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Winter Academy – Virtual

Join us on February 29th at 6:30 p.m. for the final installment of Drake Well Museum and Park’s 2024 Winter Academy! This FREE online presentation, entitled “How Oil Changed a Landscape: An Exploration of Species Diversity Before and After Oil,” will be given by Ivy … READ MORE

Performers & Reformers: Amusement Parks In The Gilded Age Program

Historians Cecelia “Cece” Otto and Jennifer Sopko reveal how amusement parks became vital to community life in the 19th & 20th centuries! These days we think of amusement parks as just fun places to visit with friends and family, but during the late 19th and … READ MORE

Pithole Lantern Tours

Join us as Historic Pithole City serves as the backdrop for an evening experience that brings oil history to life. Visitors will meet historical figures during a nighttime tour of the legendary oil boomtown. Advanced ticket sales only. Tickets will be available in Fall 2022.