Some exciting news! Ruth Atkins, our President Emeritus, has been chosen as the 2022 Woman of the Year honoree for this District by the California Assembly. The event is hosted by the California...

The Poppy bloom in 2019 was spectacular! Lake Elsinore’s Walker Canyon is the site of the massive California poppy super bloom that drew hundreds of thousands of visitors. Long-time residents cannot...

Museum tours for students, boy scouts, girl scouts, cub scouts and special groups are available. Please call 951-579-4952 to make arrangements.

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(Before The Californian was sold to a new owner it printed "Roses and Raspberries" in one of their issues. The article below appeared in the November 20, 2012 issue.) A rose goes to the folks who...

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors, at their meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, voted to approve the Santa Fe Depot, now the home of the Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce, as an...

California State Historic Brown Signs have been installed by the City of Lake Elsinore.  The signs were erected recently on Interstate 15 at the northbound and southbound exits to Main Street...

The first fire engine owned by the City of Lake Elsinore had a broken clutch and it has been repaired by the City of Lake Elsinore's Maintenance Crew.  It was restored by the Lake Elsinore...

Main Street Museum183 North Main Street(Use Heald Avenue Entrance)Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 The Society was founded in 1996 to collect, protect, preserve, display and further the presentation of items...