Tree Adventure Hiking at Arbor Day Farm in Nebraska City
Why do I enjoy Nebraska City Tree Adventure Farm hiking ... First of all, there are some trees. Everywhere trees. Since Nebraska is known for [...]
Nebraska Stories Episode 806: Finding Life in the Everyday
This week's Nebraska Stories remind us all of the life that we can find in the everyday. There is a beauty in working hard at [...]
Nebraska Stories Episode 712
During the last two weeks, did you manage to get caught up on any of the Nebraska Stories Season 7 episodes that you have missed? [...]
Friday Family Fun 9-18-15
Life is all about the momentous and mundane. Saying "no" to one thing, so that you can say "yes" to another. Balancing the scheduled and [...]
Nebraska City’s Enchanted Arboretum
For the past 134 years, Nebraska has been observing Arbor Day. While it took several more years for the nation to catch on, what better city [...]
Nebraska City and the Applejack Festival
What is a girl supposed to do when most of her pictures disappear after a photo transfer? And when the initial suggestions from a helpful [...]
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 [...]
Stopping Slavery in Nebraska: Nebraska City and the Mayhew Cabin
Built with stacked logs, the snug cabin is certainly not much to look at. Looking at the interior, comfortably housing one person almost seems like [...]
Arbor Day In Nebraska
Just in case you missed it, the holiday that Nebraskans can be most proud of is today. Why? Because Arbor Day originated in Nebraska. (Maybe [...]