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Christmas at the Cody’s

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. – The annual Christmas at the Cody’s will take place in Dec. at Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park in North Platte.

Every year many area organizations and volunteers decorate every nook and cranny of the Cody mansion turning the home into a seasonal wonderland. This festive event includes lights on the outbuildings, grounds and Scout’s Rest Ranch Barn to bring visitors holiday cheer from the Cody era.

Buffalo Bill will welcome you to his home where local musicians provide entertainment in the piano room as guests tour the mansion. Take the chill away with hot cider, Christmas cookies and roasted chestnuts in the old storehouse outside the mansion.
Horse drawn wagon rides will take folks around the grounds of the state historical park and Santa will be listening to Christmas wishes along with a scavenger hunt for kids in the Scout’s Rest Ranch barn. Park visitors can adorn a military appreciation tree with a special service member’s name.

A ribbon cutting and lighting will be Dec. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Additional dates for Christmas at the Cody’s include Dec. 7-8; 14-15; 21, 22 and 23, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is $8 per person, $5 for kids 4-12, and kids 3 and under are free. All military and first responders receive free entry on Saturday, Dec. 15 for Military and First Responder Appreciation night. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.eventbrite.com.

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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