New in 2010!  The Pawnee/Arikara earth lodge  

Take a short walk to our NEW Pawnee/Arikara earth lodge!  Twenty four Pawnee and Arikara tribal members from Oklahoma, North Dakota, and beyond, came together to create the largest traditionally-built earth lodge in North America at the Archway.   Built in 13 days, the earth lodge was completed in early June of this year.

Calendar of Events

OCTA Book tour

March 1, 2012

Rotary Spaghetti Spectacular

March 26, 2012, 4-8pm

Spaghetti Feed from 4-8pm Monday, March 26th, at The Great Platte River Road Archway. Sponsored by the Kearney Noon Rotary. Come join us for food and fun!

Joe Starita Book Signing and Crane Festival

Sunday, April 1, 3:00pm

Two time Pulitzer Prize nominee Joe Starita, will be part of the exciting conclusion of the Kearney Crane Watch Festival.  He will be participating in a book signing of his latest " I AM A MAN" which earned him the Leo Reano Award.  Joe Starita is a professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 

Dancers of the Plains Cultural Exhibition

June 15-16, 2012

The fourth annual Dancers of the Plains welcomes the Southern Ponca of Oklahoma and the Northern Ponca of Nebraska!

Cruise Nite Show and Shine

July 20, 2012

Hundreds of antique and classic cars adorn the Archway's huge parking lot for the greatest car show event in Nebraska  Every year in July, the CNAC (Central Nebraska Auto Club) encourages anyone who wants to relive the memories of the “Good Ole Days” along with the love of the classic cars to come and enjoy in the fun!

http://www.cruisenite.org/

Cranefest

March 3 - April 3, 2012

Join us during the amazing Sandhill Crane season, when over 500,000 Sandhill Cranes converge in our area!  The Archway will have special Sandhill Crane exhibits and films.  Guides for daytime tours are available by reservation. Beginning in 2012, the Kearney area will celebrate the season with a nine-day Sandhill Crane Festival, which will end on April 1 with an event at the Archway.  See the Kearney Visitors Bureau website at visitkearney.org for more details!