One-Day Bus Tour to the National Willa Cather Center
National Willa Cather Center
413 N Webster St
Red Cloud, NE 68970
United States
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Join Board of Governors hosts Ruth Haley Keene and Glenda Pierce for a day in Red Cloud, home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather! On this one-day bus trip, you will experience the “Divide” as described in O Pioneers!, tour the recently restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, and visit other settings from her acclaimed novel My Ántonia. $125 per person includes motor coach fare, lunch, guided tours, and refreshments. A commuter price of $75 per person is available for those who wish to travel to Red Cloud independently of the motor coach.
One-Day Bus Tour Itinerary
8:00 AM Depart Omaha
9:15 AM Depart Lincoln
11:30 AM Arrive at the National Willa Cather Center, watch introductory film, and view the permanent exhibit, American Bittersweet: The Life & Writing of Willa Cather
12:00 PM Lunch in the Red Cloud Opera House
12:50 PM Depart for Tours of Cather historic sites
- Willa Cather Childhood Home, a National Historic Landmark
- Red Cloud Burlington Depot
- J. L. Miner House of My Ántonia
- Grace Episcopal Church
- Farmers and Merchants Bank of A Lost Lady
3:00 PM Refreshments and time to shop the bookstore
3:30 PM Tour of the archive and viewing of select special collection pieces
4:00 PM Depart for Pavelka Farmstead of My Ántonia
5:30 PM Dinner in Hastings*
8:00 PM Arrive in Lincoln
9:00 PM Arrive in Omaha
*A group reservation for dinner in Hastings will be arranged, but your evening meal cost is not included in the fee.