![]() They might want to move their business here,” Coates said. “When you have a clean town, and people come from other cities and see how clean your town is, it’s attractive to them and they might want to move here. Litter clean-up and prevention goes beyond just making the city look nice. DuBois is working with the local high school student council to educate students on the issues of litter. “If we can teach them young not to throw their garbage out the window, maybe in 20 years we won’t even need to be doing this,” DuBois said.Īccording to DuBois, the mission of KNCB is to educate people on recycling, beautification and litter pickup. On top of just picking up trash, the KNBC is working on educating the younger generation in order to combat the issue of litter. The local Boy Scouts troop goes out after the parade in order to pick up any trash left on the street. (Photo by Sarah Merza/NNS)Īfter the festival, trash clean-up is focused around Central Avenue. From left, Sue Little, Jaclyn Krefels and Sarah Hobbie clean up litter along the highway North 75 entrance into Nebraska City. This is also one of the busiest entrances for the festivals, Coates said. People get pulled a lot in different ways, lately, but they still want to see the town look pretty,” said Patty Coates, the KNCB board president.Īccording to the executive director of Keep Nebraska City Beautiful, Sally DuBois, the highway North 75 entrance into Nebraska City has the worst issues with litter. “Usually a lot of people turn out to help clean up. 12, four girls from Girl Scout Troop 20572 cleaned up litter around the city. Volunteers covered six sites around the city. 11, including residents from the Mission Field Treatment Center, students from the Lourdes Central Student Council, and families from the community. Twenty-seven volunteers participated in the cleanup event on Sept. “We have so many people that come into town for AppleJack, and what a good impression it makes when everything is clean and makes you want to come back year after year,” said Connie Ehlers, a Keep Nebraska City Beautiful board member. The Keep Nebraska City Beautiful program organizes an annual volunteer cleanup crew to clean up litter near the city’s entrances. The festival is expected to bring between 60,000 and 80,000 people to the community of 7,292 residents. The 53rd annual AppleJack Festival begins Friday, Sept. 11, to prepare for the annual AppleJack Festival. Check it out at or call City residents cleaned up litter at the city’s entrances on Saturday, Sept. ![]() There’s more to explore and discover in Nebraska City. There are several museums in Nebraska City perfect for your children and grandchildren including: the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, 100 Valmont Road, 402.874.9900, the Nebraska City Museum of Firefighting, 1320 Central Avenue, 402.873.3579, and Kregel Windmill Museum, 1414 Central Avenue, 402.873.1078,. The Arbor Lodge State Historical Park features Living History Weekends at the mansion including Wheels of Transportation on September 24 and 25 Ethnic Festival on October 1 and 2 Mountain Man Rendezvous on October 8 and 9 with weaving, leather sewing, Dutch oven cooking, fabric dyes and printing, tomahawk throwing, pottery, dulcimer music and cider pressing Oktoberfest on October 9 features authentic German food, live polka band, horseshoes and yard games Great American Pastimes on October 15 and 16 for old-fashioned parlor games and entertainment, piano music, antique kitchen gadgets and vintage baseball games with the Topeka Westerns and Shawnee Baseball Club Victorian Times on October 22 and 23 and Vintage Halloween on October 29 and 30.Īdmission to the park is free, however, mansion admission for the events is $8 for adults, $6 for children ages 3-12 and free for children two and under.įor more information, call 402.873.7222 or visit /events. ![]() To learn more, visit /festival/apple-jack-festival. ![]() There’s also a parade, craft fairs, street dances, a classic car show, carnival and live music. Named one of the top 10 Fall Harvest Festivals in America, the AppleJack Festival runs from September 16 to 18 and features everything apples. For more information, call 402.873.3115 or visit. The historic site is open from May to October and admission is $1 for children and $3 for adults. Nebraska’s first nationally-recognized underground railroad is the Mayhew Cabin and Historic Village with John Brown’s Cave. ![]() The Mayhew Cabin and John Brown’s Cave chronicles the underground railroad history in Nebraska. ![]()
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