News-Press Online - Arbor Day Celebration

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
Children’s program hosted annually for local school children

By Grace Johnson

Don’t miss a chance to see the recently restored Arbor Lodge State Historical Park’s Morton Mansion over Arbor Day weekend. Renovations were funded by the Saving America’s Treasures grant, LB309 funding and Nebraska Game and Parks Commission funding.
Also recently restored are the Morton’s historical formal garden walls, funded by the Wirth Foundation.
“The mansion looks great,” said Arbor Lodge Superintendent Randy Fox.
On Friday, April 27, Arbor Lodge State Historical Park will host two children’s programs, one in the morning from 9-10 a.m. for kindergarten through second graders, and one in the afternoon from 1-2:45 p.m. for third through fifth graders. One thousand trees will be given away to the attending children and adults courtesy of Arbor Lodge and the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
On Saturday, a commemorative tree planting will take place at 3 p.m. to honor the Arbor Day Tree Planter Award winner and Arbor Day Honorees. The route of the 5-K goes around the park.