The outer walls of this delightful little museum are full of surprises. Take a close look before you enter. Inside you will find an excellent collection of items depicting the lives and activities of the Native Americans, trappers, gold miners, pioneers and soldiers who have lived in the valley. Outside you will find a Rain Rock which the Shasta Indians used to bring rain. Medicine men would pound holes in the rock to make rain, and cover it to make the rain stop.
Admission is free, or by donation.
The museum is open Memorial Day to Labor Day, Monday through Friday 10am to 4pm. Like all the towns in the valley, Etna has retained the flavor of the Gold Rush era, with numerous historic store fronts and period homes along Main St. and throughout town. The drug store at the top of Main St. was a Denny Bar Store, one of California's first chain stores. Callahan, Mugginsville, Cecilville and Sawyers Bar are just a few of the tiny towns in Scott Valley and the surrounding mountains that have a long Gold Rush history, apparent in their names and obvious in the historic look of the buildings still in use in each of these picturesque communities. They produce a variety of berry and apple wines.