American Mule Museum
Mule News & Events
Mule Days Celebration event is May 22 through May 27, 2012 at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop, California. Enjoy all the exciting events, participate with your mules, attend the shows and concerts, bring your RV and camp on the Fairgrounds. For more information about Mule Days, go online to MuleDays.org.
The American Mule Museum will have a booth at the main entrance kiosk. Join us there, meet other mule fans, exchange stories and become a Founding Member. Volunteer to "man" the booth for a shift.
Entrance Display Kiosk at the Tri-County Fairgrounds
The American Mule Museum constructed a new addition to the main entrance kiosk at the Fairgrounds in time for Mule Days in 2011. Nine fascinating panels illustrating the use of mules in the Eastern Sierra provide visitors some of the absorbing history of mules in the development of the West. These panels tell the story of the history of Mule Days, mule packing in the Sierra, Freighting in the Eastern Sierra, Mules in Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, history of mules used in developing hydro power in the Eastern Sierra, Mules in the National Park Service, Forest Service use of mules and about the American Mule Museum.
Photos from collections of the Laws Museum, Eastern California Museum, Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, Southern California Edison Company, Mule Days, National Park Service, Forest Service, Russ and Anne Johnson, local personal family collections and memoirs were used to document the mule who made it all possible. These themes and more will be carried through in the Museum itself.
The Museum is currently planning construction of further kiosks at the Laws Railroad Museum just outside of Bishop, and the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce located on Main Street in downtown Bishop.
A grant from HUD, membership dues, donations, Alpine Signs, and hard work by the volunteers has made these projects possible. Visit these kiosk panels when you are in Bishop and learn more about the humble mule than you ever imagined.
The American Mule Museum will have a booth at the main entrance kiosk. Join us there, meet other mule fans, exchange stories and become a Founding Member. Volunteer to "man" the booth for a shift.
Entrance Display Kiosk at the Tri-County Fairgrounds
The American Mule Museum constructed a new addition to the main entrance kiosk at the Fairgrounds in time for Mule Days in 2011. Nine fascinating panels illustrating the use of mules in the Eastern Sierra provide visitors some of the absorbing history of mules in the development of the West. These panels tell the story of the history of Mule Days, mule packing in the Sierra, Freighting in the Eastern Sierra, Mules in Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, history of mules used in developing hydro power in the Eastern Sierra, Mules in the National Park Service, Forest Service use of mules and about the American Mule Museum.
Photos from collections of the Laws Museum, Eastern California Museum, Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power, Southern California Edison Company, Mule Days, National Park Service, Forest Service, Russ and Anne Johnson, local personal family collections and memoirs were used to document the mule who made it all possible. These themes and more will be carried through in the Museum itself.
The Museum is currently planning construction of further kiosks at the Laws Railroad Museum just outside of Bishop, and the Bishop Area Chamber of Commerce located on Main Street in downtown Bishop.
A grant from HUD, membership dues, donations, Alpine Signs, and hard work by the volunteers has made these projects possible. Visit these kiosk panels when you are in Bishop and learn more about the humble mule than you ever imagined.
