The Nebraska Outback is the north-central region of the U.S. state of Nebraska. It comprises Boyd, Holt, Rock, Blaine, Brown, Keya Paha and Cherry counties.
About Calling this region the "Nebraska Outback" is part of a tourism campaign led by a nonprofit organization called the North Central Nebraska RC & D Council. It is sponsored by six counties, five Natural Resource Districts, 29 local communities and three local Chambers of Commerce., North Central RC&D. Retrieved 9/17/07.
The North Central Nebraska RC&D Council partners with communities, organizations and agencies to assist the local people in the development of their communities, counties and region. The Outback is bordered by South Dakota on the north, and a small section of the Missouri River runs at the region’s eastern edge. The area has a population of 26,984 people on of land, or 2.1 people per square mile.
The outback is connected with the rest of Nebraska by way of four Nebraska byways: Bridges to Buttes Byway (Highway 20), the Outlaw Trail (Highway 12) and small sections of the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway (Highways 91/11), and the Sandhills Journey (Highway 2) in Blaine County. The Cowboy Trail is a bicycling, walking and equestrian trail that will eventually cross east-west from Norfolk to Chadron.Nebraska Outback Region. (2004) North Central Nebraska TARGET Report. Nebraska Travel and Tourism Division. Retrieved 9/17/07.
Visitor attractions
Particular attractions in the area have been identified in order to promote tourism throughout the Outback.(2007) "Nebraska Outback," Nebraskaland Magazine. p 15.
Visitor attractions in the Nebraska Outback Name Location Notes Arthur Bowring Sandhills Ranch State Historical Park Merriman Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest Nenzel Spade Ranch Ellsworth Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Merritt Reservoir Valentine Snake Falls Valentine Smith Falls State Park Valentine Downtown Valentine Valentine Valentine Fish Hatchery Valentine Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Valentine Lovejoy Ranch Bed and Breakfast Valentine Turtle Butte Lodge Springview Uncle Buck’s Lodge Brewster Sandhills Guest Ranch Bed & Breakfast Brewster Norden Dance Hall Ord Keya Paha County Fairgrounds Springview Brown County Fairgrounds Ainsworth Niobrara River Road Norden Meadville Ghost town Winnetoon Replicas of early storefronts, schoolhouse, trading post, prairie grass gardens, log cabin and historic city jail. The town "mall" includes a working 1890s post office, antiques, carvings and natural foods store. Sunshine Bottom Lynch Settled by German emigrants from the Russian Empire, Sunshine Bottom features settlement patterns and homes similar to those the emigrants left behind in Ukraine.Nebraska Outlaw Trail stories. Retrieved 9/18/07. Sturdevant-McKee House Museum Atkinson Something Special by Marilyn Atkinson White Horse Museum Stuart Rock County Oil Company Phillips 66 Bassett Constructed in 1927 in the Spanish Revival style Cowboy Trail Norfolk to Chadron Happy Hollow Cabins Outlaw Trail Scenic Byway South Sioux City to Valentine Old Baldy Lynch Listed on the National Register of Historic Places Butte Historical Center Butte Spencer Museum Village Spencer Strawbale Saloon Spencer Brown County Historical Society & Coleman House Museum Ainsworth Holt County Historical Society Museum O'Neill Long Pine Heritage Society & Heritage House Museum Long Pine link Sellor's Log Cabin Ainsworth White Horse Ranch Museum Stuart link Rock County Historical Museum
See also History of Nebraska Historic houses in Nebraska Landmarks of the Nebraska Territory
References
External links Ainsworth Stories from the Outback Mountain biking in the Nebraska Outback