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n BANNER COUNTY MUSEUM H A R R ISBURG — A 12-building complex, located at 200 N. Pennsylvania, stores hundreds of articles of times gone by. The Banner County Museum complex includes a machine shed that houses hundreds of old tools, an immense 65 horse-power Case steam engine and a vast collection of farm machinery and implements. A sod house replica constructed in 1985 out of Banner County sod, a genuine 1888 log house from William C. Spahr’s homestead, an original 1880 pioneer church, a log schoolhouse from 1880 that was used as a chicken coop before being donated to the museum, a 1930s service station, a 1910 barn, a replica of an early drug store and a late 1800s bank in its original location, are all structures located on the museum grounds. Artifacts from the early 1900s are on display at the museum’s general store, which is located in a rock building. All of the structures on the museum grounds are originally from Banner County. Copies of all the original Banner County newspapers are also housed in the museum on microfilm, allowing for extensive genealogy research. The annual Historical Day/ Museum Open House is the second Saturday in June each year. The museum is open every Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day, or year-round by appointment. Admission is free. Information: bannercountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com or www.bannercountyhistoricalsociety.com or facebook.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY
n BOX BUT TE RESERVOIR STATE RECREATION AREA HEMINGFORD — Camping and water recreation adventures await visitors to this 1,600-acre reservoir on the Niobrara River. Located 9½ miles north of Hemingford, just south of the majestic Pine Ridge, the 7-milelong Box Butte Reservoir offers a scene of aquatic recreation in the summertime and serves as one of the area’s more popular ice fisheries in the winter. Anglers can find walleye, yellow perch, bluegill, channel catfish, northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass, and crappie in the waters of the reservoir. A fish cleaning station is also on-site for the successful fisherman. In the summertime, sailboats, powerboats and personal watercraft cruise the waters of Box Butte Reservoir, launching from an upgraded ramp. The lake’s vast expanse allows room for a variety of water sports. A children’s swimming area is marked and protected by buoys for safety. Also, primitive camping areas and picnic spots dot the shores of the lake. Campers must register at a box located near the reser-
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voir’s entrance. Created by the Works Projects Administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1940 and 1941, the Niobrara River dam plays to thousands of boaters, fishermen and swimmers each year. Box Butte Reservoir is a Nebraska State Recreation A rea managed by the Game and Parks Commission and park permits are required for entry. The permits may be obtained at one of several Hemingford businesses. Reservations are not required. n CARHENGE ALLIANCE — The Stone Age meets the Industrial Revolution just a few miles north of Alliance, where automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s have been arranged into a design replicating the ring of stones erected in southern England thousands of years before the birth of Christ. Buried trunk-first, the bodies of the cars used in the structure rise between 15 and 18 feet above ground, some straight into the air, others at an angle, faithful to the appearance of Stonehenge. For the sake of uniformity, all the cars used have been painted a primer gray. Former Alliance resident Jim Reinders envisioned Carhenge and ultimately created it on the farm where he once lived. The site was dedicated on the summer solstice in 1987. The major stones of the Stonehenge creation are re-created with cars of approximately the same dimensions, following the solar orientation of the British stone circle. The 10-acre Carhenge site has grown to include other forms of car art, including sculptures of animals, both modern and prehistoric, all crafted from automobile parts. For those inclined to prolong their visit, picnic tables and plenty of parking are available. Carhenge is open all year with no admission fee. It is handicap accessible and group tours are available. The Pitstop visitor center is also open during the summer months beginning in May. A variety of Carhenge souvenirs and refreshments are available to help support the site. Information: 308-760-1837 or visit www. carhenge.com. n DOBBY’S FRONTIER TOWN ALLIANCE — Dobby’s Frontier Town, located at 320 E. 25th St. in Alliance, is a re-creation of Kenneth “Dobby” Lee’s boyhood town. His love of antiques and collecting encouraged him to give others a chance to see and feel what life in rural Nebraska was like at the turn of the 20th century. He started the town by “fitting out” an authentic general store, like the one his family owned when he was a boy in the 1930s. Soon, Dobby was rescuing historic buildings and recreating and furnishing authentic turn-of
4 Dobby’s death in 2009, a new nonprofit organization named Dobby’s Frontier Towners has taken on the task of refurbishing and preserving Dobby’s dream. His town is now home to the log cabin built by Nebraska’s first black homesteader and one of the area’s first filling stations. Collections include a turn-of-the-century mortuary, a saloon and an example of a classic Nebraska-style straw bale building, and much more. Antiques and tools are now set for visitors to pick up and examine, giving Dobby’s Frontier Town a hands-on feel and making the unusual attraction a fun and recreational experience. The town features a general store and meat market, 1880s post of fice, bootlegger’s shack w ith lookout cupola, blacksmith forge, dress shop, cobbler’s shop, saloon, bordello, Rex’s Hamburger Stand, First National Bank, doctor’s and dentist’s offices, jail and print shop. A Fall Festival, Sept. 21 and 22, offers live music, entertainment, demonstrations, food and lots of fun. The event is open to the public from 10 a.m. to dusk. Summer hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Information: 308-7624321, 308-762-7157 or 308-760-3574. n KNIGHT MUSEUM AND SANDHILLS CENTER A L L I A NCE — Pioneer memorabilia, Native American artifacts and railroad history highlight the collection of the newly renovated Knight Museum and Sandhills Center, located at 908 Yellowstone in Alliance. Museum visitors can get a glimpse of the life lived by the people who settled in the Box Butte County area and the Nebraska Sandhills. Smithsonian style displays are designed to accent the extensive collection of pioneer history. T he K n ight Museu m a nd S a nd h i l ls Center has compiled many of the city and county records into a digital database that is available to the public. They offer a large research room providing records from Box Butte and the Panhandle, all microfilmed local newspapers and area authors. Photo and genealogical files are available for research and volunteer researchers are available to consult and help. Admission is free, group tours are available and the building is handicap accessible. The Newberry Gift Shop, carrying local authors and unique gifts, is open. T he f ac i l it y ’s w i nt er hou r s ( O c t . 1 through April 30) are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Summer hours (May 1 through Sept. 30) are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to
Discover Us 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 308-762-2384 or 308-762-5400, email museum@cityofalliance.net or visit the website at www.knightmuseum.com. n SALLOWS MILITARY MUSEUM A LLI A NCE — Exhibits from the Civil War, the Iraqi War and every war in between adorn the Sallows Military Museum. Sitting adjacent to the Sallows Arboretum at 1101 Niobrara, the museum opened in September 2004 and focuses much of its attention on the Alliance Air Base. Available for viewing are two display rooms and a library with materials honoring the nation’s veterans. Displays feature artifacts that tell their stories of bravery and courage. The museum is open daily May through Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Winter hours are weekday mornings and Wednesday and Thursday until 4 p.m. The building is handicap accessible and tours are available. Information: 308-762-2385, or email museum@cityofalliance.net or visit the website at www.sallowsmilitarymuseum.com.
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n CENTRAL PARK FOUNTAIN ALLIANCE — This historic fountain can be found at 10th Street and Niobrara, just south of the Sallows Military Museum. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was built during Franklin D. Roosevelt’s term by the Works Projects Administration. Having been refurbished and modernized, the fountain offers a magnificent computerized light show during evening hours. Operates Memorial Day through Oct. 1, open all hours. Handicap accessible and tour groups available. Free admission. Information: info@cityofalliance.net; 308762-2384 or visit www.cityofalliance.net n CARNEGIE ARTS CENTER ALLIANCE — The Carnegie Arts Center is a bastion of the fine arts in the Nebraska Panhandle. Located at 204 W. 4th St., the center features a Sculpture Garden and fine art displays from local and regional artists. The main-floor gallery averages 19 different shows a year and showcases the works of artists from Nebraska, South Dakota, Colorado, Kansas and Wyoming. Carnegie has also hosted such renowned exhibits as the Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt print collections. Group tours are available and Carnegie visitors can purchase fine art gifts such as blown glass, pottery, prints and original works and jewelry. Admission is free and the facility is handicap accessible. Originally built in 1911, it opened as the restored Carnegie Arts Center in 1993. Now, the center is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Memorial Day through Labor Day Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Information: 308 -762- 4571, email carnegieartscenter@bbc.net, or visit www. carnegieartscenter.com n NEBRASK A VETERANS CEMETERY AT ALLIANCE ALLIANCE — Three miles east of town and 200 yards from the Alliance airport sits Nebraska’s first state veterans cemetery. Spreading over 20 acres, the facility is an inspirational stop for traveling families as well as regional residents. Cemetery staff encourages supporting veterans and history through school field trips and the integration of other educational programs. Shadow boxes in the administration building’s lobby hold photos and medals of recently interred veterans. A committal shelter, resembling a church sanctuary, is available for graveside services. Native grasses, bushes and trees dot the cemetery’s landscape, ref lecting the prairie of western Nebraska. To keep everything green, underground irrigation and drip lines run to all of the trees and ornamental landscaping. Pre-placed crypts allow for more graves per acre and reduce
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maintenance costs related with sunken graves. The site can accommodate more than 8,000 casketed and cremated internments. Spreading of ashes is also allowed in the Memorial Garden. Concrete sidewalks and roads make access easy for those using wheelchairs and motorized vehicles. Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; however, gates are left open in the evenings as well as weekends and holidays. For more information, contact Allen Pannell, cemetery administrator, at 308-763-8426.
CHEYENNE COUNTY
n L ODGEPOL E — Founded in 1867, Lodgepole was platted in 1884 and incorporated as an official village in 1901. It is the second oldest community in Cheyenne County. The village takes its name from the creek bearing the same name, harkening back to a time when Native Americans cut poles for tepees (lodges) along its banks. Several ranchers settled in the area, a dry goods and grocery store opened and the Union Pacific Railroad named the town of 368 residents Lodge Pole in 1867. The first school district appeared a few years later and in 1895, the postal department changed the town’s name to one word, Lodgepole. The Lodgepole Depot Museum offers visitors a peek into the past. Information: 308483-5353. n CABELA’S SIDNEY — Cabela’s offers visitors the oppor t unit y to browse through a w ide ar ray of qualit y outdoor merchandise, including hunting, fishing, camping and outdoor gear. Located just off I-80 Sidney Exit 59 (115 Cabela Dr., Sidney), the impressive 100,000 -square -foot showroom and boat shop is also an educational and entertainment attraction, featuring a décor of museum-qualit y animal displays and mounted trophy animals interacting in realistic re-creations of their natural habitats. A deli-style restaurant offers fare ranging from wild-game entrees to traditional sandwiches. Adjacent to Cabela’s retail showroom is a camping area with 27 pull-through sites, four back-in sites, as well as six tent sites. Additional amenities include semi parking, RV parking and use of dog kennels and a horse corral for animals while shopping. Information: 308 -254-7889 or visit www. cabelas.com. n ANGEL OF HOPE SIDNEY — A beautiful, peaceful setting is tucked away in the Living Memorial Gardens in Sidney’s Legion Park. Nebraska’s first Christmas Box Angel was unveiled in October 2008 and was officially dedicated
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on Sept. 26, 2009. The bronze sculpture, The Angel of Hope, lifts its arms to the heavens, surrounded by four-foot granite memory walls and reflection benches. When one looks closely at the angel, the word “HOPE” can be found in the angel’s right wing. The Angel of Hope and Living Memorial Gardens offers a serene environment for visitors and is dedicated to people who have lost a loved one. Rita Schinzel-Anest, one of the organizers of the project, said the Angel of Hope was done as a way to provide a quiet spot where people could go and further the healing process. “It is a quiet spot to go, and more of a healing place,” she said. “To me it is a happier place and a memorial for people in the area and hopefully will continue to draw many visitors.” She said the vision of the project is not only to provide a place for people to mourn for the loss of a child, but a place where everyone can sit and reflect about a person who had an impact on their life. “Those who have endured the loss of a spouse through death or divorce, those who have experienced the pain of losing one or both parents or maybe those who are coping with an illness or terminal disease. We want the Angel of Hope to be a healing place for everyone.” For more information, visit nebraska.angelofhope.info or call the Cheyenne County Visitor’s Center at 866-545-4030 or 308-2544030. n FORT SIDNEY MUSEUM AND POST COMMANDER’S HOME SIDNEY — Markers highlight the history of an old railroad town and the north-south trails to the gold fields in the Black Hills. The garrison, located at Sixth and Jackson streets, was built to protect railroad workers in the late 1800s. The Fort Sidney museum serves as a vessel for preserving this story and is open May 1 through Labor Day from 9 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. daily. Hours are the same for the Post Commander’s Home, located at 1153 Sixth Ave., with the addition of 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays or by appointment. Admission is free and the facilities are handicapped accessible. Information: 308-254-2150. n LIVING MEMORIAL GARDENS SIDNEY — A memorial stands in Legion Park as an established monument, honoring the role Sidney plays in American history. Created for departed loved ones, the memorial consists of trees, shrubs and other living plants. Legion Park is also home to a war memorial, commemorating veterans from all American wars. Group tours are available for the memorial, which is marked by a 141-
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foot flagpole and one of the country’s largest American flags. Information: 308-254-5851 or 800-421-4769. n DALTON The agricultural town of Dalton is a community of 315 residents situated along U.S. Highway 385, 20 miles north of Interstate 80 at Sidney’s east interchange. Construction on the Burlington-Northern Railroad began in 1898 and was completed in 1900. The first depot was built in 1908 and Dalton was incorporated the following year. It was then that the first school was built. The history of this small community is on display at the Prairie Schooner Museum. Step into the past with model railroad engines and a visit to the log cabin, adjacent to the museum at 109 US Hwy 385. The museum is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. For information, call 308-377-2413.
DAWES COUNTY
n FORT ROBINSON A former military post now serves as the largest Nebraska state park. Situated near Crawford, Fort Robinson was once the home of cavalry soldiers and, later, German prisoners of war. It has since transformed into a popular stop for in- and out-of-state outdoor enthusiasts. The park occupies some 22,000 acres, which are textured with buttes, forested hills and grassy pastures. Longhorn cattle, antelope and buffalo graze and bighorn sheep may be spotted along the park’s Legend Buttes. Deer and elk also wander through on occasion. Anglers may try their luck in the fort’s ponds and streams, and excursions for horseback riders are offered daily during the summer season, as well as stagecoach and jeep tours. Facilities are on-site for tent and recreational vehicle camping. Rooms fashioned out of reconditioned barracks are available for overnight stays. Most of them have kitchen facilities. For t Robinson boasts a rich militar y history and history buffs can explore the Nebraska Historical Society’s Fort Robinson Museum. Located in the park, the museum documents the years of the fort’s activity. Also, those interested in the area’s paleontology and geological history will find a wealth of information at the University of Nebraska’s Trailside Museum. On summer evenings, the sounds of live theater entertainment pour from the Post Playhouse, a building that once served as the fort ’s old quartermaster warehouse. The playhouse’s roots stem from a summer theater production at Chadron State College in 1964. Plays continued to be staged for the most part in Chadron until 1967, when a federal grant was received “to foster cultural
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programs in northwest Nebraska.” In 1992, the theater underwent a $240,000 renovation project, including an exterior makeover, installation of 180 new seats and air-conditioning. The building offers full handicapped accessibilit y. Information: www.outdoorsnebraska.org. n FORT ROBINSON STATE PARK Visitors can stay where blue-coated cavalrymen once bunked. Fort Robinson State Park, located 3 miles west of Crawford on Highway 20, offers activities ranging from jeep, stagecoach and trail rides and tours to trout fishing, swimming, hiking crafts and cookouts. Grounds are open year-round for day use for hiking and camping, mountain biking and hunting seasons. The cabins, lodge, modern facilities, big-game firearm and wild turkey season cabins are open April 1 through mid-November. During winter hours, park office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Hours switch to 24 hours a day between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Visitor activities run Memorial Day through Labor Day with a limited schedule in the fall. Park entr y permit required. Camping fee charged. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308-665-2900.
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n FORT ROBINSON LEARNING CENTER AND LANDMARK STORE Offering interpretive activities and exhibits, this Nebraska State Historical Society Branch Museum is located 3 miles west from Fort Robinson on Highway 20. The museum features fascinating items from the fort’s 70-year history, and visitors can watch bison, bighorn sheep, elk and antelope wander the park’s 22,000 acres. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, adult admission is $2 and children accompanied by an adult are free. Admission for unaccompanied children is 50 cents. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308-665-2919. n CHADRON STATE PARK Chadron State Park sits 9 miles south of Chadron, nestled in the heart of Nebraska’s Pine Ridge. Founded in 1921, its grounds feature rugged, ponderosa pine-clad hills and open meadows, with Chadron Creek weaving its way through the park. The lagoon is being renovated for the year and will be closed to trout fishing and paddle boating. Otherwise, the lagoon created by the creek’s waters was once a well-utilized swimming hole and is used for trout fishing
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and paddle boating opportunities. A modern, heated pool continues to be a source of recreation for visitors seeking to escape northwest Nebraska’s summer heat. Spring turkey hunting and the fall deer season open and close the park’s busy season, although visitors are welcome throughout the year. The park maintains several rustic cabins, and duplex housing is available for those preferring to “rough it” in a more comfortable setting. Campers will also find well-groomed primitive and electrical sites for an evening’s rest. The park’s trail system accommodates a variety of hiking and biking options and the open picnic grounds are equally conducive to recreational activities and restful idling. Horseback riding, trading post and a snack bar are available. Daily permits are $5 and annual park stickers are $25. Permits allow entrance into all Nebraska state parks. Information: 308-432-6167.
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Horse.” In all, she authored 23 books. The center also preserves the history of the cattle ranching industry of the High Plains through the C.F. Coffee Gallery. Named for the longtime ranching family, the Coffee Gallery explores the development and evolution of the ranching industry in northwest Nebraska. The college’s former library building, built in 1929, serves as a museum and research center. Information: 308-432-6401 or at www. csc.edu/sandoz. n CRAWFORD NEBRASK A HIGH COUNTRY RANCH RIDE Head out 8 miles east of Crawford for a horseback ride at the Nebraska High Country Ranch Ride. Deer and turkey hunting trips can also be scheduled. Call anytime for reservations. Group rates are available. Information: 308 -665 -1580, 308 -665 -2343 or 308-667-2764, or email highcountryranchride@bbcwbnet. Call for information or visit nebraskahighcountryranchride.com.
n MUSEUM OF THE FUR TRADE A cornerstone of the North American Fur Trade heritage lies 3 miles east of Chadron n HUDSON-MENG BISON on Highway 20. Explore the history of North KILL ENCLOSURE America’s first business, the fur trade. On More than 600 10,000-year-old bison skeldisplay is an entire range of goods traded etons lie in heaps at the Hudson-Meng Bison to the Indians, such as textiles, costumes, beads, paints, kettles, knives and silver. The museum also boasts the largest and most complete collection of Northwest guns made for the Indian trade from 1670 to 1900. The Bordeaux Trading Post, located on the museum grounds, was built in 1837 by the American Fur Company and operated until 1876. The Indian heirloom garden features varieties of corn, squash and beans used by the Northern Plains Indians. The museum is open May 1 through Oct. 31, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and by appointment from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the off-season. Admission is $5 for adults, and children under the age of 18 are free when accompanied by an adult. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308432-3843 or visit www.furtrade.org. n MARI SANDOZ HIGH PLAINS HERITAGE CENTER CH A DRON — The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College celebrates the works of the noted prairie author. Nebraska’s Storyteller of the Plains, Mari Sandoz, not only wrote about the challenges of life on the prairie, she lived it. Sandoz was born on Mirage Flats, south of Hay Springs on May 11, 1896, to Swiss immigrant parents. After years of struggle and rejection that left her destitute to the point of malnutrition, Sandoz finally published her first book, “Old Jules,” a biography of her father. In addition to “Old Jules,” Sandoz is best known for her books “Cheyenne Autumn” and “Crazy
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Check out Nebraska’s state fossil and other paleontology exhibits at University of Nebraska’s Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson State Park.
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Kill Enclosure. Turn off Nebraska Highways 2 and 71 approximately 4 miles north of Crawford and head west on Toadstool Road, following signs along 15 miles of gravel road to the enclosure. The sheltered, active archaeological site opens Memorial Day weekend. Guided interpretive tours are available. The enclosure is open daily from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children, and free for ages 4 and under. Senior and group rates are available. Information: Call the center at 308-665-3900 or forest supervisor’s office at 308-432-0300.
n TRAILSIDE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY This museum tucked away in the historic Fort Robinson State Park is 3 miles west of Crawford, on Highway 20 and about two hours from Interstate 80. The main floor of the museum where the exhibits, rock shop and restrooms are located is wheelchair accessible. However, the gift shop, located on a lower level, is not. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is also open April and May, Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and September through October from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fees are $3 for adults, $1 for youth ages 5 to 18 and free n SOLDIER CREEK WILDERNESS for children under 4 years of age. Families Near Fort Robinson, this federal wilderness of two adults and children are $6. Program encompasses 7,794 acres and offers 16 miles fees and park permits are $4 one-time or of trails for non-mechanized use only. See a $20 annually. Information: 308-665-2929 variety of wildlife as well as buttes and pinnan WARBONNET BAT TLEFIELD cles. Open year-round. Deer and turkey huntFive miles north on Nebraska Highways ing is also available. Camping fee at Soldier Creek Trailhead is $8. Additional camping 2 and 71, 2 miles west on gravel, turn areas, Roberts Trailhead and Red Cloud, offer right, proceed 1 mile past the Toadstool camping for $8 and $5, respectively. Camp- Park turnof f, turn lef t on Orella Road, ing fees are in effect from mid-May through cross tracks and follow main gravel west to mid-November. Restroom facilities are hand- Church of Montrose. North of the church is a high conical hill, where an encounter icap accessible. Information: 308-432-0300.
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took place between the 5th U.S. Cavalry and a group of Native Americans in 1876. Southeast of the hill, a monument memorializes the slaying of Cheyenne warrior, Yellow Hair, who was killed there by Buffalo Bill Cody.
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The city’s museum, located at the corner of T hird Street and Babcock, includes paintings by well-known artists and a rock collection donated by a local collector. The Sudman-Neumann Heritage House, located at Fifth and Vincent, is an example of 1911 architecture, built and inhabited by members of one family. Information: 308n TOADSTOOL PARK T he moon-like landscape of the Bad- 874-2401. lands makes for a scenic and unusual setting for a picnic. Four miles north of CrawGARDEN COUNTY ford on Nebraska Highways 2 and 71, turn n ASH HOLLOW STATE west onto Toadstool Road (gravel road), HISTORICAL PARK following the signs to Toadstool Park. A Sweet spring water made this park near self-guided trail brochure helps visitors Lewellen a major stopover on the Overland explore the area’s fascinating geolog y. Trail. Southeast on U.S. 26, the ruts etched Open year-round. Admission is $3 per day. by westbound wagons are visible on the Handicapped accessible camping facilities bluffs at Windlass Hill. A visitor center helps are on-site. Camping fees are $5 per night, interpret the area’s history, archaeology which includes a one-day admission fee. and paleontology. A hiking trail takes travInformation: 308-432-0300. elers from the visitor center to the spring at the bottom of the canyon. Grounds are open April 18 to Oct. 1 from 8 a.m. to 5 n BIG SPRINGS L ocated along the Oregon- California p.m. including the interpretive facilities, Trail, the town is named after the pure visitor center and cave. Open Memorial spring water that poured out of a hillside. Day through Labor Day, Friday through The original spring still flows down above Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Park entry a park with a swimming pool, playground, permits are required. Facilities are handihistorical museum and a veterans memori- cap accessible. Information: 308-778-5651. al across the street from the park. Built in n CRESCENT LAKE NATIONAL 1885, the Phelps Hotel is viewed as the most WILDLIFE REFUGE important 19th century landmark in Deuel OSHKOSH — This little-known refuge, County. The historic Phelps Hotel has been restored. The building is a large two-story located 28 miles north between U.S. 26 and frame structure with a hip roof. Phelps Ho- Nebraska 2 in the Nebraska Panhandle, tel is also enrolled on the National Register consists of 45,818 acres of rolling Sandof Historic Places. To reserve the hotel, hills, the largest continuous sand dune contact Randy Shaw at 308-889-3580. For area in America. The grass-covered dunes more information on Big Springs, contact were created from the wind-blown sands of an ancient sea. The 21 lakes and numerous the village clerk at 308-289-5534. ponds are supported by an aquifer lying below the hills. n CHAPPELL The town has a Pony Express marker, n GARDEN COUNTY MUSEUM Chappell Lake, municipal golf course, city OSHKOSH — A n early 1900s schoolswimming pool, a Legion Baseball park and a library that includes an art display. house and an old 1906 opera house/theater
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are filled with historic artifacts. Sumn HOMESTEADERS MUSEUM TORRINGTON, Wyo. — Located at 495 mer hours: Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m or by appointment. Admission is free. Main St., spring hours are Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; summer Information: 308-772-3848. hours are from Memorial Day to Labor Day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9:30 GOSHEN COUNTY, WYO a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Friday from n FORT L AR AMIE NATIONAL 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from noon to 5 HISTORICAL SITE p.m., and closed on Sunday. Torrington was Located 3 miles southwest of the town incorporated in 1908, and Goshen County of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, off U.S. Route was established in 1913. The museum, locat26. The fort grounds are open from dawn ed at the old Union Pacific Depot, displays to dusk every day of the year. The joint homesteading in Goshen County, including Junior R anger program with Guernsey the Trout Homestead Shack, the Yoder State Park, about 13 miles west on U.S. House, Midway School, and the Memorial Highway 26, is a new addition to the park. Transportation Building housing the first A completed scavenger hunt, directed by car in Goshen County, and a stage coach. the special Junior Ranger booklet at either The museum was founded as a bicentennial site, earns a badge. If completed at both project. Admission is free and donations are sites, a special coin, depicting Old Bed- accepted. Information: 307-532-5612. lam at Fort Laramie, and the museum at Guernsey State Park, is the prize. Admisn HAWK SPRINGS RECREATION sion is free. From Memorial Day to Labor Located off Highway 85 in Goshen CounDay, the fort museum and visitor center ty, Hawk Springs offers boating, waterskiare open at 8 a.m. with extended hours ing, picnicking and camping. The reservoir during the summer season. Fort Laramie’s has a blue heron rooker y a nd v isitors summer season is May 1 through Sept. 30. might see a Canadian goose, mallard, blueHandicap accessible. Information: 307- winged and green-winged teal, gadwall, pintail, wood duck, avocet and the great 837-2221.
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horned owl. Fishing is offered at the site, and game fish include walleye, large mouth bass, yellow perch and channel catfish. Ice fishing is a winter activity. The site is unmanned, but a ranger patrols. The reservoir has 24 camping units for trailers or tents, comfort stations and a boat ramp. The Division of State Parks and Historic Sites administers and maintains Hawk Springs, while the Wyoming Game and Fish agency regulates the recreational use of the water and stocks the reservoir with fish. The reservoir is open daily and entrance for residents is $4 and camping is $6.Non-residents pay $10 and camping is $17. Annual permits are $33 for residents and $53 for non-residents.
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n THE WESTERN HISTORY CENTER LINGLE, Wyo. — In this log building, visitors will find archaeological items ranging from mammoth tusks and prehistoric tools to rotating displays of geological and historic collections. In addition, there is a hands-on “dig” for children of all ages and a bookstore. Located 5 miles west of Lingle, and 5 miles east of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, a mammoth cutout points visitors to the museum grounds from the road. Summer hours between June 1 and Aug. 31, are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For special tours and extended hours, call 307-837-3052. Handicap accessible.
n WIND FARM To view from Highway 71, go 3 miles northwest of Kimball, or for a closer view, go 2 miles west of town on Highway 30 and onto a dirt road. The seven wind turbines each stand 350 feet tall, with the turbine and blades weighing more than 40 tons. T he wind farm is expected to generate about 2 to 3 percent of electric energy for nearly 4,000 homes. Tours can be arranged by contacting the city of Kimball at 308 -
n PANOR AMA POINT AND THREE-STATE MARKER Located 20 miles southwest of Kimball, visit Nebraska’s highest point at 5,424 ft. See the Three-State Marker (Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado). Maps and Panorama Point certificates are available for both sites at Kimball-Banner County Chamber of Commerce, located at 122 South Chestnut in Kimball. Information: 308-235-3782.
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Visit Kimball County’s website at www.kimballbannercountychamber.com. n GOTTE PARK KIMBALL — Located on East Highway 30, the park offers a horseshoe ring, tennis court and swimming pool. Information: 308-2353782. n OLIVER STATE RECREATION AREA Eight miles west of Kimball on U.S. 30.
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n CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AND VISITORS CENTER Near Bayard, about 1 mile south of Highway 92 and County Road 75, “towering to the heavens” is how one pioneer described Chimney Rock, the most recognized landmark along the Oregon Trail. Today, an interpretive center operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society pays tribute to those who traveled the trails and features original maps made from Captain John C. Fremont’s 1842-43 exploration of the Oregon Trail. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3 for adults. Closed all winter holidays. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308-586-2581. n BAYARD DEPOT MUSEUM The museum is located at the south end of Main Street in Bayard (Hw y 26). We strive to preserve the history of Bayard. We have displays regarding the sugar factory and its history, The history and pictures of the pageant “Gift of God” presented at Chimney Rock in the 30s and 40s, which drew thousands of people f rom across the United States, we have a school room
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containing class pictures, annuals, books, uniforms from the school, we have a display of military uniforms from Bayard Vveterans representing all branches, old machinery, andmuch more. n BRIDGEPORT STATE RECREATION AREA BRIDGEPORT, U.S. 26 OR U.S. 385 — Sandpit lakes provide recreation within a few minutes of Chimney, Courthouse and Jail Rock. Bridgeport State Recreation Area is open year-round. Trailer dump stations are open April 30 through Oct. 1. Park entry permit required. Fee for primitive camping is $8 per night. Information is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by calling the Wildcat Hills Nature Center at 308-436-3777. n PIONEER TRAILS MUSEUM BR IDGEPOR T — North end of Main S t re et . Op en Memor ia l Day we ekend through Labor Day, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. Free admission. Information: 308-262-0123. n COURTHOUSE AND JAIL ROCK Near Bridgeport, about 5 miles south on
Nebraska’s 1st Christmas Box Angel was welcomed to her Garden of Hope October 25, 2008, surrounded by 4 foot walls of Rushmore mahogany granite memory tiles, capstones and reflection benches. The Angel of Hope is located in the Living Memorial Gardens, developed and cared for by volunteers since 1983. The Angel of Hope and Living Memorial Gardens are frequented each year by locals and visitors from around the world, offering a peaceful, beautiful garden setting, dedicated to all loved ones lost too soon. If you look closely, you will find the word “HOPE” hidden in the Angel’s right wing. For more information, including a map to the Living Memorial Gardens in Sidney, Nebraska, visit: nebraskaangelofhope.info or call the Cheyenne County Visitor’s Center at 866-545-4030 or 308-254-4030.
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Nebraska 88, these unusual rock formations were two of the first “road signs” met by westward travelers. Open year-round during daylight hours. Admission is free and tours are available.
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n LEGACY OF THE PLAINS MUSEUM In 2013, the North Platte Valley Museum and Farm And Ranch Museum in Gering merged to become Legacy of the Plains Museum, located one-half mile west of Gering at 2930 Old Oregon Trail. Volunteers dedicated to preserving the region’s history and agricultural heritage help visitors explore the valley’s unique stories, from nomadic Plains Indians to Oregon Trail travel, from early pioneer settlement to decades of agricultural innovations. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, the museum will offer weekly activities and demonstrations for people of all ages. Construction is well underway on additions that will bring indoor exhibit and v isitor center space to approx i mately 44,000 square feet on the 100-acre campus, which adjoins scenic Scotts Bluff National Monument. The annex building opened summer 2014, and the first phase of the redesigned exhibit gallery opened in fall 2014. Over the coming years, artifacts will be integrated into fresh exhibits indoors and out, according to professionally-developed exhibit plans highlighting the human and agricultural stories that make up the western Nebraska portion of the American historical experience. This will include stories of Native Americans, the Oregon Trail, irrigation, industry, development of rural communities, and history of innovative technologies and cultural practices of raising animals and crops in the unique High Plains environment. The museum is open from May through October, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, and Nov. 1 through April 30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or by appointment. Admission is $3 for adults and children under 12 are free. Information: 308 -436 -1989 or visit www. legacyoftheplains.org. n LAKE MINATARE A n ideal camping, picnicking, fishing, wildlife watching, hiking and water sports area awaits only 12 miles from Scottsbluff/ Gering. The Lake Minatare State Recreation Area is open Jan. 14 through Oct. 14 and annual permits are $25. Day passes are $5 per car. Both can be purchased at the park headquarters. The park has campsites with electrical outlets. There are also about 150 to 180 primitive campsites throughout the 2,180-acre park. Lake Minatare also features one of only seven inland lighthouses in the United States. The lighthouse was
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built during the Depression to be “a point of light and hope” for Panhandle residents. The lake is part of the North Platte Wildlife Refuge, which also opens for public use Jan. 15 through Oct. 1 and provides opportunities to view waterfowl and wildlife, as well as hiking, fishing, boating and photography. The refuge closes from public use every Oct. 15 to provide undisturbed habitat for waterfowl during the migration period. As temperatures rise and ice gives way to open water, the four refuge units — Lake Minatare, Winters Creek Lake, Lake Alice and Stateline Island — are ideal resting spots for waterfowl. The refuge is also important as a nesting location for bald eagles. n LAKE MINATARE STATE RECREATION AREA Seven miles north of Minatare. Over 2,000 acres of water with facilities for boaters, campers, fishermen and outdoor enthusiasts. The stone lighthouse and swimming beach are open from 8 a.m.-9 :30 p.m., 7 days/week. Information: 308-783-2911. n FIVE ROCKS AMPHITHEATER Five Rocks Amphitheater is an outdoor entertainment venue located a quarter-mile south at the junction of Five Rocks Road and M Street in Gering. Each year the amphitheater is host to a variety of entertainers. It has a capacity of 3,200 people. Five Rocks outdoor cinema has become a popular place to spend the summer evenings watching movies under the stars. “Movies at the Rocks” are shown Thursdays at 9 p.m. Admission is $2. Many events are scheduled at Five Rocks Amphitheater. Check out the schedule at www.gering.org. Schedules are also available at the City of Gering office located at 1025 P St. Tickets and information: 308-436-5096. n MIDWEST THEATER The Historic Midwest Theater in Scottsbluff is the last of three “grand theaters,” which were built in the Scottsbluff/Gering area. Seating 700 people, the theater opened on May 3, 1946, and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. A nonprofit group, Friends of the Midwest Theater, was established in 1998 to renovate and keep the theater active for the community. The group regularly coordinates mainstream and specialty films, visual and performing arts, and school and community educational programming. The theater can also be reserved for special events. The theater is designed in the art modern style of architecture and exhibits an exceptionally high degree of architectural and artistic integrity, both on its interior and exterior. The theater’s most striking feature, as described in a 1946 newspaper article, “is the marquee with a stainless steel and aluminum tower
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extending 60’ above the entrance.” The lighted tower was designed to be seen at night for a radius of 20 miles. The “modern” interior decor and the dominant marquee and tower add to thearchitectural excitement of the streetscape of Scottsbluff ’s downtown business district. For more information, call 308-632-4311 or visit www. midwesttheater.com.
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youth, ages 6-13, to participate each season. For information concerning Theatre West, the internship program or the TOFY Camp, call 308-635-6794. Theatre West offers professional directors, designers and actors from across the United States, collegiate theater majors, as well as talented musicians, actors and singers from our own community. Choice reserved seating is available to productions with season tickets and/or advanced individual tickets. n SCOT TS BLUFF The theater is handicapped accessible. Call NATIONAL MONUMENT From 1841 to 1869, 250,000 pioneers trav- 308-635-6193 for tickets. More information eled one of four trails that included Oregon, can be obtained by emailing Judy@nebrasMormon and California through the Mitchell karts.com or by calling at 308-635-6794. Pass as a final gateway to the Rocky Mountains. The Pony Express Trail also traipsed n RIVERSIDE DISCOVERY CENTER through the area. Today, Scotts Bluff NaWelcome to the Wildest Discover y in tional Monument looms above the historic Town! Great family fun and entertainment Mitchell Pass and North Platte River Valley await at the Riverside Discovery Center. 3 miles west of Gering. The Saddle Rock Located at 1600 S. Beltline Highway West walking trail and the Summit Road with in Scottsbluff, RDC exhibits approximately its three tunnels lead to the monument’s 180 animals, including reptiles, birds, inversummit. The monument museum contains tebrates and mammals, and 16 rare species exhibits about the area’s human and natural in this A ZA accredited zoo. Animal resihistory and also holds a unique collection of dents include chimpanzees, Amur tigers, watercolor paintings by famed frontier photographer and artist William Henry Jackson. spider monkeys, lions, zebras, Eurasian There are permanent exhibits on the West- lynx, African hoof stock and various reptiles ward Movement, and periodic temporary and birds. Guests can enjoy feeding displays and traveling exhibits. There is also a 12-minute orientation program. Monument hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily but will have extended hours after Memorial Day. It is open on all holidays except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The Summit Road closes at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per car, $3 for motorcycles and $3 for walkers. People ages 62 and over are free with an Interagency Senior Pass. The annual pass is $15 and is valid for one year from the date of purchase. Handicapped accessible. Information 308-436-9700. n THEATRE WEST Theatre West Summer Repertor y is a semi-professional theater company operating in Scottsbluff. The company was formed in 1990 as a not-for-profit organization and consists of a live summer theater program and Theatre Opportunity For Youth, a children’s camp. TWSR is housed at Western Nebraska Community College (1601 E. 27th St.) and is directed by an executive director and board, as well as a Community Advisory Board. It is generously supported by Western Nebraska Community College. Each summer, Theatre West operates during a 10-week season. The company presents four separate productions with eight performances of each production, providing opportunity for experience, training and performance, as well as live theater productions for audience members. A high school intern program is offered each season, giving experience and training to students interested in theater. The TOFY Camp invites
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waterfowl on the zoo’s lake and the heritage breeds in the new petting zoo. The “Children’s Museum Without Walls” features a playground, interactive water table and splash pad. In 2015 a brand new Dino Dig will be premiered for hours of discovery exploration. Junior paleontologists can excavate a T-rex skull, a 7-foot brachiosaurus leg bone, egg cluthes and lots of other fossils! Summer hours May through October are 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $4 for children ages 5 to 12, and $2 for children ages 2 to 4. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more paying patrons. The facility is handicapped accessible. For information, call 308-630-6236, visit www.riversidediscoverycenter.org or e-mail info@riversidediscoverycenter.org. Check our Facebook page for the latest activities which occur year-round. n WEST NEBRASK A ARTS CENTER Established in 1967, the West Nebraska Arts Center provides artists a lively public venue to share their talents with the community. The arts center’s eclectic programming leads adults and youth to a better understanding and appreciation of the arts. The gallery, at 106 E. 18th St., features local, national, and international artists and represents a wide variety of visual art forms with a new exhibit each month. Original artwork and a variety of unique gift items are available for sale. The gallery provides annual opportunities for local artists with the Visionaries Student Art Exhibit, the North Platte Valley Artist Guild Show, the IMAGE Photography Exhibit, the WNAC President’s Show, and the Juried Art Exhibit. Educational exhibits have featured original artwork by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvidor Dali, Henri Matisse, Rembrandt van Rijn, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Andy Warhol. Gallery exhibits and receptions are free and open to the public. Arts professionals offer a variety of studio art classes and workshops to adults and youth throughout the year. Students grades K-6 get inspired during after-school art classes each Tuesday afternoon during the school year. WNAC’s summer Art Camp offers visual art workshops to youth ages 10-14 each June. Visit the gallery Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends 1 to 5 p.m., closed Mondays. For more information, call 308-632-2226, like West Nebraska Arts Center on Facebook, or visit www.thewnac.com. n WILDCAT HILLS NATURE CENTER Overlooking the North Platte Valley, the Wildcat Hills Nature Center offers tourists the chance to learn about the ecology and history of the area, while providing a scenic view of the surrounding hills. Upon entering
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the building, visitors find a 27-foot artificial Ponderosa pine in the middle of the room, disappearing through a hole in the floor and leading to the level below. A variety of mounted birds stare down from their high perches, each positioned in various poses. Across the way are doors leading out to an observation deck. Downstairs, a display stands in one corner, featuring various critters in their natural habitats. A live beehive sits off along another wall, allowing the bees to come and go to the outdoors through a little tunnel and a hole in the wall. On the opposite wall, a huge mural depicting the land, decorates every inch from f loor to ceiling. A display case also sits off to one side, exhibiting fossils that were discovered a short distance away. Along with the chance to learn about nature and history in an intriguing environment, the nature center also provides its visitors with a wide variety of programs, including visits from speakers and area organizations. The facilities can be reserved for special occasions such as weddings, reunions and banquets. The nature center also houses a gift shop. Outside there are 3½ miles worth of hiking trails, a picnic area with shelters and a campground located near the nature
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center. The Wildcat Hills Nature Center offers educational activities for students from kindergarten through sixth grades, including children’s day camps and nature series art classes, which take place five weeks out of the summer. Pre-registration and pre-payment are required and some events have enrollment limits. Registrations may be picked up at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center, located south of Gering. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., seven days a week from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Winter hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. A park permit is required for the campground and any other facilities. Daily park permits cost $5 and annual permits are $25. They can be purchased at the nature center. Information: 308-436-3777. n ROBIDOUX PASS At the junctions of Five Rocks Road and M Street, go 1 mile south on Five Rocks Road, then turn west and go 8 miles. Western traffic flowed through this pass from 1843 to 1851. Left of the road is a monument for the blacksmith shop; to the right are pioneer graves. Reconstructed trading post in Carter Canyon, south of Gering; turn right at Cedar Canyon Road. Grounds open year-round. Groups by appointment. Free. Information: 308-4366886. n REBECCA WINTERS’ GRAVE About 2 miles east of Scottsbluff at the junction of U.S. Highway 26 and S. Beltline Highway, travelers will find the grave of Rebecca Winters. Born in New York State in 1802, Winters was a pioneer in the Church of the Latter -day Saints. In June 1852, Rebecca, with her husband Hiram, joined others of their faith, in the great journey to Utah. Along the way, she contracted cholera and died. A friend chiseled her name and the year on an iron wagon tire to mark her grave on the prairies. In 1899, surveyors for the Burlington Railroad found the crude marker and changed the right-ofway for the railroad. The site was one of the more famous historical locations along the Mormon Trail. With heavy coal train traffic along the railroad, it became necessary to relocate the grave of Rebecca Winters on Sept. 5, 1995, to the area of the current historical marker. The site is handicap accessible.
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n BOWRING RANCH Located 30 miles east of Gordon, just north of Merriman, this historical museum is a working ranch that tells the story of Arthur and Eva Bowring, who both served in the U.S. House of Representatives. The ranch features a visitor’s center of artifacts and memorabilia of early day ranching and the Bowrings’ political careers and a replica of a sod house from the 1800s. The ranch also offers tours of the original Bowring home, which is filled with antique china and glassware. Tours begin in May and close Sept. 1. Information: 308-684-3428.
n TRI-STATE OLD TIME COWBOYS MEMORIAL MUSEUM Located in the city park one block west of Main Street between Third and Fourth streets, this log building contains cowboy artifacts such as saddles, hats and boots, plus a chuckwagon with more than 200 cattle brands. Open Memorial Day through midSept, 1-5 p.m.; or by appointment. Free admission. Handicapped accessible. Group tours available. Information: 308-282-1115. n HAY SPRINGS HERITAGE CENTER I and II The first center is at Second and Main
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n GORDON SCAMAHORN MUSEUM West Fifth Street in Wayland Park. The history of the Gordon area is in this 1884 church. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is free.
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streets in an old hardware store, the second center is on North Baker Street in an 1884 church. The centers offer the history of the Hay Springs area. The centers are open by appointment. Free admission. Information: 308-638-7643.
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n RUSHVILLE SHERIDAN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM Just off Highway 20 in Rushville. The complete story of Camp Sheridan and the Spotted Tail Agency can be found here, along with numerous exhibits showing life on the frontier. Open Memorial Day through Labor Day, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Admission free. Handicapped accessible. Information: 308360-0999. n WALGREN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA Located 2 miles east, 3 miles south of Highway 20, legend has it that a Loch Nessstyle creature inhabits this unusually tranPhoto by Joe Dutton quil Sandhills lake, with its enticing camping, fishing, hiking and picnic facilities. Open year-round, reservations are not re- northwest of Crawford and ends up in the quired. Handicapped accessible, park entry corner of Nebraska, where Nebraska meets permit required. Information: 308-432-6167. Wyoming and South Dakota. The grasslands cover almost 95,000 acres of prairie grasses providing hunting in season, hiking SIOUX COUNTY and nature study in the high country of n AGATE FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL western Nebraska. Tourists are encouraged MONUMENT HARRISON Set in a high plains ecosystem along the to be aware that some of the land is privately Niobrara River and the upper Niobrara River owned among the grassland and may not wetlands, Agate Fossil Beds is a 3,055-acre be appropriate for recreation. Information: national park located near Harrison. The fos- 308-432-0300. sil beds were once part of “Captain” James n SIOUX COUNTY H. Cook ’s A gate Springs R anch, where mammal fossils dating back some 20 million HISTORICAL MUSEUM years to the Miocene epoch were found in HARRISON — Located on the east side of a bone bed. The ranch was also known as a South Main Street. A schoolhouse, post ofgathering place for Oglala Lakota Sioux and fice and country store, telephone office and Chief Red Cloud. The visitor center features home, as well as the main museum, tell the a collection of American Indian artifacts story of the settling of Sioux County and on reflective of the time period between the into the 20th century. Open May 31 through 1880s and the early 1900s, paleontology Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday exhibits and a 12-minute movie, “The Fossil through Saturday, and from 1 to 4 p.m. SunHills,” available with closed captions. Two day. Admission is free and group tours are hiking trails, the Fossil Hills Trail and the available. Information: 308-668-2110. Daemonelix Trail, visit the historic dig sites and Daemonelix burrows. The visitor center and museum winter hours are daily, Labor Day through Memorial Day, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and summer hours are daily from Memorial Day through Labor Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The trails are open year-round from dawn until dusk. Admission is free. n OGLALA NATIONAL GRASSLAND Fif teen miles nor th of Har r ison, the Oglala National Grassland begins 5 miles
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May 1 — Midwest Theater hosts “Church Basement Ladies: The Last (Potluck) Supper” at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. $24 for members all seats/$28 for non-members all seats. 1707 Broadway, Scottsbluff May 2 — Y Not Ride Community Bike Ride, Registration at 7 a.m. starts at 8 a.m. at the YMCA. 22 S Beltline Hwy E., Scottsbluff May 2 — Keep Scottsbluff/Gering Beautiful hosts The Great American Cleanup: Pharmaceuticals Take-Back, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Main Street Market East parking lot. Avenue B and South Beltline Highway, Scottsbluff May 2 — Panhandle Humane Society hosting “5K9 Run/Walk and Pet Health Fair” at 10 a.m., at the Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds, Mitchell. May 2 — Captain’s Walleye Tour at Lake Minatare from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., Scottsbluff May 2 — Sidney’s Great Trash Race, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Sidney May 3 — Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross race, Mitchell May 5 — Cinco De Mayo celebration, Guernsey, Wyo. May 9 — Free Fishing and Park Entry Day, Oshkosh May 9 — Terry McCormick Memorial Walleye Tournament, Lewellen May 16 — Summit Christian College hosts Summit to Summit Run/Walk/Shuttle at 8 a.m. 7.2 mile round trip from Summit Christian College to Scotts Bluff National Monument Summit Rd. Walk or run up and back or take the shuttle back. $15 per person. 2025 21st St., Gering. 308-632-6933, ext. 225 May 16 — Kids’ Fishing Derby, BBQ and Free Entry Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford May 16 — Wildcat Hills Wildlands Day Fun Run 8K, $20 per person, at 7:30 a.m., at the Wildcat Hills Nature Center south of Gering. May 16 — Shut Up and Fish, Lewellen May 22-25 — Rock Gem Show Expo from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Riverside Zoo Campground, Scottsbluff May 23 — Opening Night at the Post Playhouse - “The Bald Mountain Rounders” 8 p.m., Ft. Robinson, Crawford May 22-23-24 — CSC Golf Classic-Don Beebe Golf Tournament at Ridgeview Country Club, Chadron May 23 — Season official opening park activities at Fort Robinson State Park at 6:30 a.m. Restaurant opens on the 23rd at 4 p.m., Crawford May 23-24-25 — Camp Clarke Raiders
Spring Rendezvous, Bridgeport May 25 — American Legion Memorial Day Services at Crawford Cemetery, Crawford May 27-June 6 — Theatre West’s presentation “Our Town” at 7:30 p.m. Season Ticket Admission and Individual Tickets: Adult $18, Senior $17, Junior $10, Student, $8 at Western Nebraska Community College’s Little Theater, 1601 E 27th St., Scottsbluff. May 30 — United Way of Western Nebraska Color Dash at 8 a.m., at Five Rocks Amphitheater, Gering May 30 — Annual Beef Cook-off, Oshkosh May 30 — Tractor Rally Across Nebraska, Harrison May 31 — Couple’s Classic Golf Tournament, at 1 p.m., at West Wind Golf Club, Ogallala
JUNE
June 4 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. June 5 — Treasures Flea Market, 1-8 p.m., at Sheridan Count y Fairgrounds, Gordon June 5-7 — 27th annual Sugar Valley Rally, a precision driving contest for antique cars (pre-1958), start and finish in Scottsbluff and Gering June 6 — Gering Arts Festival - Gering June 6 — Chappell Car Show - Chappell June 6 — Colorado Walleye Assoc. Walleye Tournament, Ogallala June 6 — Crawford Mud Racing - West of Rodeo Grounds - Gates open at 11 a.m. Races start at 1 p.m., Crawford June 6 — Legacy of the Plains Museum presents “Riders in the Sky” Tickets $25 adults/$10 children 6 -10/Free 5 & under, add $5 for sales at the gate. Five Rocks Amphitheater, Five Rocks Road, Gering. June 6 — Western Nebraska Regional Airport hosts “Airport Appreciation Day” at Western Nebraska Regional A irport, Scottsbluff June 6 — Terry McCormick Memorial Walleye Tournament, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lake McConaughy June 6-7-9 — Post Playhouse “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” 8 p.m., Fort Robinson, Crawford June 6-7 — Crawford’s Annual Community Yard Sale, Crawford June 6-7 — Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross race, Alliance June 7 — KCOW 66th annual concert and Dance, at 8 a.m., airport hanger, Alliance
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June 11 — 4-H Horse Camp, Fort Robinson, Crawford June 12-13-14-16-23-26 — Post Playhouse, “Grease,” 8 p.m. Fort Robinson, Crawford June 12-13 — Gold Rush Days, quick draw competitions, chuck wagon cookout, Sidney June 12-13 — 22nd annual Ash Hallow Pageant, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Quilt art show, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Chuck Wagon Supper, 5K walk/ run, quilt show and musical, Ash Hollow State Park, Lewellen June 13-14 — Annual Shut Up & Fish Walleye Tournament, Lake McConaughy June 13-14 — Cowboy Capital Classic Open Baseball Tournament, Ogallala June 13 — Brule Community-Wide Garage Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Brule, Wyo. June 12-14 — 16th Annual Inter Tribal Gathering, 8:30 a.m., Fort Robinson, Crawford June 13 — Banner County Museum hosts Banner County Museum Day, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., pancake feed, fun run, penny carnival, family game time, bbq cookoff, noon meal, ice cream social, entertainment, talent show., Harrisburg June 13 — 37th annual West Nebraska AllStar Football Game, 7 p.m., Bearcat Stadium, Scottsbluff June 13 — 31st annual West Nebraska AllStar Volleyball Game, 2 p.m., WNCC Cougar Palace, Scottsbluff June 13 — WSRR A Ranch Rodeo at the Kimball Fairgrounds and arena. Gates open at 5 p.m. There will be a dance in the hog barn following the rodeo. Tickets will be $ 6 for adults and $4 for children. Kimball June 16 -19 — Western Nebraska A rts Center hosts Youth Art Camp, 1 to 5 p.m., open to students ages 10-14., 106 E 18th St., Scottsbluff. June 18 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. June 19-20 — High Plains Auto Club hosts Father’s Day Rock ‘N’ Roll Car Show & Rally, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Parade, door prizes and vendors. $35 for the weekend, which includes registration and both meals, Gering Civic Center and Five Rocks Amphitheater, Gering June 17-20/24-28 — Theatre West’s presentation “Godspell,” at 7:30 p.m. at Western Nebraska Community College’s Little Theater, 1601 E 27th St., Scottsbluff. June 19-21 — L ake Ogallala Outdoor Expo, Ogallala June 19-20-24-28-30 — Post Playhouse, “Cinderella,” 8 p.m., Fort Robinson, Crawford June 20 — Gering Merchants hosts 15th Annual Gering Arts Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Scotts Bluff County Courthouse lawn, Gering June 20 — Festival of Hope celebration and concert, Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds, Mitchell June 20 — Ride the Ridge, Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford
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June 22 — Farmer/Rancher Golf Tournament, 7:30 a.m., Alliance June 26 — Mitchell Chamber presents Concert in the Park, 8 a.m. until evening fireworks display, Mitchell June 27 — Old-Fashioned Antique Tractor Pull & Family Fun 4th of July, Kimball June 27-28 — Colorado Walleye Association Tournament, Lake McConaughy, Ogallala June 28 — Theatre West and Aulick’’s TLC hosts 24th Annual Garden Walk, 4 to 8 p.m. Evening tour. $12 advance/$15 tour day, for this self-guided tour. Scottsbluff June 28 — Independence Day Celebrations - Oshkosh
JULY
July 1-4 — 41st annual Western & Wildlife Art Show Booths open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the 2nd and 3rd and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 4th at the Fort Robertson Veterinary Building, Crawford July 2 — Junior King and Queen Rodeo Contest at 8 a.m.; Junior Fun Day starts 10 a.m., Crawford Rodeo Arena, Crawford July 3 — Post Playhouse Theater - “All Shook Up” 8:00 P.M. - Fort Robinson, Crawford July 3 — Fireworks at dusk, Chappell July 3-4 — Cattle Capitol Rodeo 1 to 4 p.m., Alliance July 3-4 — Fourth of July events, Street dance, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Guernsey, Wyo. July 4 — Fourth of July Celebration - Crawford - Annual White River 5K Run - Starts at the Post Playhouse at Fort Robinson - 7 a.m,. Annual 4th of July Parade - Downtown Crawford - 10 a.m., Park Activities begin at 11 a.m., Crawford City Park July 4 — Cool Summer Nights Backyard Party - Oshkosh July 4 — Fourth of July festivities, Bridgeport July 4 — Annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Fort Laramie National Historic Site. Fort Laramie, Wyo. July 4 — Scotts Bluff National Monument hosts Fireworks Viewing from the Top of the Bluff at dusk. Walk up or take a shuttle ride to watch from the top of Scottsbluff/Gering the professional fireworks as well as personal fireworks from town. 190276 Old Oregon Trail, Gering. July 4 — Fireworks display, Torrington, Wyo. July 4 — Fireworks display, Scottsbluff July 4 — Fourth of July fireworks, Lodgepole July 4 — Fourth of July celebration, Ogallala July 4 — Fourth of July events, Kimball July 4 — Crawford Mud Truck Racing Gates open at 11 a.m. - Races start at 1 p.m. - West of the Rodeo Grounds July 9 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo.
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July 9-12 — 2015 Oregon Trail Days, Gering July 9-11 — Oregon Trail Days 32nd Annual Art Show & Sale, 7-9 p.m. 7/9; Open reception 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 7/10; 9am-3pm 7/11. Gering Civic Center, 1050 M Street, Gering. July 9-12 — Fur Trade Days, Chadron July 10 — Post Playhouse Theater - “A Man of No Importance” - Fort Robinson - 8 p.m., Crawford July 10 — Oregon Trail Days “International Food Show & Car Show” 5-9 p.m. 10th Street, Gering. July 10 — Oregon Trail Days “Don Childs Jr. Memorial 5-mile Run” 6:15 a.m. registrations, 7:30 a.m. race begins. Race features 6 age groups. Walkers are also invited. $10 t-shirts included. 10th Street, Gering July 11 — Oregon Trails Days Craft Festival 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Legion Park, Gering July 11 — Brule Evening in the Park Ice Cream Social, Brule July 11 — Solid Rock Music Fest, Gering July 13 — Kimball Hospital Foundation’s 31st annual Golf Classic at the Four Winds Golf Course. Lunch and registration at 11 a.m. Shotgun starts at noon., Kimball July 14-19 — Heritage Days, Alliance July 17-18 — Blue Water Blues Festival, Lewellen July 17-25 — Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo, Sidney July 18 -25 — Sheridan Count y Fair, Gordon July 23 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. July 25-Aug. 1 — Morrill County Fair, Bridgeport July 25 — Annual K ites and Castles, Ogallala
July 25 — Seventh annual Dam Run, Ogallala July 26 — Cheyenne County Fair & Rodeo, Sidney July 26 — 53rd annual Peabody Hale Fiddle Contest Fiddle & Vocal Contest, horseshoes, quilt show, concessions. Gates open at 8 a.m., Crawford City Park, Crawford July 27-Aug. 1 — Goshen County Fair, Torrington, Wyo. July 29-Aug. 2 — Garden County Fair and Rodeo, Lewellen July 30 — Garden County Fair & Rodeo - Lewellen July 31 — Brule Day, Brule July 31 — Farmers Day Off Golf Tournament, Kimball
AUGUST
Aug. 1 — Brule Day, Brule Aug. 1-10 — Dawes County Fair, Dawes County Fairgrounds, Chadron Aug. 1-9 — Scotts Bluff County Fair, Mitchell Aug. 4-10 — Box Butte County Fair, mud bogging, cake auction, cat, dog and horse shows and parades, Hemingford Aug. 4-10 — Kimball County Fair, Kimball Aug. 4-10 — Keith County Fair and Rodeo, Ogallala Aug. 4— Scottsbluff Police Department and Downtown Business Association hosts the 32nd annual National Night Out, 5 p.m. Broadway, Scottsbluff. Aug. 5-8 — Deuel County Fair, Chappell Aug. 7 — Lost Creek Music Festival, Oshkosh Aug 7 — Post Playhouse Theater - Final
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Airport Appreciation Day at Western Nebraska Regional Airport.
Performance - “A Man of No Importance” - 2 p.m. - Fort Robinson, Crawford Aug. 8-15 — Wyoming State Fair. Lusk, Wyo. Aug. 9 — Annual Moonlight Tour at 7:30 p.m., Fort Laramie, Wyo. Aug. 12 — Annual Polish Luau - Oshkosh Aug. 13 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. Aug 14 — Chimney Rock Pioneer Days, Bayard Aug. 16 — Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross race, Mitchell Aug 20-23 — National Senior Pro Rodeo Old West Trail Rodeo Arena, Crawford Aug. 21 — Oregon Trail Wagon Train Bluegrass Festival, Bayard Aug. 22 — Duck Daze, Guernsy, Wyo. Aug. 25 — U.S. National Park Service honors National Park Service birthday. Scotts
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Bluff National Monument, Fort Laramie Historic Site and Agate Fossil Beds will waive admission fees to commemorate a monumental figure. Aug. 27 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. Aug. 28 — Hobie 61 Mac Attack Sailboat Regatta, Ogallala
SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4-7 — Northwest Nebraska Rock Swap. Buy, sell, swap, rocks, minerals and fossils at Crawford City Park, Crawford Sept. 5-6-7 — Camp Clarke Raiders Fall Rendezvous, Bridgeport Sept. 4 — Toucan Open Windsurfing Festival, Ogallala Sept. 5-7 — Old West Balloon Fest, Mitchell
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Mia Bergmann opens up Scotts Bluff County Fair concert.
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Sept. 6 — Annual Lisco Days Celebration, Lisco Sept. 6-7 — Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross Race, Alliance Sept. 11 — Fall Festival, Oshkosh Sept. 12 — Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. Guernsey Wyo. Sept. 12 — Annual Stetson’s Fishing Classic, Ogallala Sept. 12 — Mitchell Event Center hosts Fiber Arts Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds, Mitchell Sept. 12 — Legacy of the Plains hosts Harvest Festival, Gering Sept. 13-14 — Willow Tree Festival, Gordon Sept. 18-20 — Dalton Fall Festival, Dalton Sept. 19 — Farmer’s Day Celebration, Kimball Sept. 19-20 — Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross race, Sidney Sept. 24-26 — Indian Summer Rendezvous, Ogallala Sept 25-26 — Legend Buttes Hot Rods, Customs & Classic Car Show, Crawford Sept. 26 — Platte Valley Companies fourth annual Monument Marathon, at 8 a.m., Five Rocks Amphitheater, Gering
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Sept. 26 — U.S. National Park Service honors National Public Lands Day. Scotts Bluff National Monument, For Laramie Historic Site and Agate Fossil Beds will waive admission fees to commemorate a monumental figure. Sept. 27 — Kimball Kamakazee Klub Remote Control Airshow, Kimball
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Traders discuss flints at Fort Laramie National Historical Site.
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Youth learn how to hunt like their ancient ancestors at Hell Gap Archaeological Site.
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