The idea sprouted when Heinemann's friend, Don Rawitsch, came up with a board game for students he was teaching that simulated 1800s settlers going west on the Oregon Trail. Computers were in ...

A City Pages cover story on “Oregon Trail” recounted how Don Rawitsch hoped to teach his history class about westward ...

The "Oregon Trail" was arguably one of the first video games for computers, but did you know that the creators have special ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – One of the most successful computer games may soon make its way to the big screen. Bill Heinemann, the creator of “The Oregon Trail,” said it is hard to find someone ...

Two warring factions try to be the first to connect a railroad from the Columbia Gorge to the booming timber town of Bend.