Omaha area kicks off the 2015 Christmas holiday season with lights and song
The bells are jingling. The lights are shining. And Santa Claus is in the house. The Omaha Metro area kicked off its 2015 holiday season with a series of tree […]
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“Heeeere’s Johnny!”; Norfolk honors its Husker celebrity
Nebraska has turned out some truly famous celebrities – Henry Fonda, Marlon Brando, Nick Nolte, Fred Astaire, David Janssen, Dick Cavitt, etc. Is anyone a bigger Nebraska celebrity than Johnny […]
Quartzite cliffs are major draw at South Dakota’s Palisades State Park
Sioux Falls is home to several buildings made from locally mined quartzite. We thought it would be interesting to visit an area with quartzite in a natural setting. Palisades State […]
Vacation memories: Canal walk ties Oklahoma City history and present
Part of an ongoing series reviewing past trips: Oklahoma City’s past collides with its future in the Bricktown district. The former warehouse district is home to shopping and dining, as […]
Pettigrew house offers look at Sioux Falls city leader
Richard Pettigrew came to Sioux Falls to be a surveyor. He went on to become South Dakota’s first full-term United States senator. He represented the state in Washington, DC, from […]
Variety, flitting make for fun visit to Sioux Falls Butterfly House
It’s always summer inside the butterfly house in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitors to the Sertoma Butterfly House and Marine Cove can count on temperatures between 80-85 degrees Fahrenheit every […]
Fargo’s Roger Maris Museum excellent look at slugger’s legacy
Who puts a museum honoring the legacy of an outstanding professional baseball player inside a shopping mall, for all to see without spending a penny for admission? If you are […]
Lee’s Marbles worth the roll into York
I remember playing marbles as a kid. Having a cat’s eye marble was a special thing back then. Kids would try to play you for winner takes all, just to […]
How can you be in two places at the same time? If you’re on ‘The Bob’ in Omaha
It’s the only pedestrian bridge in the United States connecting two states. It may also be the only “talking” pedestrian bridge in the country. The Bob Kerrey pedestrian bridge connects […]
Stuhr Museum’s renovated main building, Railroad Town make for informative, fun visit
We took a trip back in time during a visit to the Stuhr Museum in Grand Island. We wanted to check out the recently renovated museum building. We were not […]