A Beginner’s Guide to Tanking
As we usher in 2021, we’ve decided to officially share our most well-kept recipe for fun at Sandhills Motel & Glidden Canoe Rental. While we can’t promise you’ll be able to make this recipe on your own as well as we do at Sandhills Motel, it’s worth the shot. You’ll need: 1 large livestock water tank 4-8 friends and family members (including yourself) Sunscreen Towels Snacks Appropriate Beverages Life Jackets Lawn chairs 1-2 meandering rivers Good ‘ole Nebraskan sunshine Mix all of the ingredients together and you’ll cook up some unforgettable memories (and possibly a...
Read MoreCreating Winter fun in the Sandhills
The days are getting shorter and the weather is getting cooler as winter slowly prepares for its yearly ballet here in Nebraska and while we can’t say it’s our favorite season of the year, we can hardly discount the abundant fun that winter brings us in the Sandhills region. From sledding down the Sandhills to taking up new hobbies like cross-country skiing and snow fort building, we often find ourselves looking for opportunities to create our own fun during the winter. To get your creative juices flowing as cold weather approaches, we’ve put together a winter Sandhills bucket list of...
Read MoreRoad Trip: 10 Winter Safety Tips
As the holiday season fast approaches, the excitement of being reunited with our friends and family is more apparent than ever before. And let’s face it, who wants to be cooped up at home any more than they already have this year? With that being said, whether your holiday destinations are 100 or 2000 miles away, a winter road trip may be on the menu for you in the coming weeks. To help guarantee you are adequately prepared to endure the varying wintry conditions on the road, we’ve put together 10 tips for you to review before you start your journey to the promise land of endless turkey,...
Read MoreTen Reasons Why You NEED To The Visit Nebraska National Forest Bessey Ranger District
As fall continues to run its course, the question of ‘what to do’ should never be questioned when you live in a state with as much untapped natural (and manmade) beauty as Nebraska. Nestled within the state’s undeniably scenic and famous Sandhills lies a forest whose beauty is as equally intriguing as its notoriety. What forest is this, you might ask? It’s the Bessey Ranger District, of course! Revered as the largest manmade forest on the North American continent, the Bessey Ranger District occupancies an area of 141 square miles (or 90,000 acres) just west of Halsey, NE, and 40...
Read MoreScenic Nebraska Drives
The summer months are winding down and we are starting to see a change of seasons. Days are becoming shorter, temperatures are dropping, and colors are starting to change. Surely everyone enjoys the heat and long days that come with the summer months but there is just something so refreshing about the fall. There is crispness in the air that makes us all remember why we love the Midwest. The wonderful changing of seasons. Take some time this fall to go explore and find yourself in the beautiful autumn landscape. Below we have made a list of some the most beautiful scenic drives in Nebraska....
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