls! This photo is believed to be from the turn of the century, just a few short years after DSP&P had gone bankrupt and this line became the Colorado and Southern Railroad.
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05/07/2026

There is still space on our bird watching hikes to Rainbow Lake with the USFS! Please call the Museum at 970-668-3428 to sign up. We are unable to accommodate walk-ups for this hike.
More information is available at https://www.townoffrisco.com/event/history-heritage-events/pop-up-in-the-park/

04/30/2026

Photos are a great way to document history and catch a glimpse into the past. 59% of our archives consist of photographs! Dan and Andrew Recen are in this photograph, brothers of Frisco's town founder, Henry Recen, as this is one of their houses in Kokomo. William Graff is also pictured here on the far left, whose brother, Alex Graff, was one of the first mayors of Frisco.
📸This photograph is courtesy of the June Ann Recen Kingston Collection at the Frisco Historic Park & Museum.

04/21/2026

Happy ! Did you know that rhodocrosite is the official state mineral? It is most known for its bright red color from manganese carbonate, but some specimens have this rosy pink tone instead. The most famous mine for rhodocrosite is the Sweet Home Mine near Alma! The museum is lucky to have one of each colored specimen on display. Check out our gem case in the museum!
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04/16/2026

Food related objects show how technology has changed over time, as well as what we eat and what ingredients things are made of. Check out this jar of Marshmal-o Crème from Sifers Candy Company from the early 1900s! Do we use any ingredients today that aren't on this list?

04/15/2026

The museum will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15 through Saturday, April 18 so that our staff can attend the Colorado & Wyoming Association of Museum's Annual Conference.
Normal operating hours will resume on Sunday, April 19.

04/08/2026

On behalf of in , we present this Coronado Model 585 radio from 1935. The speaker inside is actually a replacement speaker from the 1940s!
Did you know that the person whose voice was the first heard over radio in 1900 is also the person who did the first entertainment broadcast over the radio in 1906?
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