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Celebrate Arbor Day all weekend in Nebraska City
Arbor Day Farms hosts a family-friendly weekend experience reflecting on the mission that started in 1872.
WELL, FROM LILAC TOURS TO TREE WALKS, ARBOR DAY FARM IS PACKED WITH ARBOR DAY WEEKEND FUN. SO IN HONOR OF ARBOR DAY, WE ARE LIVE FROM ARBOR DAY FARMS THIS MORNING WITH SENIOR MARKETING MANAGER RACHEL RAY AND RACHEL. TELL US MORE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ARBOR DAY FARMS. YEAH, SO I’M ACTUALLY STANDING IN FRONT OF THE ARBOR LODGE STATE HISTORICAL PARK MANSION, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, THE PLACE WHERE J. STERLING MORTON AND HIS FAMILY LIVED. AND HE’S THE FOUNDER OF ARBOR DAY. SO WHILE WE ALL KNOW THAT ARBOR DAY STARTED IN NEBRASKA, IT’S SO SIGNIFICANT HERE IN NEBRASKA CITY BECAUSE OF THAT RICH HISTORY BEHIND WHERE IT ALL STARTED. AND WE’RE OPEN FOR TOURS TODAY, SELF-GUIDED TOURS HERE AT THE MANSION. SO COME VISIT ALONG WITH ALL SORTS OF OTHER ACTIVITIES HAPPENING ACROSS THE PROPERTY. AND HERE, JUST IN A LITTLE BIT, WE’LL HAVE A FUN RUN STARTING AND THEN DOWNTOWN AT 1:00 WITH A PARADE. AND SO, RACHEL, IF ONE WAS LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, WHERE THE BEST SPOTS ON THE FARM. YEAH, YOU CAN COME OVER HERE TO THE STATE HISTORICAL PARK. THERE’S MILES OF WALKING AND HIKING TRAILS, ALONG WITH THE LILAC TOURS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER IN THE IN THE SHOW. AND THEN OVER BY THE TREE ADVENTURE AND APPLE HOUSE MARKET. WE HAVE A CONSERVATION TRAIL THAT’S NEARLY TEN MILES OF HIKING AND WALKING TRAILS THAT WILL CONNECT YOU FROM THE FARM TO THE LEIGH LODGE SITE, WHICH IS OUR HOTEL. AND DON’T FORGET TO GRAB A BITE TO EAT AT PORTER’S RESTAURANT AND AT TIMBERS RESTAURANT. I HAVE TO ASK RACHEL, DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE KIND OF OF TREE? I DO LOVE A CATALPA TREE, WHICH IRONICALLY IS THE SAME. THE FAVORITE TREE ALSO OF J. STERLING MORTON, THE FOUNDER OF ARBOR DAY. AND THAT IS NOT ON PURPOSE. I DO REALLY AND TRULY LOVE A CATALPA TREE. LOVE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, RACHEL. AND WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO FOR A FULL LIST OF ACTIVITIES AND WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE ONE? I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE LILACS BEFORE. YES. SO VISIT US ONLINE AT ARBOR DAY, FARM.ORG FOR ALL ALL OF YOUR INFORMATION AND HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS. AND I WOULD AGAIN, CHECK OUT THE LILACS. THERE’S A WHOLE ARRAY OF DIFFERENT VARIETIES. WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION HERE IN THE STATE OF NEBRASKA. BUT WHILE YOU’RE HERE, I WOULD DEFINITELY CHECK OUT THE APPLE HOUSE MARKET. WE HAVE WINE AND CIDER TASTINGS ALONG WITH A PLANT AND TREE SALE. AND YOU OF COURSE, WILL WANT TO CHECK OUT TREE ADVENTURE WITH THE 11 DIFFERENT SUSPENDED TREE HOUSES AMONGST THE TREES, WE’LL HAVE CURLY THE CARDINAL. OUR MASCOT, WILL BE ON SITE FOR MEET AND GREETS, AND YOU CAN JOIN THE TREE. RIFIC A TREE TOUR AT AT TREE ADVENTURE. ALONG WITH MAKING A BIRDHOUSE THAT YOU CAN TAKE HOME WITH YOU. SOUNDS TREE RIFIC. RACHEL
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Celebrate Arbor Day all weekend in Nebraska City
Arbor Day Farms hosts a family-friendly weekend experience reflecting on the mission that started in 1872.
Celebrate Arbor Day Weekend with a trip to Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City. The farm is hosting a variety of family-friendly activities to honor the place where Arbor Day is commemorated. Adults can enjoy wine tastings while the kids enjoy a DIY birdhouse craft. Or, if you have your sneakers on, Arbor Day Farm Marketing Manager Rachel Hrabik says you are welcome to enjoy the “miles and miles” of walking or hiking trails. There are at least 10 miles of trails at the farm.The farm also features treehouses suspended through the wooded areas. Treetop Village is the only place in the U.S. where you can explore 11 different treehouses across 3 acres, connected by bridges and netted walkways. Hrabik says she personally loves admiring the lilacs. Right now, Arbor Day Farm is offering its “Bloomfest” experience, with the largest lilac collection in Nebraska. To learn more, go to the Arbor Day Weekend Celebration page on Arbor Day Farm’s website.
Celebrate Arbor Day Weekend with a trip to Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City. The farm is hosting a variety of family-friendly activities to honor the place where Arbor Day is commemorated.
Adults can enjoy wine tastings while the kids enjoy a DIY birdhouse craft. Or, if you have your sneakers on, Arbor Day Farm Marketing Manager Rachel Hrabik says you are welcome to enjoy the “miles and miles” of walking or hiking trails. There are at least 10 miles of trails at the farm.
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The farm also features treehouses suspended through the wooded areas. Treetop Village is the only place in the U.S. where you can explore 11 different treehouses across 3 acres, connected by bridges and netted walkways.
Hrabik says she personally loves admiring the lilacs. Right now, Arbor Day Farm is offering its “Bloomfest” experience, with the largest lilac collection in Nebraska.
To learn more, go to the Arbor Day Weekend Celebration page on Arbor Day Farm’s website.
