Courthouse & Jail Rock and Chimney Rock. The first 600 miles or so of the Oregon Trail, from Missouri through most of Nebraska, was relatively smooth going along flat river valleys.

I have fond memories of the Oregon Trail game. What with the dysentery, hunting and accidental drowning of oxen while fording the river, it consumed much of my younger years. All of that and the ...

The Oregon Trail was a challenge, to say the least, but its most dangerous crossing has evolved into one of the most beautiful parks in the Gem State.

More than 400,000 pioneers traveled west on the Oregon Trail, which turns 175 years old in 2018. Modern-day travelers in Oregon can retrace history at numerous spots along the legendary trail.

“The Oregon Trail” is an uneven work, despite the rigors and triumph of the core story. Driving a wagon nearly 2,000 miles along ruts, farm roads, and major highways is a major accomplishment.

The 350th anniversary of the expedition of Marquette and Jolliet is being marked in Will County with a program involving an Oregon Trail-style game.

Life on the Oregon Trail was anything but simple. For the thousands of pioneers who dared to make the 2,170-mile journey from Missouri to Oregon, it was a brutal test of will, endurance, and luck.

The Oregon Trail runs 2,000 miles across public and private land from Independence, Mo., to Oregon City, just south of Portland, and is marked by plaques with stirring passages from pioneer journals.

While nooning, Shirley’s group could look down on the Oregon Trail where it enters the lush, green Baker Valley. Wrapping up each day about 6 p.m., the pioneers would eat supper, sing and dance ...