July 4th Celebrations in Early Lincoln
Because I was going for a historic overview of the city for my A History Lover's Guide to Lincoln, I did not research the early [...]
Happy 4th Blogiversary! Celebrating 4 years of Odyssey Through Nebraska
Happy 4th blogiversary! Exactly four years ago, I started writing at Odyssey Through Nebraska. Well, technically for the first year, there was a wordpress.com behind [...]
2017 Nebraska Travel Adventures near Lincoln
Yesterday, I told you all about why you should be a reader of the Lincoln Kids Newspaper. For my summer article for that newspaper, I chose [...]
Lincoln Irish Dancers: Annual Ceili Dance
Guest post about Lincoln Irish Dancers by Terri Heckman The Lincoln Irish Dancers (LID) 19th Annual Spring Ceili will take place Sunday, March 12, from [...]
Nebraska’s 150th birthday celebration!
The long-awaited day is finally here. Nebraska's 150th birthday! For months, the folks at NE150 have been planning some fabulous celebrations. All around our state events [...]
Getting Fit in Nebraska: The NE150 Exercise Challenge
Becoming more fit seems to be a common New Year's Resolution. Exercising can seem overwhelming. At times, finding time to be active can be a [...]
Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Bowl Games
Ever since I was a child, watching the Nebraska Cornhusker football team play in a bowl game has been a part of my Christmas vacation. [...]
Tractors, Trucks, Planes and Trains
Almost every little kid loves to see big machinery. At least I know that when our four kids were little they would get pretty excited [...]
Celebrating Red Nose Day in Nebraska (May 26, 2016)
With many locations in Nebraska, Walgreens has already made its mark across the state. Tomorrow they hope to help our state become "seriously silly" with the 2nd [...]
In Nebraska, May 2016 is for the Birds
Several years ago, we were convinced we had an endangered screech owl in our tree. The bird was just a little thing that did [...]