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  • Autumn color at Black Elk-Neihardt Park

    Autumn color at Black Elk-Neihardt Park

    Black Elk – Neihardt Park in Blair is a great place to go leaf peeping, and autumn color is at or reaching its peak in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa.  

    Joe Burns

    October 12, 2020
    Nature and Landscape
    Black Elk-Neihardt Park
  • Trail opens acres of park land to view

    Trail opens acres of park land to view

    New vistas are open to view at  Black Elk Neihardt Park in Blair thanks to volunteers who have carved out a new mountain bike  and multi-use trail at the western edge of the park.  The trail opens up acres of park property that have been nearly inaccessible due to dense trees, grass and brush.

    Joe Burns

    September 27, 2020
    Blair, NE, Nature and Landscape
    Black Elk-Neihardt Park, mountain bike trail
  • Cool rides turn out for Cruise Night

    Cool rides turn out for Cruise Night

    The weather was fine and so were the rides on Saturday night for the final cruise night of the season in Blair.

    Joe Burns

    September 23, 2020
    Blair, NE, Events and activities
    Blair, Cruise Night
  • Hello Autumn 2020

    Hello Autumn 2020

    Tuesday afternoon  I grabbed a lens that I haven’t used in awhile and headed down to California Bend to commemorate the first day of autumn 2020.

    Joe Burns

    September 23, 2020
    Blair, NE, Nebraska
    Autumn, California Bend
  • Looking for landmarks

    Looking for landmarks

    Chimney Rock near Bayard, Nebraska is the signature landmark on the Oregon Trail.  The stone column rises nearly 300 feet above the North Platte river valley.  The national historical site  and visitors center is maintained and operated by History Nebraska. The museum inside the center has been expanded and updated. The exhibits are interesting and […]

    Joe Burns

    September 22, 2020
    Nebraska, Travel
    Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, Scotts Bluff National Monument, The Oregon Trail
  • In Search of the Oregon Trail

    In Search of the Oregon Trail

    After reading “The Oregon Trail A New American Journey” I knew where my next road trip would take me. The book is the story of the author Rinker Buck’s,  “crazy ass passion” to make the first unassisted covered wagon crossing of the Oregon Trail in over 100 years. I was totally captivated by the personalities […]

    Joe Burns

    September 20, 2020
    Nature and Landscape, Nebraska, Travel
    Ash Hollow, Chimney Rock, Courthouse Rock, Covered Wagon, Lake McConaughy, Ogallala, Rinker Buck, Scotts Bluff, The Oregon Trail, Wander Wagon, Windlass Hill
  • Preparation Canyon

    Preparation Canyon

    Preparation Canyon State Park in Iowa’s Loess Hills is remote, heavily wooded and particularly beautiful in September and October.  

    Joe Burns

    September 17, 2020
    Nature and Landscape, Travel
    Loess Hills, Preparation Canyon
  • Sunflowers and butterflies at DeSoto NWR

    Sunflowers and butterflies at DeSoto NWR

    Great weather, sunflowers and Monarch butterflies on the move at DeSoto NWR.  

    Joe Burns

    September 2, 2020
    Nature and Landscape
  • Blair Graduation Scrap book

    Blair Graduation Scrap book

    Blair Class of 2020 graduates finally were able to savor success and gain a sense of closure during commencement exercises held at Krantz field on August 1.  Classroom learning and school sports, activities and events including graduation were all postponed or suspended during the final quarter of the school year. In his commencement address, Principal […]

    Joe Burns

    August 9, 2020
    Blair Community Schools, Events and activities, School events and activities
    Blair Class of 2020, Tom Anderson
  • 2020 Washington County Fair keeps it simple

    2020 Washington County Fair keeps it simple

    While many summer activities and events have been canceled due to covid  pandemic concerns, the 2020 Washington County Fair was held pretty much as scheduled.  Featured events included a rodeo, 4H shows, mud volleyball, tractor pulls and a livestock auction. Fair Board President Jason Cloudt said the 2020 fair was successful considering the circumstances.  

    Joe Burns

    August 5, 2020
    Nebraska, News and Feature, Washington County Fair
  • Embarrassment of riches

    Embarrassment of riches

    This summer reminds me of the first time I retired many years ago. After a satisfying 32 years of teaching I was looking forward to new opportunities.  Like  most retirees I had a long list of things I was going to “get around to” after I retired.  A good share of those things are still […]

    Joe Burns

    July 30, 2020
    Nature and Landscape, Nebraska
    California Bend trail, Dana College, Don Johnson, Enterprise Media, Herman Nebraska, Metro Community College, Peter Lux, Wolfe Family Country Quilt Show and and Garden Walk.
  • Enterprise Media earns NPA awards

    Enterprise Media earns NPA awards

    The Nebraska Press Association released the results of the 2019 annual Better Newspaper contest on June 30.  The Washington County Enterprise, Pilot-Tribune and Arlington Citizen earned 24 first-place awards. The Citizen and Pilot-Tribune were both awarded First Place General Excellence in their circulation divisions. Personally, I was pleased to earn the First Place Class D […]

    Joe Burns

    July 8, 2020
    Nebraska, News and Feature
    Better Newspaper contest, Enterprise Media, Fort Atkinson living history days, Nebraska Press Association, NPA, Tower of the Four Winds
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