YOUR GUIDE TO FAMILY FUN

NAME DESIGNATION " LOCATION HIGHWAY 0 c 'jz i/> iZ Hunting Camping Drinkina Water Picnicking Toilets Motor Boats Row Boats Rpntnl Rnnfs Swimmina (SuDervised) Swimming (At own risk) Concession Stands Cabins Alexandria Lakes RA 4 mi. E. Alexandria U.S. 81, 136 or Neb. 4 Arnold Lake RA 1 mi. S. Arnold Neb. 40 or 92 Arbor Lodge HP Nebraska City U.S. 73, 75 or Neb. 2 Atkinson Lake RA V2 mi. W. Atkinson U.S. 20 or Neb. 1 1 Bollards Marsh SU 20 mi. S. Valentine U.S. 83 Beaver Creek WA \y2 mi. N. W. Hazard Neb. 2 Benkelman FH 1 y4 mi. N. E. Benkelman U.S. 6 Big Alkali Lake SU 12 mi. S., 4 mi. W. Valentine U.S. 83 or Neb. 483 Blue River WA 5 mi. N. Dorchester U.S. 6 Bowman Lake RA 1 mi. W. Loup City Neb. 92 or 10 Bridgeport RA Bridgeport U.S. 26 Burchard Lake SU 3V2 mi. N. E. Burchard Neb. 65 Chadron SP 9 mi. S. Chadron U.S. 20 or 385 Champion Lake RA V2 mi. W Champion U.S. 6 or Neb. 106 Clarks (Mormon Trail) WA 3 mi. W. Clarks U.S. 30, 30A or Neb. 92 Cottonmill Lake RA 3 mi. W., y2 mi. N. Kearney US. 30 or Neb. 44 & 10 Cottonwood Lake RA 1 mi. S. E. Merriman U.S. 20 Crystal Lake RA 1 mi. N. Ayr U.S. 281 or Neb. 74 Crystal Lake WA 3 mi. W. So. Sioux City U.S. 20 Dead Timber RA 1 mi. E., 1/2 mi. S. Crowell U.S. 275 Enders Reservoir SU 8 mi. S. E. Imperial U.S. 6 or Neb. 61 Ft. Hartsuff HP Ord Area not developed Ft. Kearny HP 4 mi. S., 4 mi. E. Kearney U.S. 30, 6 or Neb. 10 Ft. Robinson SP 3 mi. W. Crawford U.S. 20 uodge & Res Fremont Lokes RA 3 mt. W. Fremont U.S. 30 Gallagher Canyon RA 9 mi. S. Cozad U.S. 30 or Neb. 21 3 Gilbert-Baker SU 4'/2 mi. N. Harrison U.S. 20 Goose Lake SU 25 mi. S. O'Neill U.S. 281 K Gretna FH 9 mi. S. Gretna Neb. 85 Grove Lake SU 2 mi. N. Royal U.S. 20 Harlan County Reservoir Alma U.S. 136 Hayes Center SU 12 mi. N. E. Hayes Center Neb. 25 Hord Lake RA 1 mi. 5., 2 mi. E. Central City U.S. 30 or Neb. 14 Hull Lake SU 3 mi. S., 2 mi. W. Butte U.S. 281 or Neb. 1.1 Johnson Lake RA 7 mi. S. W. Lexington U.S. 30 or 283 3 Johnson Lake WA 9 mi. S. W. Lexington U.S. 283 Lodgepole WA 9 mi. W. Kimball U.S. 30 Lake Ogallala RA 9 mi. N. E. Ogallala Neb. 61 Lewis and Clark Lake (*) RA 5 mi. S. W. Yankton, S. D. U.S. 81 Long Lake (x) RA 34 mi. S. W. Ainsworth Neb. 7 Louisville Lakes RA 1/2 mi. N. W. Louisville Neb. 50 Metcalf SU 7 mi. N. Hay Springs U.S. 20 Moloney RA 6 mi. S. North Platte U.S. 83 McConaughy SU 8 mi. N. Ogallala Neb. 61 Medicine Creek Reservoir SU 2 mi. W., 7 mi. N. Cambridge U.S. 6, 34 Memphis Lake RA Memphis U.S. 6, 77 or Neb. 63 Midway SU 5 mi. S. W. Cozad U.S. 30 Milburn Diversion Dam SU 20 mi. N. Broken Bow Neb. 2 Niobrara SP V2 mi. S., 1 mi. W. Niobrara Neb. 12 North Platte FH 2 mi. S. North Platte U.S. 183 Peterson SU 10 mi. W. Crawford U.S. 20 Pibef Lake RA 9 mi. S. Bartlett U.S. 281 Plattsmouth (-f) SU 1/2 mi. N. Plattsmouth U.S. 73, 75 Ponca ' SP 2 mi. N. Ponca Neb. 9 Pressy SU 5 mi. N. Oconto Neb. 21 ) Rat and Beaver Lakes (x) SU 30 mi. S. W. Valentine U.S. 83 Ravenna RA 1 mi. S. E. Ravenna Neb. 2 Rock Creek RA 5 mi. N. Parks US. 34 Rock Creek FH 7 mi. N. W. Porks U.S. 6' Sacramento SU 2V2 mi. W. Wilcox U.S. 6, Neb. 183 or 383 Shell Lake (x) RA 15 mi. N. E. Gordon U.S. 20 or Neb. 27 Smith Lake (x) SU 22 mi. N. Lakeside Neb. 2, Neb. 250 Stolley RA Grand Island U.S. 30, 281, 34 or Neb. 2 Sutherland SU 6 mi. S. W. Sutherland U.S. 30, Neb. 25 Swanson Reservoir SU 3 mi. W. Trenton U.S. 34 C Two Rivers RA 1 mi. S., 1 mi. W. Venice Neb. 92 or U.S. 30A Valentine FH 4 mi, N, E. Valentine Neb. 7 Verdon RA 1 mi. W. Verdon U.S. 73 Victoria Springs RA 7 mi. E. Anselmo Neb. 2 and 302 Wildcat Hills RA 10 mi. S. Gering Neb. 29 Walgren RA 5 mi. S. E. Hay Springs U.S. 20 or Neb. 87 Wanamaker Area SU 2 mi. W. Imperial U.S. 6 Wildlife Refuge Wellfleet SU Wellfleet U.S. 83 or Neb. 23 Willow Lake SU 20 mi. S. Valentine U.S. 83 Areas not shown on mop: Buffalo BHf Ranch HP North Platte U.S. 30, 83 c losed for development Box Butte RA 91/2 mi. N. Hemingford U.S. 20, Neb. 2 & 87 Grove Lake SU 2 mi. N. Royal U.S. 20 Jeffrey Canyon SU 4y2 mi. S., 1 mi. W. Brady U.S. 30 Minatare RA 1 mi. E., 4 mi. N. Scottsbluff U.S. 26, Neb. 87 Pine Ridge WA 5V2 mi. S. Crawford Neb. 2 (*) Nine different areas are located at Lewis and Clark Lake, including Training Dike, Cottonwooc Tailwaters, South Shore, Wetgand Beat Basin, Bloomfield, Niobrara, Miller Creek, and Sontee (-{-} Area open from April 15 to September 15 SP, state park WA, wayside area (x) 6 H. P. outboard motors or less allowed HP, historical pork RA, recreation area SU, speciol-use area FH, fish hatchery

THIS IS NEBRASKAland

Heres your headquarters for Vacation '62, complete wi myriad attractions a la West

THIS IS NEBRASKA, big and full of doing. Set off by the Missouri, pierced by the historic Platte, and smack in the middle of everything, it says "Howdy, Pardner" in true western style and invites you to stay a spell.

Nebraska is as West as the setting sun, the place where rodeo began, where Indians powwow, and buffalo and antelope roam. It's Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok, the Pony Express and Oregon Trail, Sioux and Cheyenne, paddle wheeler and pioneer's soddy all rolled into one.

Nebraska's a land of variety, an ever-changing vista that unfolds from the verdant Missouri to the breath-taking Pine Ridge. Here the shimmering veil of Smith Falls contrasts with the weird other world of the Badlands, the glow and excitement of the big city disolves to the stillness of a wilderness stream, the pine-studded buttes of the panhandle become the beef-studded range of the Sand Hills.

Nebraska's a water wonderland, the host of streams and lakes that secret a variety of prized game fish, the perfect setting for a string of parks and boating and camping areas that hold open house the summer long.

Nebraska's Boys Town and the Burwell Rodeo, the Homestead Centennial and Ak-Sar-Ben horse racing, Pioneer Village and Toadstool Park, Joslyn Art Museum and the world's most beautiful capitol.

Nebraska's waiting, a 500-mile adventure trail that's yours for the exploring, your headquarters for Vacation '62. The following pages of this special vacation issue will give you an exciting glimpse of what is in store. Use OUTDOOR Nebraska as your complete vacation guide.

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Home of the RODEO

NOTHING SAYS NEBRASKAland like rodeo, the cussing, spurring, sweating battle of cowboy against the meanest critters ever saddled. From Burwell to Broken Bow, North Platte to Omaha, it erupts from the chutes throughout the summer as the toughest, most exciting sport yet devised by man.

Rodeoing is a part of the state's heritage. Fact is, Nebraska is where it began. Bronc busting, steer roping, and bull riding— these are all events right off the NEBRASKAland range. Just 80 years ago, Bill Cody put them all together and came up with his famed Wild West show. What Bill started at North Platte has boomed into the nation's most popular spectator sport.

14 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   Nebraska's Bill Cody put it all together and came up with the West's greatest spectacle JUNE, 1962   Home of the RODEOS continued

Nebraska is keeping the Cody tradition alive through dozens of rodeos each year. The big shows like Burwell, North Platte, and Omaha attract the best hands in the business. Smaller ones are the testing grounds for men on the way up. Even the kids aren't overlooked. The next Casey Tibbs may be competing at this year's Sand Hills National High School Rodeo at Valentine or Little Britches shindigs at Chadron and North Platte.

But be it big or small, you're in for an afternoon of thrills. Nothing can match the rugged game that pits a man's guts and ability against a couple of tons of dynamite gone wild. The stock is hand-picked and the rankest of the range. Anyway you look at it, the odds are all on the side of the animals. The cowboys would have it no other way, knowing that a fat purse awaits the waddie who can tame them.

The Rodeo Cowboys Association's rules for events look simple enough on paper, but living up to them is something else. Take bareback riding. The cowboy has only a leather strap with a handle on it to keep him aboard. Once the gate is opened, he comes out spurring and the horse bucking. If he grabs leather with his free hand, he's out of the game.

You might get the notion that saddle bronc riding is easier. It isn't. Neither rein, saddle, nor stirrups offer a firm hold. To get the most out of the possible 210 points, a rider has to be clingy as a cat.

Take Casey Tibbs. In his heyday he was unequalled, wracking up more prize money than anyone else on the circuit. Casey looks like he's glued to the horse. If you were near the chutes when he climbed aboard you could see why. Casey knows his horses and sets his rein at just the right spot to assure complete control. He gets in rhythm with the cayuse with the first buck, spurring smoothly from shoulder to flank.

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NEBRASKAland Rodeos Town Dote Potter June 2, 3 O'Neill June 18 through 23 Sidney June 21 through 24 Scottsbluff June 30, July 1 Crawford July 3, 4 Long Pine July 3,4 Sutherland July 3, 4 Gering July 19 through 21 Ashland July 27 through 28 Deshler August 2 through 4 Harrison August 2 through 4 Burwell August 8 through 1 1 Ogallala August 12, 13 Benkelman August 12, 13 Seward August 13 through 15 Chambers August 15, 16 Chadron August 16 through 20 Sidney August 19 through 24 Broken Bow August 21 through 24 Wahoo August 22 through 25 Springfield August 23 through 25 Gordon August 23 through 26 North Platte August 24 through 26 (Buffalo Bill Blowout) Hyannis August 31, September 1 Johnstown September 1 through 3 Crawford September 3 Merriman September 8, 9 Omaha September 21 through 30 Roping Events Hyannis June 24 World's Championship Steer Roping Imperial July 22 $10,000 Matched Steer Roping Summer-long rodeos Alliance June, July, August, September. Every Wednesday (under lights) and Sunday. High School Rodeos Broken Bow June 1, 2 Gordon June 2, 3 Harrison June 8, 9 (National State High School Rodeo) North Platte June 16, 17 (Little Britches) Chadron June 22 through 24 (Little Britches) Gordon July 3 through 5 (Little Britches) Valentine August 15 through 18 (National High School Rodeo) 16 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA

Three Months of PAGEANTRY

Tom-toms, covered wagons echo for summer season of family fun

ACROSS NEBRASKAland, tom-toms echo, modern duds are replaced with those of the pioneer, fairs proclaim the bountiful Nebraska harvest, and long past days come to life again. This is summer in Nebraska—a time for pageantry and celebration.

From the verdant Missouri to the breath-taking Pine Ridge, rich historic lore is drawn upon to produce a wide panorama of the past. Conestogas follow the well-worn ruts of the Oregon Trail, Wild Bill Hickok wreaks havoc at Rock Creek Station, and Buffalo Bill rides again.

High lighting the list of big events is the Homestead Centennial. Just 100 years ago, President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, setting off a rush for   land unparalleled in history. To Nebraska came the homesteaders, lured by the promise of free land and a new life. Homestead National Monument at Beatrice is dedicated to these brave people, and many events are scheduled to make this centennial year an exciting one. The celebration gets under way June 10 with the dedication of a new visitor's center at the monument.

Three Months of PAGEANTRY

From June 10 through 16, Beatrice will take on a gala air as parades, carnivals, picnics, beard and dress contests, pony trotting races, and a country hoe down get into full swing. The nationally known Gaslight Follies Revue will entertain all members of the family during the evenings, and on June 12, the Boy Scouts will present the famous Koshare's Indian Dancers. All eyes will focus on Beatrice from June 14 through 16 as the state's loveliest girls parade for the honor of representing Nebraska at the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. It will be a week to remember for everyone.

Journey northeast to Indianland. Here on the powwow grounds at Winnebago and Macy countless dancers bring days of the buffalo hunt and war party to life again as throbbing tom-toms and age-old chants echo through the tall trees on the river bluffs. From June 10 until powwow time in August, the Omahas hold Open Tepee at Macy every Sunday. The Winnebagos hold their annual powwow in August at their grounds at Winnebago. The first was held almost 100 years ago to welcome scouts returning from the Civil War.

In the southwestern panhandle, Sidney steps out in style during its unique Fort Sidney Days from June 21 through 24. An aura of the Gay 90's overtakes the town as the citizens don clothes of yester-year. A big parade and barbershop quartet contest head the list of fun activities on the Sidney agenda.

In the shadow of Scotts Bluff National Monument, Gering dons full regalia for the Oregon Trail Days on July 19 and 20. Ranked as the largest annual celebration in western Nebraska, the two days of festivities honor the pioneers who tamed the Wild 18 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   West. A historical pageant in observance of Gering's 75th anniversary will tell the history of the area from the days of Indian to today's industry.

With a swish of his broad Stetson, a flick of his snowy white head, Buffalo Bill makes his entrance on the Nebraska stage. In North Platte, where rodeo was born 80 years ago, the Buffalo Bill Blowout from August 19 through 26 recalls the days when Bill's Wild West won the heart of the world. Besides the parades, carnivals, rodeo, and other festivities, the Lincoln County Fair will add color. It's a celebration Bill would be proud of. Visitors will also be able to tour Scouts Rest Ranch, Bill's home on the outskirts of North Platte, during the week.

Handcarts and covered wagons will again roll over the weathered ruts of the Oregon and Mormon trails. Near Fairbury on August 19, the "Echoes of the Oregon Trail Pageant" will give spectators a chance to look back into the exciting history of Jefferson County. In living scenes with authentic props, Indians, trappers, explorers, settlers, and badmen will relive the days when Nebraska was being tamed.

There's a toe-tapping time in store when the old river town of Brownville holds its annual old-time fiddlers contest on August 26. If you're a fan of real hoe-down music, this is a must-see attraction. Fiddlers from throughout the nation will come to play their ageless music. There will also be guitar pickers, country singers, and combos on the program.

Everybody loves a birthday and Nebraskans are no exception. For many towns, 1962 means diamond jubilee, the time for beards, carnivals, pageants, parades, and fun. Grant will be the scene of many festivities from August 19 through 22 as the whole county turns out for the Perkins County 75th Diamond Jubilee. Highlights of the week include a specially written historical pageant narrated by singer James Dean. Other towns celebrating their 75th anniversary include, Deshler, June 22 and 23; Leigh, June 27 through 30; Elm Creek, July 10 and 11; Ohiowa, July 21; and Henderson, September 9 through 14.

As the familiar "Call to Colors" rings out, the thoroughbreds are off and running at numerous tracks around Nebraska. Fans thrill to the pounding hoofs as pari-mutuel racing gets into full swing with the opening of the circuit at Grand Island in early spring. From Grand Island the races come to Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben track where they will run until July 4.

After the big July 4 closing at Ak-Sar-Ben, the circuit continues, reaching all sections of the state. This year's schedule includes Columbus, July 6 through 25; Lincoln, July 27 through August 15; Madison, August 17 through 29; Mitchell, September 1 through 8; Alliance, September 11 through 15; and South Sioux City, September 20 through October 20.

County fairs add their special sparkle to the Nebraska scene throughout the summer. Then at Lincoln from September 1 through 6 comes the one to crown them all, the State Fair. A myriad of exhibits, giant stage shows, glittering midway, horse and car races—they all combine to make a one-week fantasyland of fun.

From east to west the celebration is beginning. It's summer in NEBRASKAland. Don't miss out on any of the excitement. It's all here waiting for you to join the fun that's in store.

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Vacation EXTRAS

Wild West meets the space age on the Nebraska trail

THIS SUMMER, follow NEBRASKAland's attraction-packed trail to an exciting date with the past, present, and future. They're all here to see and enjoy in museums, art galleries, and planetariums, places where you can rub shoulders with the Wild West while looking at America's new frontier in the stars.

One spot that could easily take up a full day of any vacation is the University of Nebraska State Museum, Art Galleries, and Planetarium in Lincoln. Here you can go way back to the dawn of time to gape at the world's largest elephant fossil. The famed museum also houses the world's largest camel and hog fossils, the skeletons millions of years old. These are only three of the two million items which include true-to-life dioramas of Nebraska's wildlife, burial objects from Egypt, and artifacts from a 10,000-year-old Indian camp site.

The Ralph Mueller Planetarium is a museum high light. Under a domed room a phenomenally accurate illusion of the night sky complete with moon, stars, and planets will excite modern star gazers during daily sky shows. In addition, outstanding pieces of art, ranging from the abstract to the masters, can be enjoyed on the third floor of the massive building.

Lincoln also boasts the State Historical Society Museum. It houses one of the most complete and well-presented collections of Old West items found anywhere, taking you via colorful displays from the days of the Indian to Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, and Calamity Jane. The museum features special period rooms complete in every detail.

Nothing can match the State Capitol's regal beauty. The finest mosaics and marbles have been used in this architectural masterpiece that stands high above Lincoln. The result is one of the most beautiful capitols the world has ever seen. Daily guided tours take visitors through this "Pinnacle of the Prairies" and 247 feet up to Memorial Hall.

A NEBRASKAland "must see" attraction is the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha. It has devoted a 20 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   section of the ground floor to the theme "Life on the Prairie", a variety of exhibits recorded by early-day artists and designers. The museum's exhibition program is geared to demonstrate the breadth and depth of man's creative work. Sections feature the Victorian era, the Renaissance, and the arts of today. Included are paintings of such masters as Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, Veronese, El Greco, Goya, and others. Joslyn also features a planetarium.

Man's compassion is also seen in Omaha, a home for deserted boys that's world-famed Boys Town. Here on the sprawling grounds that Father Flariigan created, boys of all races and creeds have a chance to become men, as proud and sure of their future as the land that reared them. In the reception center are displayed thousands of coins, stamps, awards, and other objects of interest.

Another Omaha high light is the Union Pacific Historical Museum. It displays the history of the first transcontinental railway, including an extensive section in honor of President Lincoln. While in Omaha you'll also want to see Fort Atkinson, Fort Omaha, and the Mormon Cemetery.

From Omaha it's a short hop to Arbor Lodge Historical Park at Nebraska City, the home of J. Sterling Morton. Here, where Arbor Day began, you can tour the lodge housing many original furnishings, picnic among stately pines, and walk trails that weave through trees dating back to the 1800's. Brownville, the ancient river town the 20th Century passed by, is a few miles down river. Once the hub of pioneer Nebraska, Brownville has become a museum to the days of the paddle wheeler. Events throughout the summer take you back to this exciting era.

Pioneer Village at Minden, one of the top 20 tourist attractions in the United States, and Hasting's House of Yesterday are prime attractions on the NEBRASKAland trail. The 20 authentic buildings at sprawling Pioneer Village house over 20,000 items, ranging from an old wood-burning locomotive to a sod house complete with furnishings. The House of Yesterday at near-by Hastings also has an impressive and well-displayed collection of Americana as well as a planetarium.

"Boots and Saddles" still echo through Fort Robinson, the famed Frontier cavalry post where the Indian wars began and ended. Many of the original buildings remain intact, including the adobe officer's quarters where Custer, Crook, MacKenzie, and Walter Reed lived. Crazy Horse was killed at the famed fort and the Sioux and Cheyenne surrendered their arms there.

Three state agencies are maintaining the historic post, the Game Commission, the Historical Society, and the University of Nebraska. The society's museum in the post headquarters features an exciting array of mementos, including the scalp shirt of Crazy Horse. The University's Trailside Museum houses many of the fossils taken from nearby Toadstool Park and the Badlands. Park and tourist accommodations are maintained by the Game Commission.

Fort Robinson heads a list of famed sights that are now being developed by the Game Commission. Buffalo Bill's Scouts Rest Ranch at North Platte, Fort Kearny near Kearney, and Fort Hartsuff near Ord will soon be ready for inspection.

The federal government is also actively working to preserve and interpret NEBRASKAland's historic attractions. Homestead National Monument at Beatrice and Scotts Bluff National Monument at Scottsbluff are prime attractions. At Scotts Bluff you can see the ruts of the Oregon trail, explore the historic bluff, and inspect the museum. Fort McPherson, the resting place of the heroes of the Indian wars near North Platte, and Fort Niobrara, another important Frontier post near Valentine, are also spots you'll want to see this summer. Both are maintained by federal agencies.

There are many more museums to be explored in NEBRASKAland. Each community has its story to tell of how it played a part in building the West. Keep a lookout for them as you travel NEBRASKAland's vacation trail.

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FISHING in the Sun

Trout to paddlef ish, big reservoirs to babbling brooks, it's here for you

NO MATTER what your fishing forte, you'll find your brand of angling fun somewhere in the 3,350 lakes and 11,000 miles of rivers and streams in NEBRASKAland. Here is the place of year-round seasons and no size limits.

Fish and types of angling change as you move across the state. In the pine-studded northwest the cool waters lure the light-rod enthusiast to match wits with wary trout. Big reservoirs in the south-central area provide stringer-filling runs of walleyes, crappie, and white bass. Sand Hills lakes offer a wide variety of fish but specialize in northern pike, bass, crappie, and bluegills. And the eastern river country yields lunker paddlefish, sauger, catfish, sturgeon, and other sporting species.

Trout is king of the cold-water streams that lace the panhandle. Red Willow, Nine Mile, Pumpkin, and other creeks in the Scottsbluff area offer top early season angling. Later the Niobrara and White rivers and Hat Creek tributaries take over as trout hot-spots. Plum, Long Pine, and Verdigre creeks feeding the Niobrara are also good. For the angler who can't get away from the big cities, the Two Rivers area near Omaha offers fee trouting.

Walleyes, white bass, and smallmouth bass start hitting once the vacation sun warms the larger 22 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   reservoirs. Later northerns, crappie, bluegills, and channel cat crowd the angler's creel. Lake McConaughy leads the reservoir parade, boasting state records in smallmouth and white bass, brook, brown, and rainbow trout, crappie, and walleye. Heavy creels are also found at Harlan County, Medicine Creek, Lewis and Clark, Enders, Swanson, Johnson, and Sutherland reservoirs. Each big impoundment promises plenty of sport.

Numerous other bodies of water scattered around the state make up for size by offering hot action. Lake Ogallala, Burchard, Verdon, Fremont No. 20, and Grove lakes are consistent producers of the smaller lakes although big reservoir-type fish runs should not be expected.

Don't overlook the thousands of lakes that pepper the Sand Hills country. Nestled among these scenic grass-covered hills are prime northern pike waters. These also boast crappie, largemouth bass, perch, bluegills, and bullheads.

Several lakes in the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge south of Valentine provide plenty of fighting northerns. Hackberry and Watts lakes head the list for pike while Pelican, Dewey, and Duck offer a Sand Hills variety. Federal regulations prohibit the use of motorboats and bait fish on the refuge. Shell Lake, northeast of Gordon, provides above average angling in the Valentine area.

Enders Overflow, southwest of Ainsworth, features, top-notch northern and crappie .action, especially before the midsummer weed growth slows the anglers. Long Lake, just north of Enders Overflow, grabs a corner of the Brown County fishing picture with two and three-pound bass there for the taking.

Holt County lakes earning special mention are Brunner, southwest of Chambers, and Swan and Willow, south of Atkinson. Brunner Lake pike have reached 15 inches in length after only four months growth. Swan was renovated in 1959 and is in peak production this year. All three are private lakes but open to anglers with landowner permission. State-owned 222-acre Smith Lake, south of Rushville, offers bass, northern, bluegill, crappie, channel cat, bullheads, and perch in better-than-average size and quantity. Island Lake north of Oshkosh is nearing top production following renovation and restocking. Bait fish and motors are restricted since Island is a part of the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Nebraska's streams and rivers also boast their share of big names. The world's record sauger came from the Missouri above Lewis and Clark Reservoir. The big river also boasts paddlefish, sturgeon, catfish, walleye, and a variety of lesser-known species.

The Blue River tributaries, especially the West branch of the Big Blue, along with the lower Platte and the Missouri, are tops in catfishing circles around the state. The Loups, Elkhorn, Monroe Power Canal, Nemaha, Republican, and lower Niobrara also offer angling to those who know the streams' secrets.

Don't miss the chance to try for NEBRASKAland's prime angling fare. The water's waiting, the fish are there. The only thing needed is a man with the will and the right offering to get in on the fishing action.

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Boaters' FUNLAND

Miles of streams, acres of lakes beckon landlubbers to cast off for vacation on water

NO MATTER WHAT your boating pleasure, you're certain to find your special brand of water fun in NEBRASKAland. The state's laced with miles of streams, peppered with a tremendous variety of lakes, a water wonderland ready for exploring.

If you're a white-water enthusiast, the Snake and Niobrara will give you a run for your money. But if you would rather play Tom Sawyer, try the Big Missouri for a lazy houseboat trip downstream. And if you're looking for the truly wide-open brand of powerboating, launch your craft in the giant miles-long reservoirs that grace the state. Outboard, airboat, canoe, or raft, there's a water in NEBRASKAland just right for you.

Sprawling Lake McConaughy on the North Platte River offers the biggest lake water in the state. Concessionaires and accommodations are plentiful around the impoundment. Sutherland, the next reservoir in the Platte system, moving east, sports a gravel boat ramp on the north shore and a state recreation area on the west. Maloney boasts five boat ramps strategically planted on the northeast, 24 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   southwest, and south shores. Concessionaires are on the east and west shores. Jeffery Canyon has a state camping area and boat ramp on the northeast shore.

Midway lacks a state boat ramp but does have a well-equipped resort on the northwest shore. The next impoundment, Gallagher, offers a state recreation area on the northwest shore, and Johnson is well blessed with state camping spots on the west and east shores and a private resort on the east side.

The Platte River reservoir system has a lot to offer boaters, but it doesn't by any means hold a monopoly on boating. Enders, the first in the Republican River chain, boasts two camping and picnicking areas and a concrete boat ramp.

Swanson, next in line, has state camp sites at Macklin on the north shore, and at Spring Canyon on the south. Nearest concessions are at Spring Canyon and the nearest lodging at Trenton. Three overnight spots are scattered around the shore of Medicine Creek with the southwest site offering a restaurant, boat ramp, and rental boats. Launching ramps are on the northeast and northwest shores.

Harlan County Reservoir, the last of the Republican chain, rates high with boaters. Five camping areas, four launching ramps, two major concession sites, and two trailer areas make the lake one of the most completely outfitted in the state.

In northeast Nebraska, tree-shaded beaches and rugged cliffs on Lewis and Clark Lake offer an almost unlimited recreation potential. Concrete and gravel boat launching ramps are scattered along the south shore and state camp sites complete with tables, fireplaces, water, and other facilities will be found at South Shore, Weigand, Bloomfield, Miller, and Niobrara areas. Supplies and boats for rent are available at Weigand.

But the recreation potential of the Missouri River doesn't stop at Lewis and Clark Lake. Boaters'ply the "mighty Mo" the length of Nebraska. Docks and ramps are located at Gavins Point, South Sioux City, Decatur, Blair, Omaha, Nebraska City, Peru, Brownville, and Rulo.

Don't overlook some of the smaller, less populated waters. The Game Commission has launching ramps at Fremont, Walgren, Minatare, Box Butte, Cottonmill, and Cottonwood lakes. On Smith, Shell, Long, and Rat and Beaver lakes motors larger than six horsepower may not be used.

If canoeing is your brand of water fun, you'll never lack for new waters to explore. In this category falls the Loup, Calamus, Dismal, Lower Platte, Niobrara, Snake, Elkhorn, Frenchman, Republican, and Blue rivers and Gordon, Plum, Verdigre, Logan, and Blue creeks.

NEBRASKAland is blessed with thousands of lakes and streams. No matter what your boating pleasure you'll find it in Nebraska's bountiful water wonderland.

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Camping GUIDE

Pick your spot and give outdoor living a whirl Before You Leave

Leave all items you can do without at home. Most occasional campers take so much gear they actually defeat the basic purpose of camping, simple living in the outdoors.

Enclose the camp cook kit in a cloth bag to avoid soiling other gear.

For easy packing and location, make drawstring bags for foodstuffs, clothing, etc., and label each with a magic marker or crayon.

Your Outdoor Home

Pitch your tent with its back to the prevailing wind, preferably on a small knoll, for term camping. Ditching, in spite of many recommendations, is seldom, if ever, necessary.

If it looks like rain, loosen tent ropes a little. Wet canvas draws tight and may pull out grommets or rip seams. Carelessness here can mean a lot of repair work.

If your tent springs a small leak, rub the spot with candle wax. For a quick patch on an accidental puncture or tear, slap on pieces of adhesive tape on both sides of the canvas.

The Campfire

Build your fire in fire ring or fireplace if these are provided. If they are not, get clear,of overhanging branches. Clear away dry grass and other duff and dig a shallow pit to contain your fire down wind from your tent.

A sure fire-building trick is a tepee fire. Stand your fuel on end like a cone. Use plenty of tinder and small twigs in the center.

Split wood burns better than solid chunks. When chopping, lay the log to be split in a crotched log. It won't roll.

Never leave a campfire unattended, even for a minute.

Miscellany About Camp

Cube sugar is better than granular for camp. You can pick it up.

A cooking grill is a handy item. An old, heavyweight refrigerator shelf works fine. Lay it on stones or across two logs.

Dig a shallow hole of proper size and line it with a piece of plastic. Presto, a mixing bowl, dish pan, or a bathtub.

Your Camp Bed

Always use a ground cloth under your sleeping bag if you are not using an air 26 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   mattress. Plastic sheeting and oilcloth work fine.

Air mattresses should never be overinflated. Put in just enough air so that the ground can be felt when you shift weight.

Sleeping bags are recommended. If you improvise a camp bed, take good woolen blankets or dacron-filled comforters. Cotton-filled materials absorb moisture and become cold and clammy.

Remove all your clothes and put on clean, dry pajamas or underclothing before going to bed. You'll sleep warmer.

For extra warmth, put on a hooded sweat shirt, climb into bed, and pull the bottom of the sweat shirt down over the outside of sleeping bag or blankets. This seals off the top opening and is especially useful for youngsters and active sleepers.

Air all bedding and sleeping bags thoroughly every day it's fit. Sun and air are great fresheners and sterilizers.

The Cleanup

Glass bottles and jars are hazards. Throw them in trash barrels. Never break them on rocks or throw this dangerous refuse in lakes or streams.

Burn all trash; smash cans flat and throw them in trash containers.

In remote areas, what you carry in you can also carry out. This includes glass bottles, empty cans, plastic bags, and aluminum foil that doesn't disintegrate by weathering. If you bury any refuse, bury it deep and pile stones over the spot so animals or rain won't wash it out.

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From CACTUS to COYOTES

You II find nature s vacation bonus in unique world of flora and fauna

EAST MEETS WEST in more ways than one in Nebraska. Take wildlife and wild flowers. Here eastern and western varieties can be found, giving the traveler a panoramic view of nature.

Summer is a time for color in Nebraska, and from cactus to orchid, wild flowers grow in profusion, all dressed in their Sunday best. Shoots of puccoon add a bright yellow and orange glow to high prairies, dry meadows, and plains. In damp thickets and low prairies, goldenrod, Nebraska's state flower, shows its golden halo, and all over the state, black-eyed Susans nod to passers-by. Pleurisy root sends sparks of orange in eastern and central Nebraska.

From July through the summer, one of the elite of the flower world, the fringed orchid, comes into view in the Sand Hills. This 15-inch-high flower sends up creamy-white to greenish terminal clusters from smooth pointed leaves in Nebraska's wet meadows.

In the Sand Hills and western plains, the stalks of creamy-white flowers growing from a rosette of sharply pointed leaves are yucca, a truly western species. Also of the western variety are the cactuses found in Nebraska. One that is especially beautiful is the ball cactus with its bright purple and pink flowers that bloom from May until July. From June to August, bright yellow prickly pear are also found.

Among the showiest of Nebraska's wild flowers is the velvety-red cardinal flower found in the south in August. Its cousin, the blue lobelia, also blooms 28 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   in August in low prairies and meadows across the state. Blazing stars, the tall bluish-purple flowers of the prairies and roadsides, also bloom at this time.

Nebraska's wildlife provides much interesting viewing. In the western panhandle and Sand Hills the famed gray ghost, the pronghorn antelope, races along at unbelievable speeds. High in the panhandle's butte country, golden eagles build their inaccessible nests. Shaggy buffalo still roam here, too, although today they are confined to special protected preserves.

Prairie dogs, true denizens of the ageless prairie, inhabit their range in central and western Nebraska, and that symbol of prairie predation, the coyote, can still be heard howling his forlorn song to the moon. Around the countless Sand Hills lakes, myriad shore birds, waterfowl, and song birds provide hours of fascination.

Deer, both whitetail and mule, abound in most sections of the state, and Nebraska's prime upland-game bird, the pheasant, adds his splash of bold, bright color to the scene.

These and many more are all here to discover. While driving in Nebraska, stop a while and look around. Explore a little on your camping trip or hike. Look closely and you will discover the unique world of Nebraska's flora and fauna.

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IN OMAHA

You are cordially invited to visit Union Pacific's HISTORICAL MUSEUM

LOCATED - - - only a few steps off the lobby on the first floor of U.P.'s 12-story headquarters building on the corner of 15th and Dodge, in downtown Omaha, Nebr. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday thru Friday.

YOURS for the investment of a short visit is a flavorful taste of the old West and the human history of the first transcontinental railroad.

DISPLAYS a collection of Lincolniana in honor of President Lincoln, who created Union Pacific by signing the Enabling Act in 1862; equipment related to the railroad, Indians and pioneers of the period; and a wall of glass encased panels containing documents and photos.

GRIM MEMENTOS - - - of the lawlessness that followed the opening of the new territory are here in the form of knives, guns and other objects of western pioneer lore.

Chaperoned youth groups are welcome ... by appointment. For details write Mrs. Irene A. Keeffe, Museum Director, Union Pacific Railroad, 1416 Dodge St., Omaha 2, Nebraska.

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Tips For TOURING

For weather and road information, tune in: KCOW Alliance 1400 kc KWBE Beatrice 1450 kc KCNI Broken Bow 1280 kc KCSR Chadron 1450 kc KJSK Columbus 900 kc KGMT Fairbury 1310 kc KTNC Falls City 1230 kc KHUB Fremont 1340 kc KMMJ Grand island 750 kc KRGI Grand Island 1430 kc KHAS Hastings 1230 kc KUVR Holdrege 1380 kc KGFW Kearney 1340 kc KRNY Kearney 1460 kc KHOL-FM Kearney 98.9 meg. KIMB Kimball 1260 kc KRVN Lexington 1010 kc KFMQ-FM Lincoln 95.3 meg. KFOR Lincoln 1240 kc KLIN Lincoln 1400 kc KLMS Lincoln 1480 kc KBRL McCook 1300 kc KWRV McCook 1360 kc KNCY Nebraska City 1600 kc WJAG Norfolk 780 kc KODY North Platte 1240 kc KOGA Ogallala 830 kc KBON Omaha 1490 kc KFAB Omaha 1110 kc KFAB-FM Omaha 99.9 meg. KICN-FM Omaha 96.1 meg. KMEO Omaha 660 kc KOIL Omaha 1290 kc KOOO Omaha 1220 kc KQAL-FM Omaha 94.3 meg. WOW Omaha 590 kc WOW-FM Omaha 92.3 meg. KBRX O'Neill 1350 kc KNEB Scottsbluff 960 kc KNEW-FM Scottsbluff 94.1 meg. KOLT Scottsbluff 1320 kc KSID Sidney 1340 kc KRFS Superior 1$00 kc KTCI Terrytown 690 kc KVSH Valentine 940 kc KAWL York 1370 kc From cabins to trailers, here's handy guide to carefree traveling

AREAS—Nebraska has 4 state parks, 34 recreation areas, 30 special-use areas, 6 wayside areas, and 4 historical parks. Large, easily-read signs on state and federal highways point the way to all state areas.

PETS—Pets may be taken into state areas but in designated areas they must be kept on a leash. No special regulations apply to pets entering the state as long as they are kept under control at all times.

CABIN RATES — Chadron, Ponca and Victoria Springs: double cabins, $8 per day. Niobrara: single cabins, $5 per day; double cabins $8 per day. Fort Robinson: single modern cabins without cooking facilities, $6; double modern cabins with cooking facilities, $8 per day; three-bedroom modern cabins with cooking facilities, $10 per day; rooms in lodge, $3 per person per day. Rollaway beds, $1. (For cabin reservations, write direct to park superintendents.) Rates are subject to change.

FACILITIES—Drinking water at areas has been tested by the state health department for your protection. Most sites have fireplaces, tables, and sanitary facilities.

CAMPING—Allowed in most state areas as designated by signs. Camping is free except in a few designated areas where a 50-cent minimum is charged. Chadron, Fort Robinson, Ponca, and Niobrara state parks and Victoria Springs Recreation Area have rustic cabins with housekeeping facilities. No camping is allowed in historical parks.

PICNICKING—Allowed at most state areas.

TRAILER HOUSES—Nebraska highway motor-vehicle laws provide that no trailer shall legally exceed a width of 8 feet or length of 40 feet. A permit is 30 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   needed if the trailer is over 8 feet wide, over 40 feet long, or the vehicle combination is over 60 feet.

Permit fees for a Nebraska licensed vehicle or vehicle combination are: $2 for 8-foot-wide trailers over 40 feet in length or a vehicle combination over 60 feet but not over 65 feet in length; $5 if the trailer is 10-foot-wide or a vehicle combination over 65 feet in length.

Trailers are permitted at all state areas where camping is allowed.

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HIT THE TRAIL WEST

The Old West still lives in Scotts Bluff, your scenic, western vacationland. You'll walk in the steps of the 49ers, see the ruts of the Oregon Trail. Plenty of motels and hotels, lakes and swimming pools promise .cooling havens. Enjoy the scenery, relax to warm western hospitality. You'll spend less, see more in this vacation paradise—Scottsbluff, where the Old West still lives. Scotts Bluff National Monument Oregon Trail Museum Nebraska's largest free zoo Riverside Park Lake Minatare Prime Fishing Breathtaking scenery Rodeos SCOTTSBLUFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. Box 868 Scottsbluff, Nebraska

See NEBRASKAland

The Lincoln Tour and Travel Agency Way Sit back in the comfort of a Trailways Motorcoach and see Pioneer Village, Buffalo Bill Land, Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff Monument, Fort Robinson, Snake Falls, Lewis and Clark Lake, and Indian ceremony in a gala six-day tour of NEBRASKAland. Chartered tours leave June 18, July 16, August 13, and September 3. Transportation, admission fees, and lodging included in the initial fee. You pay for meals and personal expenses. Make your reservations now for a relaxed vacation you'll long remember. Cost per person 25 or more on tour $89.00 Cost per person 20 to 24 on tour $98.50 LINCOLN TOUR AND TRAVEL AGENCY 204 South 13th Street or 27 Gateway Center HE 2-7531 phone ID 4-5902 JUNE, 1962 31

OUTDOOR NEBRASKA $5 three years YOUR RECREATION AND VACATION GUIDE

LUNKER FISH... ... in YOUR back yard

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If you've got the water, we've got the fish, prized game species just right for planting. Northern pike, walleye, channel catfish, largemouth bass, panfish—they're yours for the catching when you follow Prairie Springs plan. Northern pike are just right for planting so get your orders in now while plenty are available. For more information on northerns and all gamesters, write: PRAIRIE SPRINGS FISHERY Orchard, Nebraska Ph. TW 3-3785

Vacation on FILM

Don't forget happy days, Relive them with photos

NOTHING WILL help you remember your NEBRASKAland vacation more than the pictures you take while enjoying the scene. A camera's the one item you don't want to forget, the item you must know how to operate.

It isn't necessary to have expensive equipment to get good pictures. In fact, the simpler the camera, the better for the amateur. This applies to both still and motion picture varieties.

The simpler rigs sport lenses that are in focus from five feet to infinity, eliminating this one big problem right away. Actually, all the novice need worry about is a clean lens, fresh film, a steady hand, and the ability to frame his picture in the viewer well enough to get good exposures.

Basic subject matter filmed by the vacationer can be broadly placed in two categories—scenery and people. When taking scenics, remember that a camera does not record depth as the eye sees it. Landscapes, for example, are compressed into flat pictorials unless 32 OUTDOOR NEBRASKA   the photographer creates an illusion of depth by using good foreground subjects. An overhanging limb or a person viewing the scene are simple ways of bringing added spark to your pictures.

Fill the viewer when taking pictures of the family. Too often, Mom and the kids are so far away you can't identify them. Don't make the mistake, though, of getting so close that you're out of focus or are cutting out part of the torso. Make sure the sun is directly on the face of the subject. Too, watch your shadow that it doesn't get in on the act.

There are a number of things to check on before going vacationing. Clean all the lenses with a soft lintless cloth and make sure the shutter is operating correctly. If a still camera, open the back when empty and look through the lens as you trip the shutter. It should open and close instantly. If you have any doubts about your movie camera take it to a repair shop.

You'll want to take a flash attachment along. Here again, make sure it operates correctly. Clean any corroded contact points and put fresh batteries in before leaving home.

Keep your camera in a handy spot while traveling, but keep it protected from direct sunlight and dust. A small case or gadget bag makes a handy container. Don't make the mistake of putting either camera or film on the dashboard or in the glove compartment when extreme heat can raise havoc. And when loading, stay out of direct sunlight to avoid film fogging.

Take a supply of film with you, especially if you have a hard-to-get size or use a different type of film than is readily available. Include a couple of rolls of fast film for use on cloudy or dark days. They'll give your snapshot camera more versatility. If you plan to take flash pictures, use clear bulbs for black and white and color indoors. Use blue bulbs for flash fill on outdoor color shots.

Your 1962 NEBRASK Aland vacation is something to look forward to. Just make sure the pictures you take will help you relive all the fun in years to come.

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POTATO CHIPS

JUST AS GOOD IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS AS THEY ARE AT HOME TAKE PLENTY ALONG ON EVERY TRIP

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!

This summer Vacation at Nebraska's Parks Chadron • Fort Robinson • Ponca • Niobrara Write park superintendents for reservations. Furnished cabins in beautiful vacation retreats, home base for a raft of outdoor fun activities

ONE SHOT KILL AT 422 YARDS!

Amazing distance with new HORNADY 150 gr. secant ogive spire point bullet The load... Rifle: M-70 Win. Featherweight 30-06 Scope: Leupold 3x9 Variable Bullet: .308 dia., 150 gr. Hornady with secant ogive spire point Powder: 53 grs. 4895 Sgt. J. Buchanan of Lincoln, Nebraska, took this coyote on a windy day in one long shot with a new Hornady 150—proof of the long range effectiveness of the secant ogive spire shape. "He was lying on the side of a hill sunning himself. I held about 8" to 10" high, while shooting into a crosswind. One shot did the trick with a hit about 2" below the spine dead center. Floyd Flader, Jr. (along on the hunt) paced off the distance at 422 yards." Buchanan used this combination because "the way this Nebraska wind blows, you need all the stability and retained velocity you can get at long range to make a sure hit." Improve your results. Try the new Hornady spire point.

Bullets for handloading —calibers 22 through 45—

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MORE Vacation Fun at HALF the Cost!

PORTA* CAMPERS for FAMILY CAMPING SAVE up to 50 per cent on vacations with PORTA*CAMPER. Handles like a dream, goes anywhere. PORTA*CAMPER sleeps five, offers complete kitchen with sink, stove, ice-box, and large water supply. Sets up quickly without tools. Also see the "Holiday Hunter" and ask about our trailer kits for easy home construction. RENTAL UNITS AVAILABLE RALSTON TRAILER RENTAL Phone 733-7900__________Ralston, Nebraska

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"FISHING RODS OF DISTINCTION"

SKEEZ'S CUSTOM-MADE RODS Specify type desired, reasonable prices quoted Complete rod and reel repair service For full particulars, write SKEEZ'S CUSTOM RODS 1215 North Howard Grand Island, Nebraska

It's Revolutionary! FRESH BLOOD DISPENSER

Here's a proved FISH-GETTER Rig your rod with dispenser and 25-foot hollow vinyl line and pump blood over bait. Fish can't resist blood smell, zero in on your offering. Blood stays liquid. 3-PIECE KIT $6.95 includes dispenser, line, 8-ounce bottle of blood. Six-packs of blood, $3 Mail checks and money orders to JOHNSCOTT CO. Distributors Box 6053, Lincoln 6, Nebraska Dealers Inquiries Invited

Before You GO

Check these few points for worry-free vacation and happy return home

VACATION TIME is no time for worries. But the thought of the iron that wasn't turned off, a leaky faucet, or of milk cartons piling up on the porch can go a long way toward ruining an enjoyable trip. Here's a check list of things to do before the door is finally locked and you take to the open road, things that will assure you of a worry-free NEBRASKAland vacation.

Don't let your front porch be an invitation to burglars. Piled-up newspapers or milk cartons are a dead giveaway that the family isn't home. Before leaving, cancel these until your return.

Make sure the fire insurance and other policies on the house are in order. In case something should happen while you are gone the loss won't be shattering.

Set the thermostat on low or turn it off altogether. Check the stove and turn off all gas jets. Be sure the water heater is also turned off. Check your smaller appliances, toa, unplugging everything that could cause trouble.

Carefully close and lock all windows and doors. Don't leave an open window to invite trouble from uninvited guests.

Before leaving, remove perishables from the refrigerator. If the trip is to be a long one, clean out the refrigerator and turn it off. Check all faucets in the house, too. Don't leave them dripping or running or you'll run up a water bill.

Leave the shades up and extinguish every light but one. Burglars will be leery of entering a house where a light is burning.

It's always a good idea to let local police know how long you will be gone. Then they can keep an eye on the house and check anything that looks unusual.

Pick a good neighbor to act as guardian of the house while you're away. He can get the mail for you or forward it, take care of house plants, and occasionally water the garden. Give the key to this person and make sure he has a complete itinerary of places where you can be reached in case of an emergency.

If you have pets, don't forget them. Either make arrangements for boarding or have a responsible person care for them.

Immediately before leaving, give all the ashtrays a thorough check. A smouldering cigarette can be disastrous.

Is your house all in order? Then head for the open road without a worry, ready for the most enjoyable NEBRASKAland vacation yet.

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HOME OF THE RODEO

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his time, and like most other top hands of the Rodeo Cowboy Association, has a record of broken bones that would make more timid souls take up knitting.

If broncs are bad, brahmas are worse, the only rodeo stock with a built-in urge to kill. The rigging used is slight at best. The only thing keeping bull and rider together is a piece of braided rope, ends of which are clasped tight in the rider's hand. This isn't much for the long eight seconds needed for a successful ride.

With bulls, the cowboy is in as much trouble off as on. This is where the clowns come in. Their painted faces hide the look of grim determination as they move in close to save a hand from being gored.

Bulldogging's almost as deadly a game, with the waddie tempting death every time he leaps for a pair of sharp horns. Winning the big money requires more than the cowboy's guts and ability. He's depending on an outrider and a horse with steer savvy to zero him in on the target. Dogging is a race against time, with the competitor required to twist the steer to the ground in a clean fall.

Steer and calf roping are the classical events of the rodeo, prompting cowboys to gamble big entry fees for the chance to participate. Poke and pony work as one, with the horse quick to get in range of the calf, then able to stop on a dime when the cowboy's loop hits home. Once the calf is down, the roper wraps the piggin string around three feet and makes the knotted "hooey" faster than it takes to describe it. For steer roping at its very best, you'll want to take in the World's Championship Steer Roping contest at Hyannis, June 24, or Imperial's $10,000 Matched Steer Roping Contest, July 22.

Each hand will work four head of steer at Imperial and Hyannis, and the one coming up with the best all-around time will take the big share of the purse. The steer roper must get his loop around the horns, then trip the critter as his horse heads for the high country. The horse drags the downed steer till the cowboy figures the fight is gone out of it enough to make the tie with the piggin string.

You'll want to pay special attention to the top men in the various events, men who lead the pack in this year's RCA competition. Here's the Association's latest listing of the No. 1 hands and the money won:

All-round, Dean Oliver, $9,003; Saddle Bronc, Kenny McLean, $6,581; Bareback, Ralph Buell, $4,851; Bull Riding, Bill Rinestine, $6,674; Calf Roping, Dean Oliver, $8,120; Steer Wrestling, Tom Nesmith, $4,570; Team Roping, Bill Hamilton, $2,196.

There's still more to rodeo—the wild horse and chuck wagon races, the quarter horse and barrel races, and the Indians and clowns. You'll see them all at Nebraska's big rodeos. What Bill Cody started in Nebraska adds up to the greatest show you'll ever see, an afternoon you'll never forget.

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NEBRASKALAND Doings

Date Town Event MAY 11-July 4 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Horse Racing 30-September 30 Kearney Boy's Training School Indian Dancers. Every Sunday afternoon JUNE June, July, August, September Alliance Rodeo. Every Wednesday (under lights) and Sunday 1 -September 3 Ogallafa Sioux Indian Village 1-2 Broken Bow 4-H Rodeo 2-3 Gordon High School Rodeo 2-3 Potter Rodeo 8-9 Harrison National State High School Rodeo 8-10 Howe! Is Diamond Jubilee 9-10 hAerrlman Rodeo 10-16 Beatrice Homestead Centennial 11-16 Omaha NCAA Baseball World Series 14-16 Beatrice Miss Nebraska Pageant 15-16 Oshkosh Quarter Horse Show 16-17 North Platte Little Britches Rodeo 18-23 O'Neill Rodeo 21-24 Sidney Fort Sidney Days, Rodeo 22-23 Deshfer Diamond Jubilee 22-24 Chadron Little Britches Rodeo 23-24 Alliance Nebraska All-Arabian State Horse Show 24 Hyannis World Champion Steer Roping 27-30 Leigh Diamond Jubilee, Historical Pageant 28 Gordon High School Rodeo 30-July 1 Scottsbluff Rodeo JULY 1-5 Bellevue Bellevue Days 3-4 Crawford Rodeo 3-4 Sutherland Rodeo 3-5 Gordon Little Britches Rodeo 3-4 Long Pine Rodeo 6-25 Columbus Horse Racing 10-11 Elm Creek 75th Anniversary Celebration 17-18 Ravenna Ann-E-Var 19-21 Gering Oregon Trail Days, Rodec 21-28 Lincoln National Amateur Roller 21 22 27-28 27-August 15 AUGUST 1-4 2-4 2-4 2-4 3-5 5-7 7-10 8-11 8-10 8-11 9-11 9-11 9-11 9-14 11-13 11-12 12-13 12-15 12-14 13-15 13-16 13-17 13-15 Ohiowa Imperial Ashland Lincoln Osceola Beaver City Deshler Harrison Madison Geneva Holdrege Burwell Nelson Orleans Minden Pawnee City Wayne Henderson Clay Center Hay Springs Benkelman Ogallala Auburn Seward Chambers Hastings Spalding Skating Championship 75th Anniversary Celebration $10,000 Matched Steer Roping Contest ''Stir-Up", 4-H Stock Show, Rodeo Horse Racing Polk County Fair Furnas County Fair Thayer County Fair, Rodeo Sioux County Fair, Rodeo Madison County Fair Fillmore County Fair Phelps County Fair Burwell Rodeo and Garfield County Fair Nuckolls County Fair Harlan County Fair Kearney County Fair Pawnee County Fair Wayne County Fair 75th Anniversary Jubilee Clay County Fair Friendly Festival Dundy County Fair Keith County Fair, Rodeo Nemaha County Fair Seward County Fair, Rodeo Holt County Fair, Rodeo Adams County Fair Greeley County Fair Date AUGUST (cont.) 14-17 15-18 15-17 15-21 16-18 16-19 16-19 16-19 16-20 17-19 17-19 17-29 18 19 19-22 19-26 19-24 20-22 20-22 20-22 20-22 20-24 20-22 20-23 20-23 21-24 21-24 21-23 21-23 22-25 22-26 22-25 22-25 22-25 23-25 23-25 23-26 23-26 23-26 23-26 23-26 23-25 23-25 24-26 24-26 24-26 26 26-28 26-29 27-30 27-30 27-29 28-30 29-31 Town Beatrice Albion El wood Valentine Arlington Culbertson Dunning Stanton Chadron Bartiett David City Madison Lincoln Fairbury Grant North Pfatte Sidney Plattsmouth Eustis Grant Hartington Kearney Kimball Oakland Ord Broken Bow Grand Island Lincoln Syracuse Lexington North Platte South Sioux City Wahoo Walthill Imperial Concord Stockville Crete Gordon Hemingford Leigh Scribner Springfield Neligh North Platte Stapleton Brownville Bloomfield West Point Aurora Columbus Fairbury Bassett St. Paul 30, 31, September 1 Spencer 31-September 1 Hyannis SEPTEMBER 1-4 1-3 1-6 1-8 3 4 5-7 8-9 9-14 12-15 14-16 20-October 20 21-30 29 Bridgeport Johnstown Lincoln Mitchell Crawford North Platte Mitchell Merriman Henderson Humboldt Waterloo South Sioux City Omaha Wellfleet Event Gage County Fair Boone County Fair Gosper County Fair Cherry County Fair Washington County Fair Hitchcock County Fair Blaine County Fair Stanton County Fair Dawes County Fair, Rodeo Wheeler County Fair Butler County FqW Horse Racing Shrine All-Star High School Football Game Historical Pageant, The Echoes of Oregon Trail 75th Diamond Jubilee Buffalo Bill Blowout Cheyenne County Fair and Rodeo Cass County Fair Frontier County Fair Perkins County Fair Cedar County Fair Buffalo County Fair Kimball County Fair Burt County Fair Valley County Fair Custer County Fair, Rodeo Hall County Fair Lancaster County Fair Otoe County Fair Dawson County Fair Lincoln County Fair Dakota County Fair Saunders County Fair and Rodeo Thurston County Fair Chase County Fair, Horse Racing Dixon County Fair Frontier County Fair Saline County Fair Sheridan County Fair Box Butte County Fair Colfax County Fair Dodge County Fair Sarpy County Fair, Rodeo Antelope County Fair Buffalo Bill Rodeo Logan County Fair National Fiddlers Contest Knox County Fair Cuming County Fair Hamilton County Fair Platte County Fair Jefferson County Fair Rock County Fair Howard County Fair Boyd County Fair Rodeo Morrill County Fair Brown County Fair, Rodeo Nebraska State Fair Horse Racing ond Scotts Bluff County Fair Rodeo Buffalo Bill Golf Tourney Scotts Bluff County Fair Rodeo 75th Anniversary Celebration Richardson County Fair Douglas County Fair Horse Racing Stock Show and Rodeo Annual Fall Festival   Guide TO SIGHTS AND SCENERY NAME SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION, HIGHWAY 1. Bad Lands Weird formations in a wind-sculptured land 23 mi. N. Crawford, Nebr. 2 2. Agate Fossil Beds Prehistoric animals' cemetery (by appointment 2 mi. E. Agate, County Road with Harold Cook, Agate) 3. Horse Creek Treaty Site 10,000 Plains Indians pledge lasting peace 23 mi. W. Scottsbluff (check locally), Neb. 86 4. Scotts Bluff Natl. Mon. Landmark museum mark days on trail 3 mi. W. Gering, Neb. 86 5. Robidoux Pass Rest Station for travel-weary emigrants 8 mi. W. Gering, Neb. 86 6. Chimney Rock 7. Nebraska's Highest Point Most famed guidepost of Oregon Trail 3 mi. S. Bayard, Neb. 26 Nebraska reaches 5,424 feet "peak'' S.W. Kimball (check locally). County Road 8. Oil Fields Black gold tapped to 22.5 million barrel tune Panhandle 9. Wheat Country Rolling fields give state honors in wheat Panhandle 10. Museum of the Fur Trade Recollections of early days of fur trade E. Chadron, U.S. 20 11. Nebraska National Forest Niobrara Division sports green beauty 19 mi. S. ofNenzel, Neb. 97 12. Sears Falls Cool loveliness on Niobrara Game Refuge 3 mi. E. Valentine, Neb. 12 13. Snake River Falls Cascading beauty in rugged canyon country S.W. of Valentine (check locally), County Road 14. Ft. Niobrara Museum relics depict life of frontier post 3 mi. E. Valentine, Neb. 12 15. Ft. Niobrara Natl. W.L. Ref. Rare buffalo, Texas longhorns, elk roam here 16. Valentine Natl. W.L. Ref. South-winging ducks call host of lakes "home" 3 mi. E. Valentine, Neb. 12 23 mi. S. Valentine, U.S. 83, Neb. 483 17. Cattle Country Great herds fatten in vast Sand Hills domain North-central Nebraska 18. Nebraska National Forest 19. Scout Rest Ranch Cooling greenery in largest man-planted forest 1 mi. W. Halsey, Neb. 2 Buffalo Bill's home famed scouts headquarters North Platte, U.S. 30, 83 20. Grand Duke Alexis Hunt Big safari, western style, clobbered buffalo Hayes Center (check locally), Neb. 17 21. Massacre Canyon Pawnee slaughtered in 1873 by warring Sioux 6 mi. E. Trenton, U.S. 34 22. Norris Dam Future recreation area now under construction 23. Ft. McPherson Natl. Cem. Soldiers of Indian, modern wars buried here 12 mi. N. of McCook, Neb. 83 4 mi. S. Maxwell (check locally), County Road 24. Gothenburg Pony Express Original building recalls days of "fast mail" Gothenberg, U.S. 30 Sioux counted coup on white man's Iron Horse 3 mi. W. Lexington (check locally), U.S. 30 25. U. P. Train Wreck 26. Pioneer Village Man's progress shown in authentic exhibits Minden, U.S. 34 27. Oregon Trail Mementos of world's greatest exodus are here Width of State 28. Fort Hartsuff Settlers guarded by old post, buildings remain 1 mi. N Elyria, Neb. 11 29. Burwell Rodeo 'Nebraska's Big Rodeo" boasts West's best Burwell, Neb. 11 30. House of Yesterday From war to fashion, the past shown in reality Hastings, U.S. 34 31. Hay Country Countless stacks crown nation's hay capitot North-central, Neb. 11, 91 32. Mormon Winter Camp 33. Devils Nest 1846 millrace token of groups' 2-year stay I] mi. S. W. Niobrara, Neb. 12 Ghosts of Jesse James, Doc Middleton linger Lewis & Clark lake (check locally), U.S. 81 34. Logan Fontenelle Killing Famed Omaha Chief scalped by ornery Sioux 4 mi. S. Petersburg (check locally), Neb 35. Deep-well irrigation Great underground river tapped to feed crops South-central 36. Rain-water basin Myriad lakes lure ducks to date with hunters South-central 37. Rock Creek Station Wild Bill Hickok gains fame in McCanles duel 5 mi. S. Fairbury, Neb. 8 38. Homestead Natl. Mon. 39. Brownville Nation's first preserved as memento of era 5 mi. W. Beatrice, Neb. 4 Town, circa 1850s, relives days of river boats 6 mi. E. Auburn, U.S. 136 40. Apple Country Laden orchards symbols to Arbor Day founder Southeastern 41. Otoe County Courthouse State's oldest public building still in use Nebraska City, Neb. 2 42. State Capitol Towering spike one of 10 architectural wonders Lincoln, U.S. 6, 77 Lincoln, U.S. 6, 77 43. Historical Soc. Museum Western Americana reflected in top displays 44. U. of Neb. State Museum & Art Galleries World's biggest mammoth shrinks visitors Lincoln, U.S. 6, 77 45. S.A.C. Headquarters 46. Union Stockyards 47. Boys Town Global nerve-center plots our aerial defense 10 mi. S. Omaha, U.S. 73, 75 Steaks galore at largest livestock market South Omaha, Neb. 92 National haven brings help to homeless boys 10 mi. W. Omaha, U.S. 6, 30A 48. Joslyn Art Museum Magnificent edifice houses rich art display Omaha, U.S. 49. Mormon Cemetery 6, 30A "OoT 50. Ft. Atkinson Site once group's jump-off point to the West Omaha, U.I Area recalls days when post guarded fur trade 9 mi. N. Omaha (check locally), U.S. 73 5 mi. S. E. Blair, U.S. 30 51. DeSoto Bend Natl. W.L. Ref. Area plays vital role in flyway, recreation 52. Tourist Info. Bureau Introduction to "Where The West Begins" state Blair, U.S. 30, 73 53. Corn Country Cornhusker state gets nomer for record yield Eastern 54. Winnebago, Omaha Indian Tribe Powwows 55. Wiseman Massacre Colorful Indians in full regalia relive past Winnebago and Macy, U.S. 73 Monument tells gory story-children's slaughter N. E. of Hartington (check locally), Neb. 84