Cave Creek Museum adds a Golden Reef Stamp Mill Run
Saturday, May 29 at 4:00 pm in Celebration of Cave Creek Rodeo Days!
The Golden Reef Stamp Mill and Gold Panning Station at the Cave Creek Museum will be up and running on Saturday, May 8 at 1:30pm. Join Cave Creek Museum’s miner in residence Hard Rock Harry – that’s him in the red shirt and bandana – for a demonstration of gold panning techniques at the new Gold Panning Station, built by the Museum’s volunteer Dream Team. And in the forge, our expert blacksmith, Paul Diefenderfer will stoke the fire and show you how it was done “back in the day.” Bring your curiosity and a hat for some shade!
Gila monsters, rattlesnakes, chuckwallas … oh, my! Cave Creek Museum kicked off the new year with a Golden Reef Stamp Mill Demonstration and Kiwanis Family Sundays “Desert Safety in the Sonoran Desert” featuring the Phoenix Herpetological Society. One of the friendly creatures that made a guest appearance was a handsome Kingsnake that clearly took a fancy to Cave Creek Museum Program Coordinator Remington Pettus.
On February 14, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, Kiwanis Family Sundays will offer “Museums in the Literary World.” “A key component of Museum culture is literature,” explained Pettus. “A few local authors, including Barbara Renner, first approached Cave Creek Museum last year in regards to reading their books. We teamed up to provide content that features local topics that are relatable to children of the Desert Foothills Area. Barbara Renner will read her book series, Quincy the Quail, to children in person and via live streaming recorded by yours truly! Educational