These days, 18-wheelers take care of the freight hauling, so Conestoga wagons have found a new purpose: housing weary travelers who yearn to experience the great outdoors in a new light.

Covered wagons and wagon trains are a lasting symbol of America’s expansion west from the 1820s through the 1860s, along the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails, ...

Covered wagons and wagon trains are a lasting symbol of America’s expansion west from the 1820s through the 1860s, along the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails, ...

Ten minutes outside of Greeley, near the South Platte River, sits the Platte River Fort Resort and Event Center. The get-away destination for gatherings, retreats and weddings offers on-site lodging ...

photo by: Contributed photo As a 10-year-old, Dennis Steinman, center, drove this small covered wagon, built by his dad, to the Neosho County Fair in Erie. It was an 18-mile trip and took two days.

It's the end of an era in Westport.The iconic covered wagon at Westport Road and Southwest Trafficway is being replaced.Originally brought to the area in 1963, the Wagon has become a staple of Old ...

Jun. 21—JAMESTOWN — The 56th Fort Seward Covered Wagon Train leaves Jamestown on Monday, June 23, and will end its trek on Saturday, June 28, said Lacey Int Veldt, president of the Fort Seward ...

And, of course, the Westport covered wagon, which after 61 years has ended its journey. Wednesday it was set to be carted away. Kevin Maxon of Lawrence, now 68, was 7 back then.

“The Covered Wagon” was months in the making with its cost said to have been in the neighborhood of $800,000. It is the biggest thing since Griffith made “The Birth of a Nation.” Like ...

Covered wagons and wagon trains are a lasting symbol of America’s expansion west from the 1820s through the 1860s, along the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails, ...