Prairie Lakes Region, Nebraska
In 1820, Stephen Long, explorer and military man, called this country the Great American Desert. Today, he'd be shocked to discover dozens of man-made lakes and huge reservoirs complementing the grassy plains of the region. Nowhere is the relationship of man and the land more poignantly realized than Nebraska's Prairie Lakes Country. This relationship becomes even more evident in the excellent museums, historic homes and memorable personalities of the area such as Willa Cather and Senator George Norris. It's a country rich in history and personality that you'll enjoy getting to know and returning to year after year.
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Antioch School (District 20 School)
Adams County School District 20 was formed on September 23, 1872. Replacing sod and frame structures, the red brick schoolhouse was built in 1902
Hastings, NE National RegisterFort Kearny State Recreation Area
Campers will find south-central Nebraska's Fort Kearny State Recreation Area much to their liking. Once called Kearney County SRA, this recreational area boasts excellent camping facilities. The attractive 152-acre area was acquired by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in 1960
Kearney, NE State Recreation AreasHeritage Hills Golf Course
Featuring 250 beautiful acres on the west edge of McCook that plays 18 holes to one of the hardest course and slope ratings in the state with a Par 72. Visitors agree that it is one of the most challenging tests of golf ever experienced. Heritage Hills is ranked "One of Golf Digest's Top 75
McCook, NE Golf CoursesWPA Post Office Mural
At the southeast corner of the square is the Minden Post Office. It was completed in 1937 in the style called by some "WPA Moderne". The mural over the postmaster's door was painted by Willow E. Bunn in the WPA artists' program in 1939.
Minden, NE ArtsSherman Reservoir Camping
An abundance of recreation sites are located intermittently around the reservoir offering primitive camping at 360
, NE CampingHarlan Lake Boating
North Shore Marina provides year round dry storage that accommodates boats up to 28ft., with us launching and loading the boats for our customers in the summer months. Boats stay on their trailers inside our two secure 150' or 200' steel buildings. North Shore Marina has 84 covered slips, 27
, NE BoatingBuffalo Bill State Historical Park
North Platte was home of the man who made the Wild West world-renowned. No one figure personifies the frontier spirit better than William F. "Buffalo Bill" Coy, the West's most colorful showman, army scout and buffalo hunter.
North Platte, NE State Historical Park
Starke Round Barn
Nebraska's largest round barn and one of the nation's largest, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in April 1972, and is still in use today. It was built in 1902-3
Red Cloud, NE Historic BuildingsFox Theater
The Fox Theater is a fine example of the "Picture Palace," a building type popular in America in the 1920
North Platte, NE National RegisterThe Kool-Aid Birth Place
This building is known locally as the birthplace of Kool-Aid. More accurately, it was the home of the Perkins Products Company, the manufacturing and retail enterprise of Kool-Aid inventor Edwin E. Perkins and his family. The company was housed here from 1923 until 1931
Hastings, NE Famous Homes