UPCOMING MUSEUM EVENTS
Sunset in the Sawtooth: The Old Idaho Penitentiary and Blaine County
Featuring: Samuel Anderson, Research and Education Coordinator,
Old Idaho Penitentiary
Location: Hailey Town Center West
7 W Croy Street, Hailey
Date: September 25, 2025
Time: 6 pm
Free to the Public
PAST MUSEUM EVENTS
Idaho Humanities Speaker John Beiter
Location: Blaine County Historical Museum
218 N Main Street, Hailey Idaho 83333
Date: Friday, October 20th, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM
https://www.idahohumanities.org/speaker-topic/an-enduring-legacy-the-basques-in-idaho/
Free to the Public
On Mountaineering
Join us for an evening featuring guest speaker Ray Brooks, who will speak on the mountain climbing history of Blaine County. Ray was born and raised in Ketchum, and was the founder of the legendary “Decker Flats Climbing and Frisbee Club”. Memberes fo this club painted the iconic works onto Pioneer Cabin “The higher you get, the higher you get”.
Excerpt from Idahoclimbingguide.com:
Ray became a climbing force in the Sawtooths in the 1970s. He has contributed outstanding articles on his 1970s climbing experience in the Sawtooths. Check them out in the Climbing History Section or use the links below. Also check out Ray’s recent article on mining and Lemhi Range peaks in the vicinity of Big Windy Peak which was published in Idaho Magazine, entitled Of Mountains and Mines.
This is a free public event.
Photos and artifacts on exhibit.