by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Along Highway 11, Lodging Along Highway 91, Lodging Along the JUNK JAUNT®, Towns on Highways 11, Towns on Highways 91
Burwell, NE “The Outdoor Rodeo Capital of Nebraska” We are proud to be the “home” to Nebraska’s Big Rodeo, Fort Hartsuff, the Calamus Lake & Fish Hatchery. Located on the dividing line between the Nebraska Sandhills and the North Loup River Valley, our livelihood...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highways 11
Wood River, NE Wood River, established in 1866, was originally a railroad station named for the tree-lined river directly north. Three years later this settlement boasted a log Catholic church & a school. In 1874-75 the Union Pacific RR platted a new town of Wood...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highways 11
Scotia, NE Just across the North Loup River from Scotia, is Nebraska’s only Chalk Mine, chiseled into the base of Happy Jack’s Peak. This elevated peak was favored by Ft. Hartsuff army scouts in their efforts to keep track of the Sioux Indians. Today, golfers “Putt...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Along Highway 11, Lodging Along the JUNK JAUNT®, Towns on Highways 11
Ord, NE Visit the official Ord, Nebraska Ord Area Chamber of Commerce / Valley County Economic Development Website. Ord was selected as the county seat for Valley County in 1873. The town was then laid out in early 1874. About this time General E.O.C. Ord was in...
