Saturday, May 30
 

Participating museums are: Bellevue History Museum, Blaine County Historical Museum, the Ore Wagon Museum, and the Wood River Museum of History + Culture.  A Museums Passport includes all four local history museums, as well as an additional 13 historical sites to visit in south central Idaho. This passport will be available at the Museums to pick up and receive a stamp at each location.  

All four museums will be open from 10am – 6pm

 

Undoubtedly, Bellevue’s most recognizable landmark is the old City Hall on Main Street (built in 1885), with its leaning bell tower. For thirty years now, this historical building has been home to the Bellevue History Museum, featuring artifacts unique to the south valley. Visitors can also tour the original Bellevue jail, built in 1881, and a log cabin built in the 1890’s, complete with furnishings and other treasures of interest to that era.

 

Just in time for Museum’s Day, Bellevue will be showcasing its newly restored fire hose cart - original to the city and dating back to the late 1800s, well before the advent of fire trucks! Thirty years of sitting in the summer sun took its toll, severely damaging the wooden wheels. Now, after local resident Bill Ratliff spear-headed a heroic restoration under the expertise of Wayne Orvick (Wood River Carriage Works) and generously paid for by the Sawtooth Rangers Club, the fire hose cart will again be on display.

 

Also on view - for this weekend only - will be the official Trailing of the Sheep wagon, which dates back to the early 1900s. The important and storied history of this wagon will be available along with an opportunity to step inside.