by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highway 2
Anselmo, NE No information is available for Anselmo. Click here to download a printable map of Anselmo, NE Download a Printable Map All Multi-Vendor Setup Sites (may not include this town) All Community Coordinators (Names & Contact information) All...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highway 2
Mason City, NE Mason City, founded in April 1886, was named for the first Supreme Court Judge of Nebraska, the Honorable Oliver Perry Mason. In July that year, the railroad came through town. Mason City’s first baby was Merle W. Runyan, who became a lawyer and...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highway 2
Litchfield, NE The last weekend in June is our Old Settler’s Celebration when the whole town honors their oldest residents, past and present. Honorees are given special seating for the Saturday morning parade, which kicks off a full weekend of fun…. with races, flower...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highways 91
Taylor, NE The beautiful village of Taylor is the Loup County seat. It is built around a city park, playground equipment, gazebo, picnic tables & public restrooms. High school students & teachers have made national news with their ‘anti-tobacco’ campaigns,...
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 inside the Byway loop
Rockville, NE Rockville is a village in Sherman County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 census. Rockville was platted in 1886 when the Union Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named from Rock Creek. Click here to download...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highway 2
Hazard, NE It is believed that the village was named following a conversation in which someone noticed that the townsite encompassed a dangerous hole, which may have been a washout or a pit dug by a falling meteorite. “That’s a hazard”, was the legendary comment....
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, Lodging Along Highway 2, Towns on Highway 2
Grand Island, NE In the mid-1800’s a plan came to light to develop a city along the Platte River Road, in hopes that its’ central location would be ideal for the relocation of the nation’s capitol from Washington D.C. In 1857, the banking house of Chubb Brothers &...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Along Highway 2, Towns on Highway 2
Halsey, NE Founded in 1892, Halsey is located in the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills, and is home to Nebraska National Forest, “America’s largest hand-planted forest”. Thousands of visitors come each year to enjoy the peaceful beauty of this area and to ‘get-away’...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Along Highway 91, Lodging Along the JUNK JAUNT®, Towns on Highways 91
Brewster, NE “The town with the Spirit of the Cowboy” Looking for a place that has more stars than people, lazy rivers, panoramic sunsets, wild prairie roses and the best tasting water in the world??? Then come to Brewster, Nebraska, population 22. We are located at...
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...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Inside the Loop, Towns inside the Byway loop
Farwell, NE Where is Farwell? It is near the center of the state (or the world, depending on who you ask). It is located in Howard County, just off Highway 92, and is surrounded by Ashton Boelus, Dannebrog, Elba, Nysted, Paplin and St. Paul. Don’t blink, with a...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns on Highways 91
Almeria, NE No information for Almeria is available. Download a Printable Map All Multi-Vendor Setup Sites (may not include this town) All Community Coordinators (Names & Contact information) All Sponsored Lodging (Does not include all...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 15, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns East of Byway 11, Towns on Highways 91
Ericson, NE The village of Ericson is in Wheeler County. The population was 92 at the 2010 census. In the Nebraska license plate system, Wheeler County is represented by the prefix 84. It had the eighty-fourth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 1, 2014 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Towns inside the Byway loop
Ashton, NE Ashton was established 116 years ago along Oak Creek, by Mr. J.P. Taylor in honor of his hometown of Ashton, Illinois. It is now known as the gateway to Sherman Reservoir and home of the Polish Heritage Center. While in Ashton for the JUNK JAUNT®, take a...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Feb 10, 2013 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities, Lodging Along Highway 2, Towns on Highway 2
Ravenna, NE www.myravenna.com Ravenna is a friendly little railroad town, settled mostly by people of Scandinavian, German and Czech descent. For those of you who came to Ravenna last year and managed to maneuver our detours, WELCOME BACK! We hope you enjoy our new...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Jan 20, 2013 | JUNK JAUNT® Communities
Nebraska’s JUNK JAUNT® road...
by Heartland Hosting, LLC | Nov 6, 2012 | Home Feature
300 Miles of Treasures! Welcome to NEBRASKA’S JUNK JAUNT® It is a 300 mile continuous Yard Sale in central Nebraska. Each of 35-40 towns organizes a 3-day yard sale. Most towns will have at least one “Central Set-Up” location for vendors. Last year, this fun...
