August 4, 2023 3:50 a.m. 

The Douglas County Museum is now open on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

A County release said that means visitors can explore the museum six days a week, Tuesdays through Sundays. In addition, as part of their annual tradition, the museum will offer free admission during the Douglas County Fair, August 9th through 12th.

Being at the heart of a natural resource-based economy, the museum pays tribute to the mining, fishing, farming and timber industries in the county. The latest exhibit is “The Archie Creek Fire”. This limited time exhibit documents the most disastrous wildlife in the county’s history, which ravaged the area east of Glide in September of 2020. The exhibit includes a combination of film interviews, live-recorded videos, drone footage, photographs and artifacts that take visitors on a journey from the explosive front lines to the suppression efforts to the unimaginable evacuations to the ashes of the aftermath.

The museum is located just off Interstate Five at exit 123 and is adjacent to the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Admission is free to members. Adults are admitted for $8, seniors and veterans get in for $5, students age 5-17 are admitted for $2 and children age 4 and under get in free.

For information about becoming a volunteer at the museum, call 957-7007.