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Escape Into Willa Cather's Prairie Landscapes

… this preserved 612 acres of never-been-plowed prairie is just north of the geographic center of the contiguous United … land within the context of Willa Cather’s writings. Another way to lose yourself in Cather's world is to take our … Can't visit in person? Take these virtual prairie tours any time with our Education Director, Tracy Tucker, who …
Posted: 07/30/2019
Last Updated: 09/10/2023

"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package

… “I am not exaggerating . . . I would rather go home to Red Cloud than to any of the beautiful cities in Europe where I … home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and backgrounds are guaranteed to …
Posted: 09/18/2019
Last Updated: 03/21/2023

Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Image Image Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, …
Posted: 06/26/2020
Last Updated: 07/19/2022

Travel Through the Pages of American Literature

… Image Travel Through the Pages of American Literature Discover Willa Cather and Red Cloud "I'm not … depart Red Cloud with a fresh idea of Willa Cather and the Great Plains. Come witness the sites and sounds that changed …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 03/20/2026

School Field Trips

… a day or a full day, at affordable rates for a range of class sizes.  During a half-day field trip, students will be …
Posted: 01/16/2023
Last Updated: 08/14/2025

Meet Intern William Kelly

… at the Burlington Depot, beginning to read through Willa Cather’s work, and exploring the prairie and rural … It adds another dimension to her stories when you can walk around the setting of that story, whether it’s Hanover, … after that, I’ll move on to the famed My Ántonia . I try to take my reading out to the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie as …
Posted: 07/01/2019
Last Updated: 07/03/2019

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