BLM Oregon Trail Center hosts a Family Fun Day
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BAKER CITY, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management will offer a Family Fun Day at the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center on Friday Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with fun and educational activities for all ages. The BLM invites families, youth and visitors to learn how public lands connect them to America’s natural and cultural resources.
Family Fun Day offers entertaining ways to learn more about frontier history and nature of the region while fostering intergenerational connections. Crafts include candle dipping, making pioneer rag dolls, and learning how to make “hard tack” frontier style biscuits. There will be a pioneer costume photo booth, a wildlife “skulls, scat and fur” table, and family friendly films about nature showing in the theater. The Trail Center also has a variety of free BLM Jr. Explorer activity books available.
The special exhibit “Finding Fremont” from the Nevada State Museum will be open for viewing in the Flagstaff Gallery.
The National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is located five miles east of Baker City, Oregon on Highway 86. To get there, take Exit 302 from I-84. The Center is currently open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Admission for adults is $5 and $3.50 for seniors; children 15 years of age and under are admitted for free. Federal passes are also accepted.
Call (541) 523-1843 for more information or visit https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/national-historic-oregon-trail-interpretive-center.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.