Written By Mikaela Fundaun, Curator of Interpretation at the Estes Park Museum
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025 the 1917 Book Club, hosted by the Estes Park Museum, will explore local title, This Blue Hollow: Estes Park, the Early Years, 1859 – 1915 by James H. Pickering. The program will take place from 10 – 11:30 a.m. in the Museum Meeting Room. Light snacks will be provided. This program is free and open to the public. It is strongly encouraged that participants read each book prior to the program to take part in the discussion.
From the publisher, “This Blue Hollow” is the first comprehensive account of the early history of Estes Park, Colorado, the ‘gem of the Rockies’ In this enthralling narrative, James H. Pickering traces the development of Estes Park as a mountain resort community, from the time of its first recorded discovery by Joel Estes in 1859 to the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915. Though Estes and his family stayed only briefly, others quickly followed: hunters, homesteading settlers, lumbermen, mountaineers, artists, writers, and vacationers. They came for many reasons: first for settlement, exploration, and exploitation and later for escape, health, recreation, and renewal.” Dr. Pickering will be in attendance to contribute to a lively discussion
For any questions regarding the event, please call or email Curator of Interpretation Mikaela Fundaun at 970-577-3762 or mfundaun@estes.org.
