Inside the March/April 2010 Issue
Here's an overview of the stories that appear in our March/April 2010 issue. Click here to subscribe to Nebraska Life Magazine and receive this issue delivered to your mailbox.
Shadows of Splendor: Omaha’s Trans-Mississippi Exposition
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The world came to Omaha in 1898 and witnessed an elaborate display Story by Jeff Barnes |
Siblings in the Wild
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Coyote pups, darling ducklings, white-tailed fawns and river otters, to name a few: these siblings are at play during Nebraska’s great outdoor recess. Story by Kristen Friesen Photographs by Jack Nordeen
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Rugby Cats
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In a state known for its football, the original football – rugby – has a newfound following at Wayne. Story by Darrin Barner Photographs by Christopher Amundson |
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In Clarkson, “stubborn” is a compliment. It means having your feet firmly planted, knowing your history, and knowing your future. Story by Kristen Friesen Photographs by Steve and Bobbi Olson |
Growing a Dream at Elyria Gardens
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Roy and Lisa Farrens use their green-house grown produce to make sauces, desserts and gourmet meals in the town of Elyria. Story by Whitney Eiden Photographs by Christopher Amundson |
From Behind Fort Walls
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Armed guards and a 40-foot Buffalo Bill Cody welcome I-80 travelers to the Henline family’s North Platte souvenir shop and roadside attraction. Story by Christopher Amundson with Alan J. Bartels |
Flocking to Common Ground
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A Platte River journal from one of Nebraska’s “craniacs” during sandhill Story by Alan J. Bartels |
Plus, Nebraska Kitchens, Storyteller (Crow Butte Challenge), Nebraska Traveler (Brownville’s Festival Hooks Bookish Folk, Valley Voices Swell in the Panhandle,Curtis’ Living Pictures Pageant, Nebraska’s Lucky Irish) Flat Water News (Nebraska’s Silly Songwriter,Green Hastings,Sprague’s Good Eggs, Lukasiewicz Legacy), Poems (On the heels of a long, cold winter,The First of March, Spring Cleaning, Come, Take a Turn with Me) plus the latest Nebraska books in Bookshelf, and a “Last Look” photo from Bobbi and Steve Olson.
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