The Missouri River Outdoor Expo at Ponca State Park has served over half a million visitors and provided countless memories and outdoor recreation “firsts.”
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When Rain Followed the Plow
Rainfall follows the plow” is one of the most consequential ideas in Nebraska history. That doesn’t mean it was a good idea.
When Sunday Baseball Was a Crime
It was illegal to play baseball on Sunday until 1913. It was one of Nebraska’s so-called “blue laws” restricting Sunday activities.
Live Well. Go Fish.
Lincoln nonprofit, Live Well. Go Fish., knows the therapeutic value of fishing and simply being on the water.
Cutting Back to Another Time
Justin Haag gets nostalgic about the Harold Ensley knife he got when he was a kid at Walmart. It’s been his fishing companion for 40 years.
Fort Atkinson Blacksmiths
Dean Slader has tried retiring his hammer and anvil several times. The 82-year-old blacksmith’s relationship with Fort Atkinson State Historical Park “goes back.”