Inside the July/August Issue
Here's what's inside the July/August issue of Nebraska Life! (An excerpt of "Only in Nebraska" and selected photos are available online.)
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| Storm near Bartlett, photographed by stormchaser Mike Hollingshead. |
Chasing the Storm
“The best viewing location is in the tornado's path in most cases,” says storm chaser and photographer Mike Hollingshead of Blair. Here are tales of adventure – and stunning photography – from a few of Nebraska storm chasers.
By Curt Arens
Trails on Two Wheels
Bicyclists enjoy Nebraska's recreational trails – including one that will be the nation's longest.
By Steve & Bobbi Olson
Wayne's Daylily Festival
More than 700 varieties of daylilies are blooming in Wayne County.
By Chris Amundson
Wahoo!
One of Nebraska's most memorably-named towns combines small town charm with proximity to the state's largest cities.
By David Bristow
The Trial of Standing Bear
When the Standing Bear design was among finalists for the Nebraska state quarter earlier this year, many Nebraskans wondered who the Ponca chief was and why he was so important. Standing Bear's story is one of the great stories of Nebraska's past. Driven from his homeland, he challenged the U.S. government – and won.
By David Bristow
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Looking through an installation at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha. |
Omaha's Artist Mecca
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, a fixture in the Old Market, draws artists from around the world to live and work in Nebraska.
By Molly Garriott
New Home, Old Home
Rediscovering the Mexican-American families of the North Platte Valley.
By Ruth Raymond Thone
99 travel tips so unique they can only be done in Nebraska. We've set a new NL record on this one – 70 photos in a single story. We had fun assembling this collection of images and travel tips; you'll enjoy it too.
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Carhenge, near Alliance, makes our "Only in Nebraska" list. |
Chickens, Hogs, a Lilac Bush & One Blue House with a Cupola
For the author, long-ago summers in Loomis, Neb., were “a wondrous world for any growing boy.”
By James McKimmey
Our County Fairs
Scenes from our annual celebrations of animals, stock cars, rural heritage…and food on a stick.
By David Bristow
Plus, Flat Water News (Rodeo bull riders, Omaha-Elkhorn annexation fight, fish hatcheries, Aurora's earthquake-sensing well), Traveler (John C. Fremont Days in Fremont, “Falter Illustrated” at Museum of Nebraska Art, Travel Tips by Mary Ethel Emanuel (Nebraska observatories), Poetry by Don Welch, Ginny Odenbach, Neil Harrison, Gary Renzelman and Mary Avidano, and the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf .