Five generations ago, Anna Pesa Vojta and her husband, Josef, immigrated from Moravia (Czechoslovakia) to Mound City, Dakota Territory. One of the few pleasures enjoyed year-round was the wine she made from wild grapes and other “prairie berries” she found growing nearby. Today at Prairie Berry Winery, we focus on creating award-winning wines that capture [...]
Opened in 1906 the Matthews Opera House was the setting for stage productions and traveling shows through the 1930’s. Built by local Wyoming rancher, Thomas Matthews at a cost of $50,000, the Opera House opened on December 3, 1906 with a political farce-comedy called “The Lion and the Mouse”. Throughout the next 10 years the [...]
Fort Laramie was a significant 19th century trading post and diplomatic site located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. During the middle 19th century, it was a primary stopping point on the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Trail and was, along with Bent’s Fort on the Arkansas River, the most significant economic hub of commerce [...]
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