Visitors will be guided through about 1300 feet of tunnel inside the mine. There are no train rides involved, therefore, it is a walking tour. Along the way, guides will stop at various stations and explain the equipment, history, working conditions, and geology of the mine. Visitors will see the lamp room, the shaft station, mine galleries dating to the 1830's, and much more. The tour is only the first level of the mine, visitors do not go down to any lower levels.
The tour will be approximately two hours long.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
1. THE MINE IS A DAMP 56 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT YEAR-ROUND -- A LIGHT JACKET IS RECOMMENDED.
2. COMFORTABLE WALKING SHOES ARE RECOMMENDED.
3. THE ENTIRE TOUR IS WELL-LIT -- NO FLASHLIGHTS OR HEADLAMPS ARE REQUIRED.
4. THE PATH IN THE MINE IS FLAT AND GENERALLY LEVEL -- THERE IS NO CLIMBING INVOLVED.
5. THE TOUR IS WHEELCHAIR/STROLLER ACCESSIBLE.
Pricing:
Adults: $15.00
Seniors: 65 years and older $14.00
Scouts (13 and older) $20.00
Children (4 to 12 years) $18.00
Children (under 4) $10.00
The price for the Scouts and children includes the rock discovery program.
This will include a lesson about the different type of rocks, rock samples that they collect and a box to bring them home in.
