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Causes: Arts & Culture, History Museums
Mission: To preserve, promote, and protect the significant historic resources in the ghost town of st elmo and the chalk creek canyon historic mining district in chaffee county, co.
Programs: Conducted tours through the hotel buildings.
reconnaissance survey of chalk creek mining district. Site documentation of historic resources in the chalk creek mining district to allow for register designations and future preservation of sites.
the organization continued a summer youth program for children to learn about mining and panning for gold and the cultural significance of the historic town of st elmo to chaffee county, co.
4th grade school field trips through buildings and train and mining related sites and forest service partnership.