Calendar of Events

Spring Community Free Day and Season Opening To thank the citizens of Platteville for their continued support, The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums is offering two community free days: season opening day, May 3; and season closing day, October 29. Museum admission, including a Guided Mine Tour and Train Ride (weather Permitting) will be free …

Spring Community Free Day and Season Opening Read More »

Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride Your underground adventure awaits! Explore the pioneering spirit of Wisconsin’s rural Driftless Area through Rollo Jamison's cultural heritage collection, a real 1845 underground lead-zinc mine tour, and a mine train ride outdoors across the three-acre museum campus. Exhibits tell the story of how famous local geology in …

Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride Read More »

Heritage Day Heritage Day is a July 4th community celebration of Platteville’s rich history and bright future that draws more than 700 visitors annually.  Visitors will enjoy a day of games, historical demonstrations, special exhibits, live music, and food, including custom ice cream flavors produced by Pioneer Sweets of UW-Platteville. VIEW DETAILS AND MORE PROGRAMS …

Heritage Day Read More »

Mine Day Platteville's classic festival of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) is a celebration of the pioneering spirit of ingenuity, inquiry, enterprise, and development that shaped our nook of the Driftless Area. Join us for a day of live music, games, industrial craft demonstrations, and earth science fun and festivities. Mine Day commemorates …

Mine Day Read More »

Historic Re-enactment Held  since 1998, the 3-day Platteville Historic Re-enactment showcases the history of America’s Upper Mississippi Valley from the mid-1700s to 1840, featuring educators, artisans, and re-enactors all taking part in the celebration. The Historic Re-enactment presents a hands-on living history experience for the general public, as well as thousands of students whose visit …

Historic Re-enactment Read More »

Fall Community Free Day To thank the citizens of Platteville for their continued support, The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums offers two community free days: season opening day, May 3; and season closing day, October 29. Museum admission, including a Guided Mine Tour and Train Ride (weather permitting) will be free to Platteville residents with …

Fall Community Free Day Read More »