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 …
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Oregon-California Trails Blog
New Jim Bridger Book Now Available!
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 …
American Solar Challenge Set For the Santa Fe Trail
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 …
Volunteers in Parks: Special Request
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 …
New Henness Pass Road Book Available for Free Download
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 …
Butterfield Overland Legislation
July 31st, 2021 Bill Martin, OCTA’s legislative liaison, was recently contacted by Senator Boozman’s (R-AR) office asking for our support in finding co-sponsors for the Butterfield Trail designation bill. He has asked us specifically to contact Democratic Senators in the Read More …
Cholera and COVID-19: A Special Message – by Pat Traffas (March 27, 2020)
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 …
Preserving Worthy History: Our National Trails – by Bill Martin (November 19, 2019)
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 …
OCTA Enhances Its Family of Websites (September 17, 2018)
OCTA was busy enhancing its online presence over the past year, and with help from you and our many chapters, we hope to continue expanding our reach across the nation and internationally with more and more offerings. Late this summer, Read More …
Kansas City Metro Area Conceptual Strategy for Development of the Santa Fe, Oregon and California National Historic Trails
The National Park Service – National Trails Intermountain Region worked with MARC, local governments, and local trails organizations to develop a strategy concept plan for retracing the three historic trails — the Santa Fe, Oregon and California trails — through Read More …