FORT KEARNY — History will ride into Fort Kearny State Historical Park next weekend on the back of a tired pony. The park will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Pony Express with events June 20.

October 27, 1871 - The site of Fort Kearny, the first U.S. Army Post on the Oregon Trail, and the future city of Kearney was surveyed in the summer of 1871. Then, the plat was officially filed with ...

KEARNEY — Special events honoring the contributions the late Bev Kimball of Kearney made to Fort Kearny outdoor activities will be part of Free Park & Fish Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Fort ...

KEARNEY — Gene Hunt's weekday mornings usually start at 7:30 with a short drive in his Nebraska Game and Parks Commission pickup from his house at the Fort Kearny State Historical Park entrance to the ...

Fort Kearny State Park Superintendent Gene Hunt (left) poses with Bill Berryman on the bank of the Platte River's north channel near Kearney. Work is to begin soon on installing a new bridge on the ...

Fort Phil Kearny, one of the most dangerous military posts on the edge of the frontier between 1866 and 1868, will offer opportunities this summer for students, amateurs and professionals to ...

The Midwest has some of the country's most scenic campsites, from the windswept landscapes of the Dakotas to the Northwoods shorelines of Minnesota. A recently released list from the online travel ...

The 12th annual Fort Kearny Outdoor Expo will be held Saturday. It's a day full of hands-on outdoor activities for all ages and experience levels. Volunteers and experts will provide instruction and ...

Saturday is the 11th annual Fort Kearny Outdoor Expo at the Fort Kearny State Recreation Area south of Kearney. All the activities will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.