Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Ghosts of the Sagebrush Tour coming up

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

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Get ready for the seventh annual Ghosts of the Sagebrush Tour on July 30-31, a two-day event that will explore the year 1940 in the Mono Basin! Enjoy dinner and dancing on Friday night, and then head out into the field on Saturday for a tour of aqueduct facilities that were nearing completion by that pivotal year.

The town of West Portal, which sprung up west of the Mono Craters during the aqueduct's construction. Photo courtesy of the Mono Basin Historical Society.
The town of West Portal, which sprung up west of the Mono Craters during the aqueduct's construction. Photo courtesy of the Mono Basin Historical Society.

The Mono Basin Historical Society presents this annual event, gathering local historians, experts on the area, and accomplished storytellers to bring the past to life. Tickets are $20 per person for dinner and dancing, and $20 per person for the tour the next day. To reserve tickets, email or call the Mono Basin Historical Society at (760) 647-6461, or stop by the Old Schoolhouse Museum in Lee Vining.