by Ann | Feb 13, 2017 | Feature The Midwest, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
It seems like a fitting time of year to write about a place we love to visit — Valentine, Nebraska. Meghan and I drove to Valentine for the first time on one of our annual Nebraska road trips when she was in middle school. We went to see Smith Falls,...
by Ann | Sep 30, 2014 | The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
Earlier this summer, Steve and I took off on a 6-day journey to find out for ourselves if our home state lives up to its new slogan, “Nebraska Nice.” We wrote about some of the nicest things we saw — calling them our 2014 “Nebraska’s...
by Steve | Jul 14, 2014 | Places to stay, The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
The Neon Bar and Grill, located in the Motel Raine in Valentine, Nebraska, makes #3 on our list. Normally, we would not have expected to put a restaurant on our list, especially one located in a motel, but this trip around Nebraska made us learn to open our minds and...
by Ann | Jul 12, 2014 | The Midwest, USA, Where we've been
After driving past more than a dozen dying small towns in rural Nebraska, we knew there was something out of the ordinary when we approached Cody, population 155. It’s sign read, “Cody welcomes you. A town too tough to die.” Many of the towns we had...
by Steve | Jul 6, 2014 | The Midwest, USA
I have to admit, I wasn’t thrilled with Nebraska’s new tourism slogan, “Nebraska Nice” when it was introduced a few weeks ago. I felt it lacked a certain something and didn’t capture all it could. “Nice?” Really? I felt...