Ore Wagon Museum & Bonning Cabin

The Ore Wagon Museum is home to the ore wagons donated to the City by the Lewis family. When the first Wagon Days Parade was held in 1958, a few dozen wagons and teams rolled down Main Street. The “Big Hitch,” as the Lewis Ore Wagons are called, thundered down the road as they have in every Wagon Days Parade since. The Lewis Ore Wagons are the only of their kind in existence. These massive wagons were larger than an average freight wagon and built to withstand the extreme stresses when loaded with ore to travel the road over Trail Creek Summit.

To the east of the Ore Wagon Museum is the historical Bonning Cabin.

For an opportunity to see the wagons up close and personal, please email the city at participate@ketchumidaho.org or call 208.726.3841 to schedule a viewing. Please make your viewing request at least two hours ahead of time.