Exploring Nebraska’s Outlaw Trail
Devils Nest. The densely-wooded hills of northeast Nebraska may best be known for its abandoned ski lift on a hillside overlooking the Missouri River. But, the one-time ski resort in […]
Marysville, Kansas – Home of the black squirrel
As soon as you hit Marysville’s city limits, you realize there’s something special about this northeast Kansas community. With a sign identifying it as the “Black Squirrel City,” you may […]
Exploring Cook County, Minnesota
Having traveled Minnesota’s Scenic North Shore a few times, you might think we’d have found everything there is to enjoy, right? Wrong. We spent a week traveling from Duluth to […]
Shop Local: A Look at Omaha and Lincoln Stores
With the holiday season upon us, we’re all looking for the perfect gift for that special someone. With so many options available today, it can be easy to forget […]
Duluth: From the lake to food, the city is fun to explore
With its famous aerial lift bridge anchoring the canal, Duluth annually welcomes more than 1,000 ships and freighters to its port on Lake Superior. Watching the behemoth cargo ships as […]
Supporting Omaha restaurants
Omaha’s vibrant culinary scene rivals that of almost any major city around the United States. From old-fashioned, hand-made comfort food like Grandma used to make to farm-to-table original concepts, chefs […]
Safe fun at Fontenelle Forest’s TreeRush Adventures
Covid-19 Rules: Visitors are required to wear a face mask while on the ground at TreeRush Adventures. Once you start your course, you can easily secure your mask to your […]
Buzzing about: ‘Honeybees in the Heartland’ makes Nemaha County the place to bee
They buzz about Nebraska from spring through fall. People tend to fear being stung by them. In reality, they only want to help pollinate plants and make honey. You don’t […]
Travel in America: Perspectives of a biracial blogger
As some of you know, I’m biracial. My father was Dakota (Sioux) and French Canadian and my mom was Irish and British, with some Kickapoo heritage. It made for a […]
Earth Day turns 50
A group of third-graders in little Kennard, Nebraska, did their part one school day afternoon. In the spring of 1970, the dozen or so schoolmates and their fourth-grade comrades patrolled […]