Celebrate the season at Holidays at Empire Mine, on Saturday December 5th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.!
Tour the warmly decorated Bourn cottage with docents in festive Edwardian attire, and watch mining equipment demonstrated in the mine yard. Savor warm pasties, Christmas cookies, hot drinks, and freshly roasted chestnuts around the fire.
Don’t miss your chance to tell Victorian Santa and Mrs. Claus what you want for Christmas! There will also be historic children’s games, candle dipping and tin punching for young and old alike. Musicians and performers will entertain visitors with vintage holiday classics. See if you can find the Cornish mythical creatures hidden around the grounds!
The park opens at 10:00 a.m., and the activities and entertainment begin at 11:00 a.m. Entrance fee is $5 per person; age 5 and under are free. Fourth Graders and their families get in free with the California State Parks Adventure Pass (please obtain pass prior to arrival; visit www.parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass for information)
This annual event is presented in cooperation between California State Parks and the Sierra Gold Parks Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports educational and interpretive programs for the three California State Parks in Western Nevada County.
