Inside the January/February 2009 Issue
Here's an overview of the stories that appear in our January/February 2009 issue. Click on The Winter of 1948-1949 for more submissions from readers or The Dutch Mennonites of Henderson for a slideshow of more images and to read excerpts from the January/February issue. Click here to subscribe to Nebraska Life Magazine and receive this issue delivered to your mailbox.
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Stories and photos
from the winter that seemed to never end. By the readers and subscribers of Nebraska Life Magazine |
The Dutch Mennonites of Henderson
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How
this central Nebraska ethnic community has endured for generations. By Kristen Friesen Photography by Steve and Bobbi Olson |
Artistry in Wood
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Furniture becomes art in the hands of Omaha's Zongker brothers. By Tina King Photography by Alyssa Schukar |
Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast
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Where there's more than just a whisper of hospitality in Nebraska City. By Whitney Keyes Photography by Bobbi and Steve Olson |
Oranges in the Snow
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It's a jungle inside Russ Finch's earth-heated greenhouse in Alliance. By Sheryl Schmeckpeper |
To Paddle or Die
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A float down the Middle Loup River in the middle of winter. Story and photography by Alan J. Bartels |
Winter Birding in the Platte River Valley
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A road trip to Nebraska's bird watching Mecca – the Platte River Valley near Ogallala. By Alan J. Bartels |
The Savidge Brothers: Barnstorming Pioneers
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These brothers learned to fly with little more than Nebraska farm ingenuity. By Alan J. Bartels |
Plus, Nebraska Kitchens, Storyteller (Gypsies Came to Call by Janet Goeden), Nebraska Traveler (Unadilla Groundhog Festival, Wymore's Lovable Saint) Flat Water News (Ashfall's Promising Future for Uncovering the Past, Presidential Questions for Nebraskans, The Nebraska Adventure by Jean Lukesh), Poems by Dwaine Spieker, Nancy Savery and Kathleen Selinske plus the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf, and a “Last Look” photo from Jorn Olsen
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