I am a native Nebraskan. In more than five decades of living, I’ve learned that I have not seen enough sites of the state that I believe I should have. Chimney Rock. Scotts Bluff. Carhenge. I have been to Lincoln several times. I have even been to the state capitol building for work purposes. But, […]
Summer brings out the shorts, flip-flops, suntan lotion…and festival season. It seems almost every community – large and small – loves to party with festivals based on history, food, and ethnicity. We kicked off our summer festival going with a trip to northwest Iowa. Orange City is home to the Tulip festival. The 3-day event […]
By Mallory Trudell Traveling, to me, is about seeing new places and remembering where you’ve been. I’m always saying, “Oh, this reminds me of…” I think it’s human nature to try to associate new things with familiar things, to help wrap our minds around things. What’s funny, to me, is when the new place or […]
Lisa had the rare weekend day off so we decided to take a day trip to Des Moines, Iowa. It is the capital of Iowa and about a 2-hour drive from Omaha. We did not think the trip warranted an overnight stay (though, later, we realized it could be a fun overnight trip). Our trip […]
NOTE: The Fremont-Elkhorn Valley train and the hotel are no longer in business. We celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary Feb. 14th. We try to go out of town for a weekend trip annually. However, due to Lisa’s new job, that was not possible this year. Instead, we thought about a day trip to Kansas […]
Just a friendly reminder that Omaha-area residents can visit Joslyn Museum in downtown Omaha for free between 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays. The Museum offers the staples – paintings, sculptures, artifacts. It also hosts special exhibits, which are in town for a short time. The most recent exhibit was American Western Landscape photos by contemporary photographers. They […]
It started to mark the end of the “Great War,” “The War to end all Wars.” We know it today as World War I. The war ended at the 11th Hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The day was originally known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day eventually evolved into Veterans Day. Now, restaurants […]
One of our (Lisa’s) favorite fall rituals is to take in the changing of leaf colors – leafing. We mainly take in the sights in the Midwest. However, we had a great time a few years ago visiting Niagara Falls during the peak color period. Our goal is to visit the northeast United States for “leafing.” […]
