Experience the rich history of Wallace, Idaho, and the entire town’s listing on the National Register of Historic Places at the Fall For History Festival, Sept. 30-Oct. 3.
Learn from speakers, tour historic homes and museums, watch live theater re-enactments, and more.
Some of the highlights from this year’s festival include:
- Mining the Magnates and Mavericks, Sept. 30: open-mic event to share stories about the enterprising men and women who left their mark on mining and Wallace.
- Mining the Museums and Manuscripts, Oct. 1: a trolley tour of Wallace museums with readings that bring history to life along with guided tours of the Mining Heritage Exhibition.
- Self-guided tours, Oct. 2: Northern Pacific Depot Museum, Wallace Mining Museum, Barnard-Stockbridge Museum, and Mine Heritage Exhibition, of which the latter includes gold panning demonstrations.
Advance tickets are $20 each (space is limited) and include a complimentary copy of the new “Mine-Made Map & Guide to the Coeur d’Alene Mining District.”
More info at Wallaceid.fun.
Wallace after the Great Fires of 1910. // Photo courtesy Wallace District Mining Museum Archives 
A old vintage mining photo from 1909. // Photo courtesy Western Mining History Museum. 
Stay in the town of Wallace, Idaho, and admire historic buildings. 
Trolley car in Wallace, Idaho, where the entire town is on the National Historic Register.
Originally published as “History-Themed Festival Returns to Wallace” in the September-October 2021 issue.
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