Have you made youre plans for the 2015 Applejack Festival at Arbor Day Farm. Pioneer near Grand Island, the Edgerton Explorit Center in Aurora, or the Wessels Living History Farm near York. Get to know a bit more about Arbor Day Farm, named Nebraskas Outstanding. In Hastings, about an hour north of Red Cloud, the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie The best known of these is the never-plowed 609 acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, which is known for its great birding.Įn route from Red Cloud to Lincoln, you may be interested in stopping at the excellent Hastings Museum The Red Cloud area also offers outstanding natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities thanks to the lovely Republican River, which meanders peacefully through the area, and a number of native prairie sites. In addition to its Cather heritage sites, Red Cloud is also home to other historic attractions, including the Webster County history museum and the Starke Round Barn. Today, Red Cloud is home of the Willa Cather Foundation, dedicated to preserving Cather's literary heritage and historic sites important in her life, including her childhood home, which is now a museum. East Texas Yamboree - Gilmer, Texas Maine Harvest Festival - Bangor, Maine Cranberry Harvest Celebration - Wareham.