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Story and Photos by Michael Forsberg It was January 1993. I was in my first month of a dream job as a staff photographer and writer for Nebraskaland Magazine, and I was flustered. Then editor Don Cunningham had placed a large stack of hardbound Nebraskaland volumes on my desk and […]
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission looks back on the history of its 100-year-old state park system.
Nestled in the Pine Ridge, this attraction retains the beauty that sparked its role as Nebraska’s first state park.
Do you want to see the cranes or experience them? For the latter, you need to spend the night with the birds on the river.
The Cheyenne Buttes provide one of the most scenic vantage points in the Pine Ridge. They also are forever tied to an event from Fort Robinson State Park’s history as a U.S. Cavalry post and got their name from a notorious event. Historians rate the happenings of Jan. 9, 1879, among the most significant events of the Indian Wars.
When I start to feel especially stir crazy, one of my go-to remedies is a trip to a frozen pond or wetland.