Living History Weekend – Mountain Man Rendezvous at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

Step back in time to see historic trades, talents, and other demonstrations come alive inside the mansion and out on the beautiful grounds of Nebraska City’s National Historic Landmark.

October 14 & 15 is Mountain Man Rendezvous from 11 am-4 pm. Enjoy seed beadwork, rigid heddle weaving, leather crafting, butter churning, fabric dyes and printing, tomahawk throwing, tin punching, fire building, and a mountain man trunk of skins and skulls.

Questions about Living History Weekends? Please call the mansion: 402-873-7222.

Admission to the park is free and no longer requires a park entry permit; mansion admission is $8 adults, $6 youth (age 3-12).

Living History Weekend – Wheels of Transportation at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park

Step back in time to see historic trades, talents, and other demonstrations come alive inside the mansion and out on the beautiful grounds of Nebraska City’s National Historic Landmark.

Join us September 30 and October 1 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. for Living History Weekend’s Wheels of Transportation. Celebrate the history of how we got from here to there using horses, trains, carriages, bicycles, tractors, and automobiles. Enjoy special displays and demonstrations including Morton Family ties to early roads, the overland trail, wagon train dolls, antique cars, and much more!

Admission to the park is free and no longer requires a park entry permit; mansion admission is $8 adults, $6 youth (age 3-12).

Questions about Living History Weekends? Please call the mansion: 402-873-7222.

Celebrate Mother’s Day at Lied Lodge and Arbor Day Farm

Show Mom how much you care with a visit to Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City. Here are a few ways to make Mother’s Day memorable this year:

  • Enjoy a decadent Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 13, served 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Timber Dining Room at Lied Lodge. Call 402-873-8740 for your reservation.
  • Take Mom on a nature hike filled with flowering trees and fresh air at Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure and tour the 52-room historic mansion at Arbor Lodge State Historical Park. Spring Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sundays 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission applies.
  • Soothe her spirit with a spa treatment at Lied Lodge. View the spa menu and request an appointment online. Call 800- 546-5433.