Celebrating Independence Day Across Nebraska
4th of July celebrations across Nebraska seem to go off with a bang. :-) Independence Day and freedom are definitely worth celebrating. Here are [...]
The Capitol: A Nebraska Masterpiece
Truly the Nebraska Capitol is one of my very favorite places across the whole state. Why it has taken me a year to feature Nebraska's [...]
How Having a Nebraska State Park Permit Expands Your Adventure Options
Today was the best kind of day: full of wonderful places and most importantly spending time with wonderful people. We were with dear friends and [...]
Happy Blogiversary Year One of Odyssey Through Nebraska
Blow up the balloons! Throw the confetti! Drape the streamers!"Odyssey Through Nebraska" is exactly one year old today. Happy blogiversary year one! When I started [...]
Monday Memories: Riverview Pool’s Part in Omaha’s Zoo
How places come to be is always interesting to me. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo definitely has a history! First there was a park formed [...]
Moving Monday: Opening Doorways to Hope in Lincoln
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." Walt Disney (found [...]
Stopping Modern Day Slavery in Nebraska
Writing about the Underground Railroad on this blog last week was so much easier. Partly because I want to stick my head in the sand [...]
Watching other “football” in Nebraska at Lincoln’s Pinnacle Bank Arena
Perhaps my post should really read "futbol," but no matter how you say the word, it sounds the same, although the two footballs obviously have [...]
Mayhew Cabin: Nebraska’s Underground Railroad Starting Point
Since Nebraska became a state after the Civil War had ended, I thought that slavery did not play a part in the state. But Nebraska's [...]
Nebraska’s Underground Railroad Path
Upon examining slavery in Nebraska, one would naturally conclude that this issue did not have an impact. After all, the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves [...]