Arbor Lodge is the main attraction of Nebraska City, down in the southeast corner of the state.  J. Sterling Morton was an early Nebraska settler, politician, business man and one-time Secretary of the Interior.  He was a world traveler and brought tree seedlings from all over the world to plant on his estate.  Arbor Day was one of his ideas.  His son also got into the salt business.

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Homestead Nat’l Monument is near Beatrice and is the site of the first homestead taken out on January 1, 1862 by Daniel Freeman.

Out in Minden is a long-time attraction, Pioneer Village.  Many of us visited this site as part of a school field trip.  Remember?

Way out west from Lincoln, well on the way to California, is Scotts Bluff National Monument.

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Henry Doorly Zoo is back east in Omaha.  Doorly Zoo is truly a Cornhusker State treasure.

The Strategic Air Command (now renamed) is headquartered at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue.  The SAC Museum recently moved from Bellevue to a site on the Platte River between Lincoln and Omaha.

Bertrand Museum, Missouri Valley, Iowa

Though not exactly in Nebraska, the Bertrand Museum is just across the Missouri River in Iowa at Desoto Bend.  The river has exchanged real estate between Nebraska and Iowa over and over again so it's likely the Bertrand site was once in Nebraska and may well be there again.

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Nebraska's State government site is worth a look.

Minnesota has its Garrison Keiller, Nebraska has its Roger Welsch.

Roger Welsch home page

Now let's check out some Lincoln restaurants

Remember Misty's?

Valentio’s Home Page has to be included here.

Would you believe there is a Valentino's in Erie, Pennsylvania??? Why not Sacramento?  Why? Why?

And now for the coup de grass, the RUNZA

Home Page for the Runza Drive-In

Sarah Everett really came from Sutton, Nebraska home town of your webmaster!  The German-Russians of Sutton (and Lincoln) were part of the migration of Volga Russians mentioned in this piece:

http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/gerrus-old/traditions/ethnicfood.html

A few Runza recipes