The many aspects of Fish Canyon’s history are now on display at the Duarte Historical Museum, 777 Encanto Parkway, Duarte (Encanto Park), including mining, hiking, cabins, geology, and treasures washed down canyon during floods.
Fish Canyon is located in the foothills above Duarte and Monrovia, and is known for its lovely three tier waterfall. Its history is quite colorful and sometimes surprising. “Did you know that hunters once captured grizzly bears in the area and trucked them off to Los Angeles for brutal bear fights?” asks Claudia Heller, President of the Duarte Historical Society.
The Museum is open on Saturdays from 1-4 p.m. (closed holiday weekends), and from 1-3 the first and third Wednesday of each month. Admission is free. For more information, call (626) 358-0329. The Fish Canyon exhibit will remain through July.
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