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Labor Day Weekend Activities
Over Labor Day weekend, visitors are welcome to come inside our new Tracks and Trails Museum to enjoy the exhibits; shop in our museum store for some of the many historical books, pamphlets, coins and cards; and hear many of the wonderful stories about the town of Oak Creek.
TOURS
In honor of the Centennial Celebration, tours will be offered both Saturday and Sunday. Sign up early for a spot at the Tracks and TrailsMuseum.
Roadside Mine Tours
The Historical Society is hosting a guided tour of Local Mines will take you up Hwy. 131 to Junction City and explain the mines and camps. This tour will leave from the Museum at 3:30 PM on Saturday, Sept. 5th, and Sunday, Sept. 6th.
The historic Foidl Schoolhouse and Twenty Mile Mine Tour, which explores the wagon and mines on County Road 27/29 and will include Foidl School at Twenty Mile Mine, will leave from the Museum at 1 PM on Saturday, Sept. 5th, and Sunday, Sept. 6th.
The Stagecoach Park Reservoir and Dam Tour will leave from the Museum at 10 AM and meet at the Stagecoach Dam at 10:30 AM on Saturday, Sept. 5th, and Sunday, Sept. 6th.
The cost is $10 for Adults, $8 for Seniors and $5 for Children 12 and under.
BBQ IN THE PARK
The Tracks and Trails Annual Labor Day event is the BBQ in Decker Park on Sunday from 4-6:30 p.m. Homemade food and good down-home live entertainment provide an early evening pause. Children can play while adults visit. All proceeds go to the Historical Society. All are welcome.
MEMORIALS
The Outdoor Mining Exhibit next to the Museum on Main Street in Oak Creek is a memorial to coal miners. Explore the old equipment and enjoy the display case.
The Railroad Display in the Community Park in Phippsburg provides the history and importance of railroaders in our community.
You can purchase a brass memorial tag for either display at the Tracks and Trails Museum.