North Platte’s Cody Park offers something for everyone. Interested in camping? Check. Want to take kids to an amusement park? Check. Interested in seeing wildlife? Check. The park offers so […]
North Platte is home to one of the best military memorials in the United States. The 20th Century Veterans Memorial actually honors military members from before and after the 20th […]
Buffalo Bill Cody is credited with creating the “Wild West Show” concept. It combines rodeo and trick-riding skills in a circus atmosphere. In fact, some have credited Buffalo Bill with […]
North Platte, Nebraska, embraces its western heritage. But, it offers much more. The city of nearly 25,000 sits almost exactly midway between Omaha and Denver, the two major cities in […]
I am at the halfway point in my walking challenge with my youngest daughter. As you may recall, she challenged me to “walk” across the United States – from […]
Patriotism, the future and a big cow… You can see a lot of unusual things along the highways and byways as you travel across America. In our case, we sought […]
I always knew Herbert Hoover as the president in office when the Great Depression hit in 1929. Apparently, he was quite the humanitarian. He spent years working to end poverty […]
Ulysses S. Grant was a war hero. He was the 18th President of the United States. And he called Galena, Illinois, home. A native Ohioan, Grant and his wife Julia […]
The beauty of flowers. The fragrance of the flora. Nothing says summer like a walk in a flower garden. That’s what we did one night to cap a day of […]
Life on the Mississippi River can vary from the northlands of Minnesota to the bayou of Louisiana. The river runs 2,340 long before ending at the Gulf of Mexico. It’s […]
