4 Nebraskaland • October 2023
Nebraskaland (VOL. 101 / NO. 8 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.,
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Volume 101 No. 8
October 2023
F E A T U R E S
20
OCTOBER MORNING ON THE NIOBRARA
Photos and story by Gerry Steinauer
26
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in October
By Renae Blum
28
FALL PARK GETAWAYS
By Renae Blum
34
A HISTORY OF THE PAWNEE SCOUTS
By Mark Van de Logt
36
SOWBELLY WITH COFFEE
Special Names for a Special Place
Story and photos by Justin Haag
42
THE BAYSDORFERS
Nebraska's First Aviators
By David L. Bristow, History Nebraska
48
THE SNEAKY INVASION OF NON-NATIVE CATTAILS
Story and photos by Chris Helzer
D E P A R T M E N T S
8 Your Nebraska
12 In the Field
54 Mixed Bag
60 Portraits from the Past
62 The Last Stop
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