Shoshone County Mining & Smelting Museum

P.O. Box 783
820 McKinley Avenue

Kellogg, Idaho    83837
(208)786-4141
e-mail - staffhouse@cebridge.net

Open weeekends starting through May
Open 6 days a week May 30th through October 2nd
Closed Tuesday
Hours:  10:00 am to 6:00 pm

The museum's mission is to preserve the mining, smelting and cultural history of North Idaho's Silver Valley.

The museum, located in the 105 year old Bunker Hill Company Staff House,
is a short walk from 
Silver Mountan's all season resort and the
Trail of the Coeur d'Alene's bike trail.  A thirty minute drive east will take you to the Route of the Hiawatha bike trail.


The museum is currently closed for the season. 
Our summer season will begin Memorial Day weekend and run to September.
The museum will be opened May 2nd in cooperation with the Sunshine Fire Memorial Service.  The public is welcome cookies and coffee will be served.


"Timbers to Tunnels,- Exploring the connection between logging and mining.

In commemoration of our 25th anniversary as a museum, recaps of our recent exhibits.

2008 - "Schools of the Coeur d'Alene River Basin"
2009 - "The 150th anniversary of the Mullan Road"  - Built through Kellogg in 1859.
2010 - "Summer of Fires - Letters Home" - The 1910 fire and a woman on a homestead up Pine Creek.

  
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