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Scout’s Rest Ranch Landmark Celebration

julie geiser September 15, 2021 Comments Off on Scout’s Rest Ranch Landmark Celebration

NORTH PLATTE, Neb – This Saturday, Sept. 18, is the Scout’s Rest Ranch Landmark Celebration at Buffalo Bill State Historical Park celebrating 100-years of Nebraska State Parks.

The free festivities start at 9 a.m. with a historical scavenger hunt. Tours of the Cody mansion begin at 10 a.m. followed by old fashioned games at 11:30. At noon enjoy hayrack rides and a buffalo chip throwing contest.

A plaque unveiling by the National Park Service and Nebraska State Parks will be at 2 p.m. honoring the designation of Scout’s Rest Ranch and Buffalo Bill State Historical Park as a National Historic Landmark in January of 2021.

For more information visit YourNebraskaParks100.org. A park entry permit is required for vehicles entering the park. Permits may be purchased at the ranch or at OutdoorNebraska.org.

About julie geiser

Julie Geiser is a Public Information Officer and NEBRASKAland Regional Editor based out of North Platte, where she was born and still happily resides. Geiser worked for the commission previously for over 10 years as an outdoor education instructor – teaching people of all ages about Nebraska’s outdoor offerings. She also coordinates the Becoming an Outdoors Woman program for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC). Geiser went on to work in marketing and writing an outdoor column for the North Platte Telegraph before returning to NGPC in her current position. She loves spending time outdoors with her family and getting others involved in her passions of hunting, fishing, camping, boating, hiking and enjoying Nebraska’s great outdoors.

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