2017 Rangely Outdoor Museum's Monthly Firesides
Nothing goes together better than old stories and a campfire, so here at the Rangely Outdoor Museum, we're bringing those things together! A new rock fire pit has been built here at the museum, and each month during the summer, we're bringing history to life. So far, we have had the pleasure of listening to the band "Fiscus and Gravy" play old pioneer songs, and learn about Wickiups from the archeologist Curtis Martin. While the weather doesn't always cooperate, it doesn't st
The Wickiup Project
The start of summer brought a great addition to the Rangely Outdoor Museum's displays. The outside grounds now house a recently built Wickiup shelter. The Wickiup stands over 10 feet and was built by a group of archeologists, Colorado Mesa University students, and Dan Fiscus and his family. The leader of the Wickiup project, Curtis Martin, works as a research archaeologist in Grand Junction, Colorado, at the Grand River Institute and Dominquez Archaeological Research Group In
