Nebraska

Discover the Steamboat Trace Region   The Steamboat Trace hiking/biking trail is your link to the cultural and natural treasures of the most historic region of Nebraska, including Brownville, Peru, and Nebraska City. The trail corridor extends approximately 21 miles from the northern trailhead, south of Nebraska City, through Peru and Brownville.  Experience the landscape … Continue reading »

Homestead National Monument May 2004   In the second half of the 1800’s, the US government surveyed a large part of the prairies and would give plots of land to anyone who registered their plot, maintained a  residence on the plot, and improved the land in some way for a number of years.  Homestead National … Continue reading »

Beatrice, Nebraska Beatrice, Nebraska is the stereotype of small town America.  A very cute little town with a very interesting history. A couple of stories from the local museum include: In 1906 they had a auto manufacturer who designed, built, and sold a car with a two-cycle engine with only 6 moving parts. Sometime in … Continue reading »