In 1964 the Palmer Lake Historical Society started a Museum and Library in the former Santa Fe Railroad Section Foreman’s house. Lucretia Vaile, our area Museum’s namesake, spent summers here with her family starting in 1884.
Lucretia Vaile was instrumental in starting the Yule Log Ceremony and was a founding member of the Colorado Mountain Club. Always active in community affairs, she left money to be used for cultural purposes, which aided in the building of the present Museum/Library in 1981.
Palmer Lake Historical Society
The Palmer Lake Historical Society and the Lucretia Vaile Museum proudly serve as the main repository for Tri-Lakes history.
Visit their website: www.PalmerDivideHistory.org for additional historical information.
Lucretia Vaile Museum
The museum is located at 66 Lower Glenway Street in Palmer Lake.
Museum Tour Open Hours:
- Saturdays from 10am to 2pm all year
- Wednesdays from 1-4pm all year
