PRESS ARCHIVE
2021
Welcome Center celebrates 25th Anniversary
The public is invited out for an evening of dining and entertainment at the Colorado Welcome Center. The Center will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of its opening. Continue Reading…
Grab the Mail and Mount Up! The Pony Express Rides Again
The image of a cowboy galloping on his cow pony across vast stretches of rough terrain carrying mail is synonymous with the old West. The Pony Express covered an astounding 1,966 miles in only ten days, bringing mail from Missouri to California. The Pony Express National Historic Trail (PENHT) traversed eight states and was considered the preferred … Continued
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDERS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE; MAIL EN ROUTE TO FORT CASPAR, TRAILS CENTER
CASPER, Wyo. — Pony Express Re-Riders are bringing the mail east across Wyoming and are “making great time” on Tuesday. The National Pony Express Association has been sharing updates via Facebook as to the status of the mail’s location. Read More….
Pony Express re-ride to come through Trails Center
CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – The Pony Express re-ride is coming through Casper this evening. This is the tenth year the re-ride has gone through the Trails Center. They are currently on their way to St. Joseph, Missouri. Read More….
SPILGER: Pony Express Re-Ride this Friday
Onlookers gathered on a cool June morning well before sunrise in anticipation of the express rider’s appearance. No, this wasn’t the 1800s, but rather the current century. Read More….
Pony Express re-ride heading to Nebraska
SIDNEY, NE — An annual trek to remember the history of the Pony Express is underway and nearing the Cornhusker state. Read More…..
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride crossed into Wyoming Monday; Gallops into Fremont County Tuesday
(Fremont County, WY) – The 2021 Pony Express National Re-Ride is underway and rode into Wyoming today, June 20th. Riders will be passing through our area in the early morning hours tomorrow. Read More….
PONY EXPRESS RE-RIDERS RACING ACROSS WYOMING; WILL PASS INDEPENDENCE ROCK, CASPER ON TUESDAY
CASPER, Wyo. — Riders with the 2021 Pony Express Re-Ride are racing east across the Cowboy State and will arrive in Casper on Tuesday. Read More…
Riders leave SLC for Pony Express re-ride
Riders are returning to the Pony Express Trail, carrying commemorative letters from the Sacramento River to the Missouri River. Read More….
PONY EXPRESS REENACTORS BACK IN THE SADDLE
The Pony Express Re-Ride kicked off in Sacramento, California Wednesday and are set to arrive in St. Joseph in a little more than a week. Read More….