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Happy Halloween

October 31, 2011
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On The Trail of The Ancients

October 8, 2011

Vicki and Nancy have returned from their journey: Trail of the Ancients. We will be posting photos at PictureTrail.

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National Parks Waive Entrance Fees 9/24/11

September 20, 2011

From the National Park Service: September 24, the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, invite Americans to go for a walk, kick a ball, plant a tree, or simply relax in a national park in observance of National Public Lands Day. As part of the 18th [...]

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Win a Trip to a National Park

August 8, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 8, 2011) – National Park Foundation and ARAMARK Parks and Destinations are closing out the summer with a “National Park Adventure Sweepstakes” with one giveaway each week now through Labor Day. Individuals can win a trip to some of our country’s most spectacular parks from the East Coast to the Last Frontier. [...]

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Become a Frontier Traveler

August 6, 2011

Join us on the trail and download three of our favorite Frontier wallpapers for your computer desktop today, plus get free updates about new books on American history and outstanding travel destinations.

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Ft. Union, New Mexico, on the Santa Fe Trail

December 8, 2008

Fort Union was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa Fe Trail. During it’s forty-year history, three different forts were constructed close together. The third Fort Union was the largest in the American Southwest, and functioned as a military garrison, territorial arsenal, and military supply depot for the southwest. The largest visible network [...]

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Little Big Horn Battlefield

December 2, 2008

In the spring and summer of 1876 the United States Government launched a military campaign upon a portion of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians, who refused to live within the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation. They chose to continue their traditional nomadic way of life. The campaign was initiated when a Government ultimatum to [...]

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On Wyoming’s Frontier . . . Ft. Caspar

November 26, 2008

Although we were in a hurry to get up the road to the Little Big Horn Battlefield, the Frontier Travelers couldn’t resist stopping in Casper, Wyoming to visit Platte Bridge Station, later renamed Fort Caspar. (yes, the town is CaspEr, the fort CaspAr) Wagon at Fort Caspar WyomingWe arrived at Fort Caspar in early May, [...]

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Visit Fort Caspar Wyoming

November 15, 2008

Fort Caspar Museum is located at 4001 Fort Caspar Road Casper, Wyoming 82604 Hours of Operationg May & September Monday – Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Fort buildings open 30 minutes later and close 30 minutes earlier than the museum building.

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