Dates: October 5, 2024
Meets: Sa from 7:30 AM to 9:30 PM
Location: MCC Sarpy Center Parking Lot
Registration Fee: $175.00
There are still openings remaining at this time.
This is a fall day trip not to be missed! Indulge in a delightful private dining experience at the J.C. Wyatt Home, one of the highlights of your trip. Built in 1891, this Victorian-styled mansion has been restored to historic ambience. Experience impeccable service and a delectable multi-course luncheon. Live the Legend! Jesse James and the outlaw’s history, is the primary focus of your day’s adventure. Your journey begins at the Jesse James Home, St. Joseph, MO, then onwards to Jesse James Farm and birthplace, Kearney, MO, and concludes at Jesse James Bank Museum, Liberty, MO. The Jesse James Home is where he was shot and killed. The Jesse James Farm has the largest collection of James family artifacts. The robbery at the Jesse James Bank Museum was in daylight which started a trend was attributed to Jesse’s Gang. His boldness and flamboyance as a bank and train robber gave him a lasting reputation in the history books. Plenty of dime novels and publicity from newspaper articles cemented his place as the American West’s top outlaw. Afterwards, explore the lovely town of Liberty before heading back to campus. Moderate walking. The cost paid to MCC includes motorcoach transportation, J.C. Wyatt House luncheon, the Jesse James Home tour, the Jesse James Farm & Museum tour, and the Jesse James Bank tour. Bring money, including cash, for shopping, and snacks. Enroll early; due to meal and tour arrangements, the enrollment deadline is September 27th. Our deluxe motor coach departs promptly at 7:30 a.m. from Sarpy Center; park and meet the bus in the Northeast parking lot. Return is at approximately 9:30 p.m. No discount. Refunds will not be allowed within 14 days of the trip. Trip leader is Kevin Kowskie.
| Fee: | $175.00 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | 14.00 |
| CEUs: | 1.40 |
MCC Sarpy Center Parking Lot
Kevin Kowskie
Kevin Kowskie is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He is passionate about travel and art. His artwork has been displayed at the College of St. Mary’s, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, the Durham Museum and has been included in a group show at the Joslyn Art Museum. Kowskie’s love for foreign travel and cultural enrichment goes back as far as he can remember. While traveling with his family to Rocky Mountain National Park as a child, he developed a keen desire to expand his journeys to distant lands, and the rest was history. After traveling through much of the United States as he got older, this ambition drew him to expand his travels on an international scale—discovering destinations in Canada, Mexico and a dozen European nations. In his early thirties, Kevin and a friend devoted two weeks every year to backpacking through Europe and visiting different nations and destinations via train. He loves encountering new cultures and meeting people from diverse backgrounds. After someone suggested to him that Omaha would appreciate seminars on European travel, Kowskie followed his passion to become a noncredit instructor on the subject for MCC. Planning, organizing and leading group tours are part of his favorite pastimes. Kowskie is currently a trip leader and coordinator for MCC’s Traveling Classrooms, sharing his experience and knowledge as part of the motivated Continuing Education staff.
