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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House

… to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner Sherwood [April 29, 1945] … provides a wonderful space for reading or gathering with friends for coffee or a cocktail, while the secluded brick …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 11/04/2026

Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… Image The Burlington Depot is on several guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud … Carrie, when I confide to you that I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in … While Willa Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red Cloud, she returned often to visit family …
Posted: 11/13/2024
Last Updated: 11/17/2024

Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Day of Issue p. 1  Willa Cather Centennial Festival--Events at UNL and Red Cloud p. 2  Notice of Mrs. Roscoe … Conference p. 1  Congratulations to Bernice Slote p. 1  International Cather Seminar with photo of Alfred A. Knopf … p. 1 Reading Susan J. Rosowski At the Miner House p. 34 14th International Willa Cather Seminar Call for Papers p. …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 01/16/2023

Hwy 281 and Hwy 136 Construction Routes

… Red Cloud project gets underway April 6, 2026. To make your visit to Red Cloud and the National Willa Cather Center a little easier, we wanted to share NDOT's … in downtown Red Cloud will have alternate routes For Our Lodging Guests Our historic lodging properties are open and …
Posted: 04/03/2026
Last Updated: 05/29/2026

Membership

… stake in the Willa Cather Foundation’s celebrated past and exciting future. Become a Member Become a Member Renew Your … of Membership The following membership levels receive an extra gift, in addition to the benefits listed above and at … of the Cather Second Home Guest House Novelist ($2,500) X X X X X Poet ($1,000) X X X X   Editor ($500) X X       …
Posted: 01/17/2023
Last Updated: 04/27/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… niece, 1909 Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud November 7, 2025 "There we have short, bitter … of all American gala days, its origin is seldom referred to and its originator is left in almost total obscurity. … facts of our National existence.” Cather often returned to Red Cloud to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with her …
Posted: 11/06/2025
Last Updated: 11/07/2025

Group and Motorcoach Tours

… Willa Cather—Nebraska’s "foremost citizen" and author of  O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia  and  One of Ours. Image Historic …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 10/29/2025

Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… Image Image Image Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes May 1, 2023 Explore the … to take our guided  Country Tour  which highlights twenty historic sites related to the life and writing of Willa Cather. This …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

Turn the Page Literary Tour

… Turn the Page tour. Travelers have until September 30 to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For … and bird watching at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Lodging in the historic Cather Second Home guest house "Turn … of the Prairie Pioneer in Grand Island. To learn more about this year's Nebraska Passport, visit …
Posted: 09/11/2014
Last Updated: 09/11/2014

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