Inside the May/June 2008 Issue
Here's an overview of the stories that appear in our May/June 2008 issue. Click on The Voyage of Plattepus I, Chasing a Major League Dream or Weeping Water for slideshows of more images and to read excerpts from the May/June 2008 issue. Click here to subscribe to Nebraska Life Magazine and receive this issue delivered to your mailbox.
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Last May, a North Platte man set out to do what his friends said couldn’t be done: float the Platte River across Nebraska. By Ron Snell |
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Life in the Omaha Royals means months away from home, a grueling schedule… and the chance to fulfill a boyhood dream. By Tina King |
Weeping Water: A Nebraska "Boom" Town
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The story of Nebraska’s limestone capital starts deep underground. By
Bobbi and Steve Olson |
The Vision of John Johnson
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How a master photographer portrayed Lincoln’s African American community in the early 20th century. By Nina Shevchuk-Murray |
Gardens Are for Butterflies
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Why a Waverly garden attracts butterflies, and how your garden can too. By Molly Garriott |
Horse and Carriage
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It’s not just yesteryear – combined driving is a growing sport in Nebraska. By Nina Shevchuk-Murray |
The Storytelling Capital of Nebraska
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McCook’s annual Buffalo Commons Storytelling Festival. By Deb Carpenter-Nolting |
An Evening at "The Office"
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For locals and out-of-towners, Hooper’s most popular restaurant is worth the wait. By Tammy Partsch |
A Season with a Bald Eagle Family
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With an eye-level view of a nest, photographer Jack Nordeen documented scenes of bald eagle family life along the Niobrara River. It was “a photo opportunity of a lifetime,” he said. Photography by Jack Nordeen; text by David L. Bristow |
Plus, Nebraska Kitchens, Storyteller (Grandpa's Letters by Karna Converse), Nebraska Traveler (In the Footsteps of Wild Bill, Powwow at Fort Robinson, Agrarian Art at Bone Creek Museum) Road Trip (Bird Watching on the Chicken Dance Trail by Phil Soreide), Flat Water News (Grant County is Not Scenic, Barnstorming in Broken Bow, North Platte's Golden Spike, Best Places to Raise Your Kids, The Grove Lake Monster), Poems by Nancy L. Savery, R.F. McEwen and Fredrick Zydek plus the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf, and a “Last Look” photo from Bob Rooney
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