Program to feature prizes from Nebraska Lottery
LINCOLN, NEB., 2013-03-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Nebraska Tourism Commission is announcing the 80 featured stops in the 2013 Nebraska Passport today. New this year are special-interest tours featuring top picks from past travelers, art galleries, craft breweries and literary stops.
The Passport program encourages travelers to explore Nebraska, collect stamps from participating attractions and earn great prizes.
The 2013 Passport will feature 80 attractions on 10 themed tours: Hit the Hot Spots, Meet the Locals, Picture the Scene, Play Outside, Savor the Flavor, Seeing is Believing, Sleep Tight, Tap Into It, Turn the Page and Wrangle the West.
Travelers have from May through September to visit attractions and redeem their stamps for prizes. For each completed tour, participants win a Nebraska Passport T-shirt. Travelers also can receive 20 $1 Nebraska Lottery Scratch coupons in celebration of the Nebraska Lottery’s 20th anniversary (for 20 stamps) and a digital camera (for 40 stamps).
A grand-prize drawing for an iPad mini will be held in October. This year, an additional drawing for 300 $1 Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets will be held for all participants, 19 and older, who turn in passports with at least one stamp.
Passports will be available at participating stops in May or can be pre-ordered by emailing info@NebraskaPassport.com.
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Editor’s Note: Attached is a list of destinations featured as part of the 2013 Nebraska Passport. High-resolution photographs of many of the stops can be found in our free, online photo gallery.
2013 Passport Tours and Stops
Hit the Hot Spots
Arbor Day Farm Tree Adventure, Nebraska City
Petrified Wood and Art Gallery, Ogallala
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, Grand Island
Master’s Hand Candle Company and Serendipity Chocolate Factory, Tekamah
Fort Robinson State Park, Crawford
Sandhills Motel & Glidden Canoe Rental, Mullen
NEBRASKAland DAYS, North Platte
Green Lantern Steakhouse and Lounge, Decatur
Meet the Locals
Ricky and Lucy’s Country Greenhouse, Sidney
Prairie Grounds Café and Gifts, Broken Bow
GROW Nebraska Buy It Local Store, Grand Island
Back Alley Bakery, Hastings
Prairie Point Junction Quilt Shop, Cozad
Lakota Hope Center/Lightshine Thrift Store and Lakota Art Institute, Whiteclay
It’s All About Bees, Ralston
Classic Car Collection, Kearney
Picture the Scene
Springfield Artworks, Springfield
Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln
Thedford Art Gallery, Thedford
Woodland Trails Art & Learning Center, Winnebago
Western Nebraska Arts Center, Scottsbluff
Norfolk Arts Center, Norfolk
Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art, David City
The Art and Gift Gallery, North Platte
Play Outside
Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center, Denton
Nebraska National Forest (Bessey Ranger District/Bessey Nursery), Halsey
Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge, Valentine
Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center, Wood River
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue
Sunken Gardens and Lincoln Children’s Zoo, Lincoln
Kimmel Orchard & Vineyard, Nebraska City
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Harrison
Savor the Flavor
Pour House Tasting Room, Friend
Lakehouse Bar & Grill, North Platte
Ozzie & Jan’s Famous Lee’s Chicken, Lincoln
R.F. Goeke Variety Store and Soda Fountain, Atkinson
Range Café & Bassett Lodge, Bassett
The Rocket Inn, Indianola
BeeHaven Farm Roadside Market, Harrisburg
Barnstormers, Norfolk
Seeing Is Believing
General Crook House at Fort Omaha, Omaha
Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park, Burwell
Chimney Rock National Historic Site, Bayard
Lincoln County Historical Museum, North Platte
Boys Town, Boys Town
International Quilt Study Center & Museum, Lincoln
Knight Museum & Sandhills Center, Alliance
Mayhew Cabin with John Brown’s Cave, Nebraska City
Sleep Tight
Crystal Key Inn Bed & Breakfast, Newman Grove
Historic Argo Hotel and Steakhouse, Crofton
Whispering Pines Bed and Breakfast, Nebraska City
Two Rivers State Recreation Area, Waterloo
Calamus Outfitters, Burwell
Arrow Hotel & Suites, Broken Bow
Inner Maker Bed & Breakfast, Seward
The Balcony House Bed & Breakfast, Imperial
Tap Into It
Loop Brewing Company, McCook
Thunderhead Brewing Company, Kearney
Lucky Bucket Brewing Company, LaVista
SchillingBridge Winery & Microbrewery, Pawnee City
Nebraska Brewing Company, Papillion
Soaring Wings Vineyard and Brewery, Springfield
Zipline Brewing Company, Lincoln
Blue Blood Brewing Company, Lincoln
Turn the Page
Bess Streeter Aldrich House & Museum, Elmwood
Willa Cather State Historic Site/Red Cloud Opera House, Red Cloud
John G. Neihardt State Historic Site, Bancroft
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Chadron
Wright Morris Walking/Driving Tour, Central City
Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors & Loren Eisley Exhibit at Bennett Martin Library, Lincoln
The Lyceum Café and Bookstore, Brownville
The Sisters Grimm, Bushnell
Wrangle the West
Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln
Glur’s Tavern, Columbus
High Plains Homestead, Home of the Drifter Cookshack and Bunkhouse, Crawford
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, North Platte
Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron
Morgan’s Store, Ellsworth
Strawbale Church, Arthur
Arthur Bowring Ranch State Historical Park, Merriman
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FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Shannon Peterson at 800-228-4307, 402-471-3797
or shannon.j.peterson@nebraska.gov