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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

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Travel Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, … of a quiet country town and its prairie surroundings. To visit  Red Cloud  is to experience a town and entire landscapes, largely unchanged, …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

Virtual Author Series: Garrett Peck

… Image The Bright Edges of the World: Willa Cather and Her Archbishop Author Series Thursday, Mar 19, … Online Now Deepen your understanding of one of Willa Cather’s most celebrated novels! In  The Bright Edges of the … Santa Fe tour, teaches stargazing, and leads many other tours.   The author of nine books about American history, …
Posted: 12/26/2025
Last Updated: 02/06/2026

Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Image Cather Family Christmas Decorations Annotations From the … her, and I do not even know if they keep Christmas in her country, but I must send her something because I am lonely … of long years. There's still time to join our holiday tours of the Willa Cather Childhood Home! Join us for an …
Posted: 12/10/2024
Last Updated: 12/17/2025

Visit

… Visit Visit the Museum No study of Cather is complete without a trip to Red Cloud. The National Willa Cather Center is an award-winning museum in the heart … real people speaking the lines can give us that feeling of living along with them, of participating in their …
Posted: 12/13/2022
Last Updated: 10/23/2025

Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… enjoys a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift Inspired by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not … all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back left) tours Walnut Canyon with David Porter, Bob Thacker, and John …
Posted: 10/15/2025
Last Updated: 10/16/2025

Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … the twentieth century.  While the site is open for guided tours, it remains a hollow space. This reinterpretation will … including the root cellar, which is an important symbol in Cather’s work. More About the Project Image Key themes of …
Posted: 09/04/2024
Last Updated: 10/02/2025

Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… Legacy Gift September 6, 2024 During the Willa Cather Spring Conference, Sharon Kohout always makes time to say hello to … and visitors can experience the same engaging tours, conferences, and seminars that she has. “The Willa Cather …
Posted: 09/10/2024
Last Updated: 09/29/2025

Childhood Home Tour

Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/22/2025

Guided Seven Building Town Tour

… Guided Seven Building Town Tour Driving Tour Guests should have their own … and plan to follow a tour guide from site to site. Tours last approximately 2 hours. Adults: $25.00 Students: … - $10.00  Children: (5 & under) – Free Book a Tour Willa Cather Childhood Home 245 N Cedar Street The Cather family …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 06/11/2025

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