The Over the Hill Gang has been busy maintaining and improving Empire Mine State Historic Park since around 1976. “When I say clanking, groaning and moving, I’m not referring to the 15 members of the ...

EMPIRE MINE STATE HISTORIC PARK — I tried to imagine the noise that 1,750-pound stamps — 80 of them — made as they continuously smashed tons of ore into bits at this mine that grew out of a ...

Fifty years ago last month a headline blared from atop this newspaper: “It’s official – Empire Mine is now historical state park.” The park resulted from organized activism in Nevada County. It also ...

The Upper Peninsula’s Empire Mine is closing ... The Cliffs Shaft Mine, now a Michigan State Historic Site, was once one of the most productive of the area’s underground iron ore mines.

This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Lake ...

In Nevada County, this 850-foot tunnel into history was supposed to be the crowning attraction for a region whose heritage is gilded with gold. In a project 23 years in the planning, the ...

Jan. 18—Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture will kick off year two of its free Outdoor Journaling and Art Experiences offering with a trip to Empire Mine State Historic Park in Nevada County on Saturday.