Tread of Pioneers Museum presents History Happy Hours

Don’t miss the perfect pairing of local craft beer and whiskey and the rowdy and raucous side of Routt County and Western History. Join the Tread of Pioneers Museum the first Tuesday of October through April at 5:30 pm at the Olympian Hall at Howelsen Hill (845 Howelsen Parkway) for the popular event series “History Happy Hours.” FREE craft beer provided by local Storm Peak Brewing and whiskey tasting with Mythology Distillery! FREE! 21 and over only, please.

Oct. 1: "Icon of the American West - the western horse. heroic horses, daring rides, early rodeos, & the cowgirls who didn't ride 'slick'" with award-winning Author Randi Samuelson-Brown
Nov. 5: "Riots, Reefer & Rock N' Roll" with Megan Friedel, Assistant Professor and Lead Archivist for the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries’ Rare & Distinctive Collections
Dec. 3: "The Scandals of Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School & camp" with historian and author Dagny McKinley
Jan. 7: “Colorado’s Women of the Red Light” with Cassidy Nemick, Collections Specialist at History Colorado
Feb. 4: "Three Generations of Winter Carnival's Lighted Man" with Jon, Ron, and Kent Banks (all-ages program)
Mar. 4: "Beer on the Frontier: How Suds and Saloons Made the West" with Sam Bock, historian and Publications Director for History Colorado
April 1: "Wild Horses and Horse Ranches of Northwest Colorado" with historian Paul Bonnifield


Special thanks to Storm Peak Brewing, Mythology Distillery, and Rabbit Ears Motel!