Christmas for the Birds
Christmas for the Birds
Come help us decorate a bird feeder for your backyard! All supplies are included and this special event is free.
Fulfill a New Year’s resolution to get more exercise. Hike for health!Discover how great you will feel when you start the New Year off on the right foot with the First Day Hike! Explore the River Overlook Trail or Birding Trail or Limestone Bluff Trail or Meadow Trail. Self-guided hikes. By participating in our First Day Hikes you will be joining the national “First Day Hikes” movement sponsored by America’s State Parks, offering an opportunity to kick off your new year with a healthy start. Note: The hikes take place on uneven terrain. Dogs are allowed on the Lewis &
The Gage County Historical Society in Beatrice, Nebraska, develops traveling exhibits, notably the recent "Big Blue Reservation: Struggles and Hope of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe," created with the Tribe to share their history and currently touring, including a stop at the Great Plains Art Museum through late 2025. They also host local exhibits, like one celebrating the Community Players Theatre, offering diverse historical displays about county life, industry, and agriculture from their museum at the old Burlington depot. This exhibit will be on display through February 2026.
Step Back in Time…To the winter of 1803-04 “Saturday with a Soldier” January 17th, 2026 10:00AM to 3:00 PM Lewis and Clark Visitor Center, 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, NE If you have you ever wondered how the men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition survived cold weather when they were cooped up in one of their temporary winter forts…this is your opportunity to get a feel and a taste of it. You will experience the following: >Costumed re-enactors telling stories of the Expedition and answering any questions you may have for them. >Bonfires to warm yourself outside and cook