MAMMOTH TIMES: Celebrating a century: Lee Vining “still making it work” after 100 years as hundreds attend centennial

One hundred years from now, a time capsule buried Saturday on the south side of the Mono Basin History Museum will be dug up to reveal what life was like in Lee Vining in 2026 and what was foremost in its residents’ minds.

Among the 80 items contained in the 50-pound metal box marked with a commemorative plaque is the book “Voices of the People: Associated Tribes of Yosemite National Park,” which includes the history of the Mono Basin’s Kootzaduka’a Tribe; current and decades-old issues of local newspapers; and a Mono County proclamation.