LOWER LAKE >> Anderson Marsh Interpretive Association (AMIA) has announced that free public tours of the historic Ranch House at Anderson Marsh State Historic Park will resume in 2018 and will be scheduled after many of the monthly guided Nature Walks.
Tours of the Ranch House were temporarily suspended after the August 2016 Clayton Fire burned onto the Park property and the contents of the Ranch House were evacuated to keep them safe. AMIA reached an agreement with State Parks to do the cleaning of the inside of the house that was necessary before the furnishings and other historic artifacts could be safely returned to the Ranch House. Now that the Ranch House has been cleaned, AMIA has agreed to assume responsibility for the ongoing cleaning of the Ranch House.
According to AMIA Treasurer Henry Bornstein, “resources to clean and maintain the Ranch House were not available due to the shortage of funding for the state parks system in the California budget. AMIA felt it was vital to step up and take responsibility for the cleaning of the Ranch House so that members of the public and students on school field trips can visit the Ranch House and learn about the way life was for Lake County ranchers in the 19th and early 20th century.”
The public is asked to contact AMIA about the 2018 Ranch House tour schedule.
For information about Ranch House tours, contact AMIA at 707-995-2658 or info@andersonmarsh.org.
