PHOTO
BY
CHRIS
HELZER
Cover: The sun rises behind a windmill
and wildflowers at Metcalf Wildlife
Management Area near Hay Springs.
Photo by Justin Haag.
Volume 97 No. 6
July 2019
F E A T U R E S
20
WILDCAT HILLS
A Wild Place
Story and Photos by Justin Haag
28
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in July
By Renae Blum
30
THE DEVINE DEVIL'S DEN
Story and Photos by Justin Haag
36
A STITCH IN TIME
By Renae Blum
42
WHEN THE CARNIVAL
CAME TO TOWN
By History Nebraska
46
CALAMUS
The Perfect Getaway
Story and Photos by Eric Fowler
54
PASTURE FORBS
Weeds or Wildflowers?
Story and Photos by Gerry Steinauer
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
60 Mixed Bag
68 Portraits from the Past
70 The Last Stop
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