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Re-enacting history at Fort Atkinson

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  Looking for something to do over the weekend created an opportunity we may not have jumped at before. I read a guest editorial in the local paper about dedicating […]

TD Ameritrade Park Omaha is great home for College World Series

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Taking in my first College World Series game since the event moved from Rosenblatt Stadium to the new     downtown field in 2011 was a great experience. I’ve attended Creighton University […]

Rosenblatt Stadium – a Final Visit

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Since it’s College World Series time and Omaha gets mentioned a billion times on TV, radio and internet, as well as real newspapers (something our Chamber of Commerce crows about […]

Seeing Nebraska’s Capitol for the first time

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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. […]

Tulip festival kicks off summer season

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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 […]

Learning about her state

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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 […]

Des Moines – Capitol City and Zombies

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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 […]

Dinner along the rails in Fremont NE

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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 […]

Joslyn Museum Free Days

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 […]

Veterans Day recognition

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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 […]

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