News & Events
Expansion & Renovation Project

The museum began as a small U-shaped building in 1955 and there have been five additions.  Today, the museum has begun its final expansion and a renovation project to bring together all the previous additions and give a new appearance to the museum.  This project includes a two thousand square-foot exhibition hall, a thirty-foot bell tower, additional space for the Museum Shop, an updated physical plant, renovation of the existing exhibits, and construction of new exhibits.  Construction began on August 22, 2005.
Construction Photo Album

The original museum building, 1955

Third Annual National Fur Trade Symposium
October 12-14, 2006
Hosted by the Museum of the Fur Trade
Registration Form

The Mountain Man, the special exhibit commemorates Lewis & Clark granting permission for John Colter to leave the expedition on August 15, 1806, to “join some trappers.”  They were the first American mountain men—the beginning of an era. See the exhibit at the Thursday night Opening Reception, October 11.
Registration forms will be mailed to members.  Contact the museum for information.

2006 Calendar of Events