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Nebraska Passport 2016: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument

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The Nebraska panhandle may be remembered historically for the pioneers passing through on the Oregon, California and Mormon Trails. But, the biggest distinction of the panhandle may actually travel back […]

Bloomington, Minnesota: Mall of America colors in some new attractions

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We’ve learned over the years that no matter how many times you visit the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, you will see something new. The nation’s largest indoor shopping […]

Sioux City’s Public Museum takes interesting look at city’s history

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Sioux City’s Public Museum takes an indepth look at the old stockyards. Sioux City has an interesting history. The city’s Public Museum takes a look at that history with a […]

Austin, Minnesota: SPAM Museum is all about the pork product

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Growing up in Nebraska, it wasn’t uncommon to eat SPAM for lunch or dinner. When we moved to Fremont, which has a Hormel’s plant, it also wasn’t uncommon to smell […]

United Flight 232 crash is among the history Sioux City’s aviation museum shares

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United Flight 232 departed Denver en route to Chicago for should have been a typical uneventful flight. About midway through the trip, the plane lost its rear engine, and soon […]

Nebraska Passport 2016: North Platte Grain Bin Antique Town

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Pat and Lori Clinch used an old grain bin from the 1930s as sort of an extra room. They used the wooden structure to sit and take in the panoramic […]

Sioux City – Walkabout with art and architecture

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  A walk along Sioux City’s Historic Fourth Street provides an interesting look into the city’s history of architecture, as well as taking in some noteworthy artwork. The historic district […]

Chief War Eagle statue looks over three states from Sioux City

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Known to non-Native Americans as Chief War Eagle, the man buried atop the bluff overlooking the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers is better known as Waŋbdí Okíčhize among the Dakota (Santee […]

Railroad Museum shares Sioux City’s rail memories

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Sioux City was once home to one of the largest railroad repair shops in the Midwest. As part of the Milwaukee Road railroad company, the northwest Iowa city had the […]

Sioux City’s Jolly Time museum offers look into local pop corn history

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Popcorn? Or pop corn? Hmmmm…For the folks at Jolly Time in Sioux City, Iowa, they have preferred pop corn since launching the company in 1914. Today, Jolly Time ranks among […]

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