PHOTO
BY
ERIC
FOWLER
F E A T U R E S
22
THE OUTSIDER
Story and photos by Jeff Kurrus
30
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in December
By Renae Blum
32
ICE BUBBLES
Story and photos by Chris Helzer
40
1,733 MILES FROM SOMEWHERE
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
42
NOT GOING TO EAT THAT?
Your Dog Will
Story and photos by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
46
THE NOT SO PLAIN PLAINS ONION
By Gerry Steinauer
48
CLEAR CREEK GOOSE HUNT
An Adventure Story
Story and photos by Julie Geiser
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 Your Nebraska
10 In the Field
52 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop
O N T H E W E B
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Nebraskaland (VOL. 98 / NO. 10 ISSN 0028-1964) is published monthly, except for the combined Jan./Feb. and Aug./Sept. issues, by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 N. 33rd St.,
Lincoln, NE. Periodicals postage paid at Lincoln, Nebraska, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nebraskaland, P.O. Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370.
Cover: Darren Kelley and his son,
Maverick, from Ashland sled at
Eugene T. Mahoney State Park.
Photo by Jeff Kurrus
Volume 98 No. 10
December 2020