4 Nebraskaland • August-September 2026
Volume 104
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No. 7
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August-September 2026
20
SUMMER TRAVELERS
Story and photos by Justin Haag
28
OUTDOOR NEBRASKA
What to Do in August/September
By Jeff Kurrus
30
DANISH ALPS
STATE RECREATION AREA
Story and photos by Jenny Nguyen-Wheatley
36
ORB-WEAVER SPIDER WEBS
By Monica Macoubrie
40
THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE
By David L. Bristow
Nebraska State Historical Society
44
A TWO-FOR-ONE WEEKEND
EXCURSION
Story and photos by Julie Geiser
52
ANTLER ANALYTICS: THE SCIENCE
AND SYMMETRY OF DEER ANTLERS
Story by Brian Peterson, Photos by Ryan Holt
Departments
8
Your Nebraska
12
In the Field
59
Mixed Bag
66
Portraits from the Past
68
The Last Stop
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