Amador County – The Kennedy Mine Foundation’s 2008 tourist season ended with a success, as shown by the numbers reported from its volunteer docents. Merv Hoffman, lead docent and tour guide at the Kennedy Gold Mine, said in an e-mail to foundation board members and volunteers that “the figures have been totaled, and the results show that the 2008 tourist season exceeded total paid attendance for each prior year since records have been kept in 2002.” The tourist season, which runs from March through October each year, ended on October 26th. Hoffman said the total paid attendance for the 2008 tourist season was 1,981. This number is the total for the following categories. Weekend adults totaled 854 visitors for the 2008 season. There were 138 children who took the tour on weekends, with children in 6th through 12th grades. Adult groups with reservations that toured the Kennedy Mine totaled 128 visitors. And there were 861 visitors who took school group field trips to the mine this season. The school field trip groups included 755 4th graders, 42 college students, 46 high school students and 18 home-schooled students. The Kennedy Mine Foundation was formed after the hard-rock gold mine’s owner, Sybil Arata, bequeathed the 152-acre property and buildings in 1994. Her gift of the property stipulated two wishes, that the Kennedy Mine property was to remain as open space for wildlife habitat, and that the mine was to be maintained for its historical value. The Kennedy Mine Foundation was formed in 1996 to fulfill those wishes. To volunteer at the non-profit Kennedy Mine Foundation, call (209) 223-9542 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Also, online see www.kennedygoldmine.com. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
Wednesday, 05 November 2008 02:24
Kennedy Mine Sees Record Year
Amador County – The Kennedy Mine Foundation’s 2008 tourist season ended with a success, as shown by the numbers reported from its volunteer docents. Merv Hoffman, lead docent and tour guide at the Kennedy Gold Mine, said in an e-mail to foundation board members and volunteers that “the figures have been totaled, and the results show that the 2008 tourist season exceeded total paid attendance for each prior year since records have been kept in 2002.” The tourist season, which runs from March through October each year, ended on October 26th. Hoffman said the total paid attendance for the 2008 tourist season was 1,981. This number is the total for the following categories. Weekend adults totaled 854 visitors for the 2008 season. There were 138 children who took the tour on weekends, with children in 6th through 12th grades. Adult groups with reservations that toured the Kennedy Mine totaled 128 visitors. And there were 861 visitors who took school group field trips to the mine this season. The school field trip groups included 755 4th graders, 42 college students, 46 high school students and 18 home-schooled students. The Kennedy Mine Foundation was formed after the hard-rock gold mine’s owner, Sybil Arata, bequeathed the 152-acre property and buildings in 1994. Her gift of the property stipulated two wishes, that the Kennedy Mine property was to remain as open space for wildlife habitat, and that the mine was to be maintained for its historical value. The Kennedy Mine Foundation was formed in 1996 to fulfill those wishes. To volunteer at the non-profit Kennedy Mine Foundation, call (209) 223-9542 or e-mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Also, online see www.kennedygoldmine.com. Story by Jim Reece (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
