Nebraska Game and Parks Outdoor Calendar
Game and Parks Events
Travel 200 years back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! The theme for this weekend will be "The trial of Captain Charles Pentland". Living History events occur from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first weekend of each month between May and October. Ongoing demonstrations featuring […]
Travel 200 years back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! We will be celebrating the Bicentennial Anniversary of the park. Events: Immersion Planting - Witness or help with planting crops, including the "Three Sisters" (corn, beans, squash) Guest Speaker - Nancy Gillis from Nebraska Humanities will […]
Travel 200 years back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! This weekend's theme will be "Other Voices Immersion". Living History events occur from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the first weekend of each month between May and October. Ongoing demonstrations featuring military and civilian life of […]
Travel 200 years back in time to celebrate Independence Day weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! Visitors will be able to glimpse the holiday activities that would have taken place at this 1820s era outpost. Ongoing demonstrations featuring military and civilian life of the 1820s will occur throughout the park. Reenactors portray fur traders, […]
Travel 200 years back in time for Independence Day weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! Visitors will be able to glimpse the holiday activities that would have taken place at this 1820s era outpost. Ongoing demonstrations featuring military and civilian life of the 1820s will occur throughout the park. Reenactors portray fur traders, coopers, […]
Living history events planned for Aug. 3-4 at Fort Atkinson SHP have been cancelled. Storm debris is blocking the sole entrance to the park. Travel 200 years back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! The theme this weekend will be "Preparing for the Arrival of […]
Living history events planned for Aug. 3-4 at Fort Atkinson SHP have been cancelled. Storm debris is blocking the sole entrance to the park. Travel 200 years back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! The theme this weekend will be "Preparing for the Arrival of […]
Travel back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! This weekend's theme will be "The Desertion of Musician Knight". Ongoing demonstrations featuring military and civilian life from the Revolutionary War will occur throughout the park. Reenactors portray fur traders, coopers, blacksmiths, carpenters, tinsmiths, weavers and other period […]
Travel back in time and experience history on the Great Plains at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! This weekend's theme will be "The Desertion of Musician Knight". Ongoing demonstrations featuring military and civilian life from the Revolutionary War will occur throughout the park. The military timeline will focus on the Revolutionary War to present-day. Living […]
Experience a 1824 Harvesting Style living history weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! Visitors will be able to glimpse the activities that would have taken place at this 1820s era outpost. Weekend Highlights: Learn about the election in 1824! Saturday A bison butchering demonstration and Native drumming will take place. Guest speaker (2 p.m.) […]
Experience a 1824 Harvesting Style living history weekend at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park! Visitors will be able to glimpse the activities that would have taken place at this 1820s era outpost. Weekend Highlights: The theme for this weekend will be "Anticipating the arrival of Brig. General Atkinson". A bison butchering demonstration will also take […]
Join us for the Fort Atkinson Candlelight Tour! Each stop along the way will reveal another part of the evening's theme, "The Election of 1824 and the Return of General Henry Atkinson". This walking tour among the historic buildings and around the grounds will take approximately one and a half hours. Please wear walking shoes […]
