Burros and Bluegrass?

You bet! They go together like dynamite and blasting caps!

On August 13, 2011, the Western Museum of Mining & Industry will celebrate with its annual Burro Birthday Bash and Bluegrass Festival 

The Mining Museum adopted their burros through the United States Bureau of Land Management’s adoption program. As the US Congress says in the Wild Horse and Burro Act, Oro and Nugget are “living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the west.” The Museum supports the donkeys (burro in English!) and its heritage and natural resource education mission with fun experiential events like this one. When you go, you’ll feed and pet the burros, here the steam shovel whistle shriek, watch a air locomotive roll, and kick up your hoofs (I meant heals!) to some good “old-timey” music – all in the beautiful “wet land” environment of the Museum’s property. Fun, real stuff for the whole family!

For more information on the event, click here: Mining Museum Calendar

For more information on the burros, click here: Burro Adoption Story