May 18-24 is National Safe Boating Week, http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/index.html . This is a good reminder for all of us. I have seen some statistics on boating accidents in Nebraska last year. There were 8 boating and boating-related fatalities last year; in 5 of those 8 cases a life jacket would have …
I’ve been in Fort Collins, Colo., all week for a wildlife short course, so didn’t get the pleasure of retrieving the April issue of NEBRASKAland from the mailbox and seeing my byline in the magazine for the first time. It didn’t take me long to take a look upon my …
Today was a great day in the sandhills!! The day was windy and partly sunny but it made for a great day of viewing 14 trumpeter swans on a sandhills lake. I love the sandhills! There is so many cool places to see and take in. Anyone that can get …
My drive to Swanson Reservoir today made for a great scenic day! It was a bit windy but despite the wind it was beautiful. The lake is open with ice only along the north edge of the lake. Come on walleye!! Anyway…for some reason I was totally infatuated by the …
Had a request for this recipe…It is a good one for those of you that like feeding birds! Suet is an excellent source of energy and be purchased or made very inexpensively. This recipe was handed down to me from a North Platte native. It gives birds nutrition during the …
By Mike Groenewold Some much needed moisture has arrived and some folks are grumbling about the snow; however, most are admitting we needed the moisture in any form. Personally, I love snow until it turns to ice, and then I shudder at the thought of driving on it or slipping from …
Posted by Dominique Worthing Before the motor car became a mass produced item, bicycling was the easiest form of transportation in turn of the century Nebraska, and the rest of America. With practical and recreational purposes, the bicycle became another staple of American life. See more here: http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=2143
Posted by Dominique Worthing “The Nebraska Association” went looking for a place to build a new town in April of 1857; once they decided on a location in the middle of Gage County it was up to a special committee to decide whether the new town would be named Beatrice, …
Posted by Dominique Worthing Sideshows have become a staple at state fairs these days, but back at the end of the 19th century sideshows were the topic of much debate as people tried to decide what were legitimate features of a fair. See more here: http://blog.nebraskahistory.org/?p=4908
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