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“Nebraska. Honestly, it’s not for everyone,” continues to evoke praise and criticism nearly four years later. Nebraskas tourism chief says the state doesnt plan to shed the slogan any time

Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed on Thursday that May 1-7 will be National Travel and Tourism Week as a way to celebrate the contributions of the tourism industry to the state.

The Sandhill Crane has earned a new title.

The ceremony was at Rowe Sanctuary near Gibbon, one of the top attractions for sandhill crane enthusiasts who flock to south-central Nebraska in the spring to glimpse what has been

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) - Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation making the sandhill crane the state migratory bird. 

A wide spate of organizations between Omaha and Lincoln were announced to be recipients of grants in varying totals from Nebraska Tourism on Tuesday.

Since the “Nebraska: Honestly, It’s not for Everyone” tourism advertising campaign launched in 2019, Nebraska’s tourism industry in the state has broken records.

The governor announced the end of pandemic related Directed Health Measures, an end to the state’s participation in the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program and executive orders which were signed in response to the pandemic.

The Niobrara River was a hot spot last year, even as tourism spending crashed statewide. “They were literally vacating their state to find a rural campground somewhere, just to get

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