Whether you live in Kansas City, near Kansas City, or have plans to travel to Kansas City this year, if a Royals baseball game is on your to-do list, your ticket purchase has the potential to help OCTA’s bottom line. Read More …

Even among iconic frontiersmen like John C. Fr mont, Kit Carson, and Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger stands out. A mountain man of the American West, straddling the fur trade era and the age of exploration, he lived the life legends Read More …

July 31st, 2021 The American Solar Challenge is set to launch on Monday, August 2. In past years, OCTA has partnered with the American Solar Challenge and National Park Service to stage this unique race along the Oregon Trail, and Read More …

July 31st, 2021 We want to celebrate YOU for the Anniversary of VIP! When the Volunteer In Parks (VIP) Act was passed by Congress on July 29, 1970, it allowed parks to have “volunteers for or in aid of interpretive Read More …

July 31st, 2020 A 19th century version of the 20th century’s Route 66, the legendary Henness Pass Road moved people, goods and gold between California and Nevada. Now you can enjoy the excitement and experience the challenges of the pioneers Read More …

Special Message from Immediate Past President Pat Traffas Looking back, and looking forward: Much like 178 years ago this Spring, people were on the move. Whether it was a wagon train heading for Oregon Territory or persons traveling to Mardi Gras, Read More …

Ours is a transient society. We move from place to place, job to job, knowing that home and family are only a phone call or a plane flight or a Facebook post or text message away. It hasn’t always been Read More …