The fun thing about loving a city is getting to explore it during different seasons of the year. For me, Grand Forks, ND, is one of those places. I was stationed there for 5 ½ years during my Air Force service. I grew to love the area during that time. The winters were tough, but […]
It’s time for another cup of coffee…or two…or three. Caffeine Crawl returns to Omaha and Lincoln July 13-14, with tours planned for Omaha on Saturday and Lincoln on Sunday. This marks the Caffeine Crawl’s second consecutive trip to Nebraska. Omaha’s tours consist of 10 coffeehouses and one tea shop over four routes. Each route consists […]
Among the souvenir shops, western wear stores, even a taffy shop, Medora Uncorkd provides visitors to the small western North Dakota town of Medora a respite from tourist-related attractions. An added bonus is the barbecue meatball blueberry pizza that owner Travis Enders creates upon request. Blueberry pizza? In North Dakota? Don’t prejudge it until you […]
What does a Tyrannosaurus bring to a family reunion? Anything they want. But, they can leave the picnic baskets and side salads home for the Durham Museum’s “Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family,” a special exhibit that opens Saturday and runs through Sept. 1. The exhibit features 10 life-size skeleton casts, examining the history of the tyrannosaur […]
The bats have been put away for some teams while others prepare to play on in the NCAA baseball tournament. But, nearly 48,000 fans saw 15 good games during the Big Ten conference tournament at Omaha’s TD Ameritrade Park. The opportunity to cover the event as part of the league’s media pool proved to be […]
It looked more like a battle between two top seeds rather the lowest and highest seeded teams. In a pitching duel, eighth-seeded Iowa managed to score a 4-2 victory over the league’s regular season champion Indiana in Wednesday’s opening round of the Big Ten baseball tournament. Following a day when all four lower seeded teams […]
The first thing you notice as you approach downtown Lindsborg is the dala horses. Dozens of the Swedish folk symbols are located throughout the central Kansas town. But, as you delve deeper into the town’s backbone, you learn how important art is to the community that hails itself as “Little Sweden USA.” While its Swedish […]
Did you know that Mason City, Iowa, is the home of Jell-O pudding cups? The delicious sweet treats, along with flavored Jell-O cups, are produced at a plant located on the outskirts of the North Iowa city of 28,000 people. What you may not know is the city is also home to the only existing […]
Much like the summer movie season traditionally kicks off with a Marvel superheroes movie, Nebraska’s summer travel season unofficially starts when the Nebraska Passport gets stamped at your first visit. The program, created by the Nebraska state tourism commission, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2019. Running from May 1 to Sept. 30, passport holders have […]
Omaha offers so many options for date nights for young couples, older couples, dating couples or, like us, old married folk. Regardless of your likes and interests, there’s something for everyone in the Big O. For us, we prefer simple date nights – dinner, nice walks, a movie or maybe a game night. Since opening […]
